This is a major happening, folks. OMG! could the TV biz actually be starting to face the, you know, reality of current TV?
Nielsen, the company that tells us how successful TV shows are, is joining the modern age: from September, it will include data from streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Instant Video in its statistics.
From ShortOfTheWeek.Com. (Eh, where else?)
Whether you are a fan of stop-motion, 3D, or 2D animation, 2012 was truly a phenomenal year for us short animation lovers. It seems that this year—more so than those in recent memory—we were treated to works that were not only breathtakingly beautiful, but also astonishingly innovative. Especially in the realm of animation, the short form is leading the charge for stylistic and narrative change. Thus, we honor those innovators—those dazzling storytellers—with our 2013 short animation winners below. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the best that 2012 had to offer!
Or a Hollywood anything, for that matter.
By Rudyard Kipling, who obviously was prescient cuz he wrote this back in 1895:
Can you believe it?
Real?
We mean, we know we’re real, but the rest of you…?
No, not underwear. A contest! A contest!
Here’s the scoop from the Nick folks themselves: