In the crowd-funded arena, one name keeps popping up: Mark Bowness. Tribewanted, the experimental island community he founded, is now the focus of a BBC documentary series. Two other ventures—VIPbandmanager and the Liverpool Culture Cafe—haven't taken off as quickly, but Mark has high hopes for his latest project: Have You Got The Nerve TV.
Have You Got The Nerve aims to be a new type of TV production company: one that's created, lead and inspired by a group of 3,000 executive producers. Fusing the collaborative power of the internet and the enduring mass appeal of television, Nerve will take on three genres: documentary, drama and entertainment. Content will be made both for TV and online viewing.
To sign up as an executive producer, anyone can pledge to pay a one-off fee of GBP 60 as soon as 2,999 others have agreed to do the same. Once the 3,000 execs have joined, Nerve will be open to more people, who will pay a small monthly fee have access to the the platform. These members will also have input into programming, but only the executive producers will share in Nerve's profits. Revenue sources will be the traditional 10% cut of production value that TV production companies get, plus earnings from book deals, online social networks, games, mobile content, etc.
Will the crowds be able to create content that's more engaging than traditional producers? And will Nerve be able to reach a wider audience than user-generated Current TV? We'll be watching ;-)
Website: www.haveyougotthenerve.tv
Contact: mark@haveyougotthenerve.tv
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Hello,
I am currently seeking to compile information regarding television productions and it's marketintg trends. I was given your link by my instructor. I am working on a project and would like to know more about your production company. Also, are there any books/articles/magazines you may recommend I read about future trends in media/television productions? I appreciate any help in this. I may be reached by email at trevinocla@ridgewater.edu
Thank You!
Claudia
Thank you Springwise for alerting me in time to become involved in this great project. In a few short weeks, a fun and creative virtual team of varied talents have signed up as Executive Producers and an inspiring and supportive community has already started to form. The energy levels are addictive. TheNerve TV is definitely going places.
This sounds like a scam. There are several sites on the net claiming Mark James aka. Mark Bowness has been involved in scams before. I would be carefull before signing up. The terms and conditions are also a little strange.
Just a comment. If you have a great idea TV format, production companies or networks will pick it up. You don't need to pay £60 or £120 for that.
Hey, thanks for covering my latest venture.
Crowd sourcing is an interesting and developing sector. With regards to VIP Band Manager this concept is developing and the opportunity arose for a big launch of this in the UK in the summer 2008 so I took that opportunity.
With regards to the Liverpool Culture Cafe - I spent a lot of time at the end of last year working towards a big social enterprise competition which we won - see www.bebo.com/60seconds the team won £5,000 for the project and so we are working on relaunching the website and moving this project forward!
Great to see so many of your readers getting involved with www.haveyougotthenerve.tv
Mark Bowness | January 26, 2008 1:24 PM