keen insight

I wanted to let know about some new things at Keen i Media Ltd that I think may be of interest to you.

NEW PEOPLE
I am pleased to announce that Andrea Tracey-Stone is our new Sales Executive. Andrea brings more than 10 years of experience in media business including print and broadcast mediums, and a lifetime of knowledge and experience of the Grand Bahama market. She also worked in Abaco for more than four years. Andrea is a great addition to our team and we are excited about being able to increase our ability to serve you better.

Also, we are pleased to have Rico Thompson on our team heading up our media production area. Rico is a multi-talented young man that has already taken on advanced video and audio editing projects, still photography and video shooting jobs. Many of you may know Rico for his performances at Regency Theatre and as the headlining act at the Thursday evening show at the Casino at Our Lucaya. Also, Rico is the on-camera host of our all-new original show, Island View (see more below). We are excited to have Rico bring his wide array of talents to the Keen i Media team.

NEW VENTURE
Many of you may have already heard about the ’soft’ launch of Grand Bahama TV (GBTV) on September 1st. We’ve had an amazing response in less than three weeks! GBTV is a 24×7 online TV channel that streams video content that is totally focused on Grand Bahama. We also offer more than a dozen shows available on demand — you start, pause, rewind and stop them when you want. We have theatre shows, documentaries, local features and news programmes that will help you keep up and stay connected to what’s going on in Grand Bahama in a unique and entertaining way. As we build our repertoire of exclusive shows on GBTV, such as our wildly popular Island View show and several other new projects on the way, we’re sure you will agree that Grand Bahama is finally going to get the exposure and entertainment that it has been sorely lacking. Click HERE now to start watching GBTV now. read more…

I don’t know if it is because I have been involved in the technology field for a couple of decades or if I just have too many e-mail addresses that too many people know. But somehow I seem to get pretty much every single e-mail rumour, conspiracy theory, warm & fuzzy slideshow and warning show up in my inbox at one time or another.

At first I think, Oh great, as if I have time for this. Then, usually, I figure that my friend, associate or distant cousin of someone I met on Facebook is looking out for me. They don’t want me to get mugged by some vagrant in a parking lot, become a victim of a gang initiation or want me to avoid that ‘mayonnaise’ in that fast food chicken sandwich because it might really be pus from a tumour.

I appreciate the thought and the concern—really, I do, when it is genuinely intended—but, folks, seriously, let’s not just accept everything that passes in front of our eyes. The near instant nature of e-mail, Facebook, Twitter and text messages makes it just too easy to pass along something that is more than a little silly; and if we would just pause for a second to think about it we’d realise just how silly it is. read more…

Kim Kardashian on location at The COVE, Atlantis

FREEPORT, BAHAMAS — Grand Bahama-based Keen i Media was recently hired to shoot a behind-the-scenes video for a celebrity photo shoot at The COVE at Atlantis.

TV personality Kim Kardashian was in the Bahamas for a photo shoot, and in the video, posted at PEOPLE.com, she talks about her exercise regimen and her new weight-loss secret.

Keen i Media president Erik Russell said that he is happy that his company was selected to provide the field production services for such a high profile client. “We maintain high production values in everything we do,” Russell said. “It’s not enough just to do something — you have to know what the industry standards are and be able to consistently deliver that to all of your clients, whether it is for a local TV commercial, a church production or an international client.”

The PEOPLE video shows Kardashian at various locations around The COVE at Atlantis on Paradise Island as she poses for the photo crew and talks about her current work and lifestyle.

CLICK HERE to watch the video on the PEOPLE.com page

Kardashian has done many small modeling jobs on the side of her television career. In February 2008 Bongo Jeans announced that Kardashian would be their new face model. Kardashian is also a model for Travis Barker’s Famous Stars and Straps clothing line. Kardashian is one of the stars of the reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians along with her two sisters, mother, brother, half-sisters, and stepfather.

Keen i Media Ltd’s work has been featured on web sites such as MSNBC.com and has appeared on major U.S. programmes including Entertainment Tonight and Inside Edition. The company also recently launched Grand Bahama TV (GBTV), a 24-hour television channel streaming online with such features as video on demand and the ability to deliver live streaming events to the world.

“The Bahamas is not only a beautiful place but we have a tremendous opportunity to present ourselves to the world through the effective use of the technology at our disposal,” Mr Russell said. “My company specialises in bringing together various types of technology with the creative vision needed to deliver the most compelling and effective work for our clients, and that represents the Bahamas the way it should be.”

If you think nothing is happening on Grand Bahama then you just aren’t paying attention.

The all-new original show, Island View, gets you inside some of the coolest/interesting/unusual places on the island.

The fast-paced TV show is hosted by Grand Bahamian Rico Thompson, who brings his own brand of enthusiasm and excitement to the screen. Rico is certainly not afraid to get his hands dirty, whether it is figuring out how aluminum recycling works or just how many puppies (well over 100!) are at the Humane Society of Grand Bahama’s shelter on Coral Road.

The show was launched on September 1, simultaneously with the launch of Grand Bahama TV, a.k.a. GBTV, which is Grand Bahama island’s first dedicated TV channel. The channel is currently streaming online 24 hours a day with many hours of news, information, features shows and entertainment from some of Grand Bahama’s finest performers. At the GBTV web site you can also choose from more than a dozen shows available “on demand”, including all episodes of Island View. Simply click on a show from the list and it begins to play immediately, and you can pause, rewind and fast forward. The channel plans to launch live TV shows in October.

To get a glimpse of what Island View is all about, watch the promo video below and then go to GrandBahamaTV.com to watch Island View’s first two episodes, with new shows coming soon.

Enjoy!

~ejr~

One of the hot topics in the Bahamas has been the discussion over the “marital rape law”.

What we find most amazing about this is that there is any discussion at all. The proposed amendment to Bahamian law — late coming as it is — will formalise by law the protection of women against violence.

We recently stood dumbfounded as we listened to a man scoff at the proposed changes. His argument was that men have to deal with long, difficult days and that when they come home they just need to “deal” with their “needs”. If “their woman” doesn’t cooperate then that’s not right; she should know her duty and meet it.

This not-so-subtle comment is sadly the way of thinking of many men in the Bahamas. To believe that there is a unmitigated and unchecked right to have your way with any woman — acquaintance, girlfriend, wife, daughter — is staggering and speaks to a deep-seated issue that may permeate areas of our society that should concern every citizen — regardless of gender — in the Bahamas.

If someone can say that rape of a stranger is wrong but forced sexual relations with someone known to them is acceptable, there is a major disconnect between the morality of the act and the act itself.
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