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Well, the new JellyTelly creative community site is turning into a whole lotta fun… sign up and check it out if you want to, even if it's just to watch the videos people are creating and posting....
View ArticleBack from vacation… and off to the races!
Okay, vacation is over for the Vischer family, and now it's time to get busy. Really busy. I spent the last two days in Orlando at the International Christian Visual Media conference, where I spoke a...
View ArticleHere it is!
Okay everybody… here it is. We've just posted the "official" JellyTelly demo video for all the world to see at www.jellytelly.com. It's a 28 minute video where I explain the concept behind our new...
View ArticleDisappointing (but not surprising) news
Well, I was hoping it wouldn't turn out this way, but I was afraid it probably would. After waiting several months for a response, I finally heard from Big Idea that they will not be participating in...
View ArticleBusiness and Singleness and no Veggies on JellyTelly
So many good comments on all the above topics… I hardly know where to respond. As JC pointed out, there are good examples of strong, committed Catholics building very large businesses (like Tom...
View ArticleJellyTelly Update – and off to Baylor University
"Hey Phil! Enough with the Olympics and the sports and all that! What's up with JellyTelly, our favorite as-of-yet-unlaunched kids network?!?" Oh! Good question! Glad you asked! Well, we're in the...
View ArticleSlow moving in Jellyland…
Well, my visit to Baylor last week was good, though a bit tiring. (Giving a 40-minute talk three times in a three-hour span can really take it out of you… especially when you're an introvert like...
View ArticleOff to Nashville…
Monday and Tuesday of this week (Sept. 22) I'll be in Nashville, speaking at the LifeWay National Youth Workers Conference. If you happen to be at the event, swing by and say 'hi'! While I'm there I...
View ArticleBreakthrough!
Sorry for the delay since my last post – I've been rather busy trying to make sure JellyTelly doesn't die before it even gets to launch. The good news is that we now have a commitment to be funded by...
View ArticleKind of a big week…
… in JellyTelly history. The week where we either get funded, or not. We have a scheduled closing date of this Friday for funding. Will it happen? Will we actually be funded and ready to launch the...
View ArticleWatching JellyTelly
A cool thing happened yesterday – we're setting up the first week of programming on JellyTelly, and late yesterday we were able to watch the first day streaming through the beta site. It worked! It...
View ArticleHere we go… almost?
It's Friday morning, and here's the latest: As of mid-day yesterday, all our legal documents are approved! Yahoo! We're forming a new company called Jellyfish Media to take in the investment and...
View ArticleStill on the runway
Yes, it's Tuesday, but no, we aren't quite in the air yet. Several documents are still circulating for needed signatures before we can receive our funding. In the words of Pa Grape… "Oi vey." In the...
View ArticleSoooooooo clooooose…
We need four signatures to close the deal and get going on JellyTelly. As of this morning, we have three of the four. Three of the four! That's pretty good, eh? I mean, other than not having any of...
View ArticleWe’re funded!
The eagle has landed. The fourth signature has arrived. The money is, as they say, "in the bank." Commence happy noises! I am going home to relax a little over the weekend, and then on Monday we...
View ArticleBusy little beavers… er, jellyfish
Well, we're off and running, working like busy little beavers here in the lab. Tim had to take some time away from the beta site development to make sure our new company (Jellyfish Media) was all set...
View ArticleJellyTelly – coming tomorrow?
Hey y'all… I just got back from two days in Nashville recording voices for the next VeggieTales video. Fun times with my friends at Big Idea. Interestingly, Nicole Kidman was working in the same...
View ArticleOkay… how about Monday?
We aren't quite there yet. Still having some issues with the subscription system. Plus, our programming cycle actually starts with Monday as the first day of the week (as Bill and Liz pointed out to...
View ArticleOh look… it’s Monday!
Monday morning, to be specific. And we're still waiting to get our credit card account confirmed so we can start processing subscriptions for JellyTelly. Everything else is ready… the puppets are...
View ArticleStill not there…
1pm, and our jelly guy is pacing nervously in the break room, throwing back energy drinks. If we don't launch soon, I'm afraid he's gonna blow. Still waiting for the credit card processing account....
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