Category: Distribution
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When you lose your monopoly, business has to change
A blog post from Seth Godin got me thinking.
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The real reason Broadband TV/IPTV isn’t exploding
Apart from issues like DRM that viewers hate, the real reason that online video isn’t set to replace mainstream TV consumption is simply that it’s grossly overpriced!
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LA Final Cut Pro User Group Presentation (October 2007)
Preparing for Online Distribution
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NBC Points gun at own head, Apple pulls the trigger
In trying to change Apple’s iTunes pricing NBC have managed to move themselves out of the only digital distribution channel that was making money for them. Was it about the pricing? What is a fair price for a TV show?
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The Principles of Television 3.0
Television 3.0 is my vision of where Television is evolving in the future. These are some principles I think summarize the primary trends that will evolve with Internet distribution of Television: a parallel distribution of content that doesn’t involve networks or cable channels.
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If not advertising, what?
If video online isn’t viable if it’s advertising supported, where’s the business then?
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Thoughts from a VC on the future of Media Distribution
Ultimately the only viable solution is that the viewer is in control of programming.
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CBS is caught in 1975
Jericho fans told they have to “watch live” if they expect the show to be continued past this latest renewal.
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Can you compete with free?
You can compete with free when you provide differentiation and added value.
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What makes Television, Television?
If we deliver content via the Internet, is it still television? So what defines Television?