Jul 10, 20090

What the TV business can learn from the Music Business (is there still one of those?).

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Many people still debate the future of television, but for the record business, the verdict is mostly in. and it is guilty, guilty, guilty! The record business as we once knew it is gone... the distribution, promotion and packaging that supported it is gone. Adam Curry and I had the unique privilege of telling this to the business starting with our internet broadcast of the Grammy Awards in 1995. Of course the industry had the unique privilege of ... Read More

Jul 6, 20090

The New York Times Still Doesn’t Get It. There is a Difference between being a Video Company and a Media Business.

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A recent flurry of interest has been brewing regarding the value of online video as an alternative to television. Increasingly, we are seeing the spotlight move from single clip to shows and channels. This is a logical progression. YouTube was the beginning.. a validation that the computer could be used for entertainment consumption rather than just information aggregation. Now the NY Times is following up a thread regarding the arrival of a range of new video shows ... Read More