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- DIY DAYS is coming to NYCOn Saturday April 3rd, the WorkBook Project and the New School present DIY DAYS NYC. This marks the first time that the roving conference for creators will make a stop in NYC. The day will consist of talks, presentations, workshops and a special section called Incubator that matches two media startups with a think tank of experts. BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP! Fo […]
- CULTURE HACKER: The Art of Branded Contentby Peter Katz – Here’s my interview on branded content with Creative Director Tim Roper from award winning advertising agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky. We met at UCLA Media & Entertainment Week. What do you feel are the biggest misconceptions about branded content? The biggest misconception is how easy it is to conceive it in a fresh way and then how wi […]
- EVENT: Join the Conversation at ColumbiaOn March 27th The Conversation comes to Columbia University. Started in 2008, The Conversation is a look at the future of filmmaking and how advancements in technology are enabling new opportunities for filmmakers. The program for March 27th is extensive and will bring together a number of innovative thinkers in the space. For more information visit www.thec […]
- CULTURE HACKER: An Interview with Polly Frostby Nick Braccia – About 5 years ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Polly Frost and her husband Ray Sawhill through our mutual friend, Steve Vineberg. Immediately, we hit it off upon realizing we shared a passion for horror, sci-fi and pulp. I have to admit I was a little intimidated; both Ray and Polly have pretty intense journalistic, critical and creative […]
DIY DAYS
- Speaker Highlight: Michael LastMichael has combined his passions for entrepreneurship, technology, and fun into his startup Intellitoys. Intellitoys is using toys as a new platform for distributing traditional media such as songs and stories, as well as interactive media, such as games and interactive stories. Michael is seeking to disrupt the business model of the toy industry to [...] […]
- Speaker Highlight: Brian McTearBrian is a musician, record producer and the owner of Miner Street Recordings, the Philadelphia recording studio where he has worked since 1996. In 2008, along with high school friend Bill Robertson, McTear launched Weathervane Music, a revolutionary non-profit organization to support and advance the work of select independent artists. With the music and vid […]
- DIY DAYS NYC – registration opensThe WorkBook Project and the New School are proud to present DIY DAYS NYC Registration for DIY DAYS opens – space is limited. WHEN: Saturday, April 3rd 2010 9:30 AM attendee registration opens 10:15 AM Opening statements 10:15 AM to 5 PM Conference 5:30 PM to 8 PM After Party and mixer WHERE: The New School 66 W 12th St. NY, NY [...] […]
- DIY DAYS is coming to NYCThe WorkBook Project and the New School present DIY DAYS NYC. On Saturday April 3rd DIY DAYS comes to the New School in NYC for a day of talks, workshops and networking focused on creativity in the digital age. The focus of the day will be how those working in film, music, gaming, design, and [...] […]
The Fight for Exlusive Content
17 Dec2009
When there are too many platforms competing with each other content will become king.
Right now entertainment has been devalued when you can rent a new film or TV show for 99 cents at a Red Box kiosk at 19,000 different locations, can download unlimited films through Netflix, and a rent/buy a film through iTtunes. I didn’t forget about Amazon’s unBox that is connected through TiVo, Vudu, Real.com, Hulu.com, Cinemanow.com, Youtube.com, and a plethora of different ways to consume content. At a certain point all these different companies’ services will be offering relatively similar services at distributing content to your phone/TV/computer.
Then there will become an arms race for these companies acquire exclusive content to have a competitive advantage against the countless rivals in this space-to attract new customers and keep them. Also, when we get out of this recession advertising revenue will grow dramatically to further increase the demand for high quality content. Small to mid sized distributors who just focused on DVDs will go out business; these platforms will now be at the film festival having bidding wars for the best projects. This source of revenue will drive the production of new movies.
A battle for exclusive content will also apply to digital book readers, since there are plenty of different devices on the market.
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