[opendtv] Re: Shifting Online, Netflix Faces New Competition

  • From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 16:18:30 -0400

At 2:55 PM -0500 9/27/10, Manfredi, Albert E wrote:

Note, Craig:
Not all content is available in this "cloud," mostly due to issues with negotiating rights to carry them. And not just that, but even paying customers may be required to watch the ads. 

Bert


Yes Bert. I posted the story.
It's still an issue of control. The Hollywood moguls are trying desperately to keep from being "Napsterized," and to keep us paying far more than there content is worth. 

The key sentence in the article was:
"This time the war will not be won by the company that perfects the logistics of moving DVDs, but by whoever can best negotiate with Hollywood studios."
I'd go a step further and say the war will be won by those content creators who are courageous enough to go directly to "the cloud" and bypass the studios. 

It's already happening...

Regards
Craig


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