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Why Intel Wants to Launch a TV Service…and Why It Will Fail

By kevindrost On March 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Intel is in discussions to launch an internet-based pay TV service that would compete directly with traditional cable providers. The Wall Street Journal reported today that Intel intends to sell a set-top box which would access a mix of live and on-demand channels, similar to current cable bundles. On the surface this [...]

Repost: How is the TV Landscape Changing (infographic)

By kevindrost On January 9, 2012 · Leave a Comment

(source: G+)

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Movie Theaters: In Desperate Need of Innovation

By kevindrost On January 3, 2012 · Leave a Comment

2011 was the worst year for US box office attendance since 1995. Some will write this off as a poor crop of blockbusters that otherwise would have dragged people to the theater. A closer look at the numbers shows that, in fact, less and less people go to the movies each year.

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Are Publishers Establishing Sound E-Book Prices or Just Screwing Themselves?

By kevindrost On December 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Have you bought anything through the Kindle store recently? Chances are you’ve noticed, for most titles, the eBook is not quite the deal it used to be. In fact, the Wall Street Journal recently ran a feature entitled “E-Book Readers Face Sticker Shock“. So what’s going on here? Well, publishers have wrestled [...]

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The Three Pillars of Connected Television – Why Xbox May Rule the Living Room

By kevindrost On December 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment

The connected television market is crowded.

There are dedicated over-the-top device makers (Roku, Boxee, Apple TV),“Smart” TVs and DVD players (Sony, Samsung, LG, Panasonic, Vizio), connected game consoles (Xbox, Sony Playstation), non-entertainment devices (iPads, HTPCs, PCs), user interfaces (GoogleTV), content aggregators (Hulu, Crackle), a billion content specific apps (Netflix, MLBTV, TedTalks, AmazonVOD, Pandora)…and infinite [...]

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The Future of Television is Coming… Slowly

By kevindrost On November 23, 2011 · 5 Comments

Venture Capitalist Mark Suster of GRP Partners has been giving a series of talks on the Future of Television and why he is investing heavily in the market. It’s an interesting presentation and I encourage everyone to watch this clip.

Mr. Suster is saying what most [...]

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Re-post: How Movies Make Money

By kevindrost On November 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment

A friend sent over this great podcast from Scriptnotes covering the basics of film finance. If you’re interested at all in studios it’s a great primer, although like the music industry (and really any other media verticle), this revenue model (based largely on theatricals and distribution fees) is changing rapidly and may be [...]

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A Primer on Digital Media Revenue Models

By kevindrost On June 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment

The media business has changed drastically over the last ten years. The shift to digital has fundamentally changed the way content is produced, distributed and sold. Anyone thinking of producing or distributing content should be thinking of new and innovative ways they can monetize that content. In the old world, distribution was king. If [...]

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