Service Providers Wait Impatiently to be Back on Top
“You said you 'n' me was gonna get out of town and for once just really let our hair down. Well, darlin', look out, 'cause my hair is comin' down!” – Thelma, “Thelma & Louise,” Pathe Entertainment, 1991
When we first heard that T-Mobile had just signed a deal with Netflix to give them the service free we thought:
- That’s a desperation move on Legere’s part because the SVOD (subscription video-on-demand service) was really going to hit their profits
- Darnn, he must have gotten one helluva’ deal to offer the service
- OMG, he’s going to pull in any millennial and pre-millennial who hears about the deal
- Can’t be unlimited service because that will choke their network
Internet May Be a Human Right, Streaming Content Isn’t
“We will tell the whole world, that we speak, the truth. No force can stop us now, we're cool, we're badasses,” – Harry, “True Lies ,” 20th Century Fox, 1994
Have you noticed that most of the calls you get on your smartphone are from solicitors?
Other than that, … not so much!
Voice has been flat for years.
Content Production, Delivery, Viewing Can Be Targeted, Beautiful Or…
There are two things SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers) conference attendees like:
- How to stay ahead of tech that’s breathing down their necks
- Standards
Entertainment Tomorrow – Instant, Personal, Alone, Together
“I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time... like tears in rain...” Batty, Blade Runner, Ladd Company, 1982
Soon after the release of the Blade Runner remake, SMPTE (Society of Motiion Picture and Entertainment Engineers) held their annual conference to solve todays problems but also forecast what the industry will be doing in the years ahead to produce, share, distribute and get paid for the content folks will enjoy.
They were all right!
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