More, Better Content Drives Demand for Better, Faster Service
“Transportation is a precise business.” – Frank Martin, “The Transporter ,” Eurocard, 2002
“Jeezz, this thing is slow!”
Our son was complaining about downloading a TV show from Hulu.
It took about 10 seconds before it began streaming.
I bit my tongue and refused to say, “You think you’ve got it tough? I can remember…”
New M&E Industry Advances Put Viewer in Charge
“We know we don't want anything extraordinary to happen to Jonathan. We've already agreed on that. No accidents, nothing unnatural. The game was created to demonstrate the futility of individual effort. And the game must do its work.” – Bartholemew, “Rollerball ,” MGM, 1975
Between the sessions at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Media Communications and Entertainment Conference and IBC, it’s obvious that folks aren’t just coming to play (think Field of Dreams). They are determined to annihilate their opponent(s).
Studio/network execs were ecstatic when Disney’s Igor told the world they were taking their major toys (Disney Motion Picture Group, Marvel, ESPN and players to be named at a later date) – away from Hastings Netflix to do their own thing late next year.
WiFi: The Need for Speed
Technology that Brings Us Together Also Drives Us Apart
“I knew, somehow, that I had to stay alive. Somehow. I had to keep breathing. I stayed alive. I kept breathing. Because tomorrow the sun will rise.” – Chuck Noland, “ Cast Away ,” 20 th Century Fox, 2000
First, it was Al Gore inventing the Internet. Then, Tim Berners-Lee came up with the Web.
Finally, we were able to do things on a global basis.
Motorola’s Martin Cooper showed off the mobile phone and phone booths started to disappear.
Then, Jobs introduced the iPhone and folks mashed all of the communications tools together.
Suddenly, normal human contact changed – seeing people, talking to them, arguing with them, fighting with them, celebrating with them, being with them.
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