“We have currently a built-in allergy to unpleasant or disturbing information. Our mass media reflect this.” -- Edward R. Murrow, “Good Night and Good Luck ,” Warner Independent Pictures, 2005
Between the pandemic and M&E heavy hitters/wanna bes racing to capture their unfair share of the new consumer entertainment pot of gold, people at every level have been busy refreshing their resumes.
You can almost smell the fear, smell the blood.
Theaters are struggling with their reopening and talking hot/heavy to remain relevant.
Content producers/aggregators are checking their cellphone directories to see if numbers are still active.
Studios and networks wonder if they’re coming to the streaming table to eat or be eaten.
Agents simply wonder WTF.
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By Andy Marken
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“I'm the good guy here. I told them this could happen if they didn't prepare. Did I get a "Thank you"? No, I got crucified. But, they wouldn't listen.” – Thomas Gabriel, “Live Free or Die Hard ,” 20th Century Fox, 2007
We like IP (Internet Protocol) because without it there would be no streaming content industry.
Without IP, we’d be limited to:
· Watching what was on appointment TV on the day, time they showed it
· Going out every evening to Blockbuster – yes, they’d still be alive … for something
· Waiting for the postal person to deliver our red envelopes of DVDs
· “Letting” our overly bright son beat us at chess … again
Yeah, that’s about it!
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By Andy Marken
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“I have no intention of taking a job. My work is going far too well - I can't afford to waste time earning money.” – Arthur Rimbaud, “Total Eclipse ,” FIT Productions, 1995
Attention streaming video folks.
Yes, we really, really like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Apple TV+, Disney + stuff.
We like this and that on BritBox and HBO, or whatever you’re calling it today.
So why didn’t we throw Peacock, Pluto, Tubi into the pile? They’re free.
If we lived in China, we’d like Youku, iQuyi, LeTV and Tencent Video stuff.
If we were in India, we’d like Hotstar, Hungama, Spuul and Jio Cinema stuff.
If we were in Europe, we’d like Cinesquare, Uncut and Joyn+ stuff.
If we were in Africa, it would be APAC, EMEA; yeah, different stuff.
Get the picture?
It’s not about you.
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