Commentary by Kendall Whitehouse
Author: Kendall Whitehouse
This morning Scott Kirsner posted an article on his CinemaTech blog titled "How to Get Your Indie Film on iTunes (...It's Not Easy)" that will be of interest to independent filmmakers who are looking to generate revenue from their work (which, I suspect, includes nearly all indie filmmakers). Apple's iTunes has become one of the … Continue reading Attention Indie Filmmakers: iTunes May Be Within Your Reach
Sony Corp. has agreed to buy Bertelsmann AG's half of their jointly-own venture Sony BMG Music Entertainment, placing a valuation of $1.8 billion on the recorded music company (via the Wall Street Journal). This is another move in Sony's plan to provide a vertically-integrated chain of media content, software services, and hardware devices -- a … Continue reading Sony’s New Content Play
The Hollywood Reporter published an interview with Joss Whedon at Comic-Con about his Web-only musical "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" and the forthcoming Fox series "Dollhouse." As I recently posted, in addition to being a wonderful musical dramedy, "Dr. Horrible" serves as an interesting test case for several aspects of Internet distribution. The Hollywood Reporter's conversation … Continue reading Joss Whedon on Web Content and Monetization
Journalist and blogger Scott Kirsner, who frequently writes on topics at the intersection of movies and technology, has published an early edition of his forthcoming book Inventing the Movies. Subtitled "Hollywood's Epic Battle Between Innovation and the Status Quo, from Thomas Edison to Steve Jobs," the book is a fascinating case study in the difficulties … Continue reading “Inventing the Movies”: The Tension between Technological Progress and Resistance to Change
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