Commentary by Kendall Whitehouse
Category: Media Trends
Just a few days after the announcement that Sony Corp. agreed to buy all of Sony BMG Music Entertainment -- a move which evidences Sony's appreciation of the value of media content -- the New York Times features an article on Time Warner with a similar "content is king" message. But beneath the similarities … Continue reading Time Warner: It’s All About Content
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
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