A recent report from Merrill Lynch reports that DVD rentals and sales are expected to decrease to make room for the soon to be exploding Video on Demand business. As I mentioned earlier, the ingredients in the pie are shifting, decreasing in current modes of physical media distribution and increasing in digital distribution. Comcast, the US’ largest cable operator is expected to land 40 - 50 % of the projected $2.4 billion VOD revenues by 2011.
With a plethora of consumer gadgets presented at CES, it’s dizzying. But the big question is what type of content will they deliver? Bambi Francisco interviews Daniel Ernst of Hudson Research who expects to hear content announcements at CES.
Some digital media heavyweights and pundits chime in on their visions for 2007
Napster in 1999. MySpace in 2004. YouTube in 2006. Experts from the tech community look ahead to the innovations that will change how we work, play and communicate in 2007.
by STEVE BALLMER; NED SHERMAN; RAFAT ALI; KEVIN WERBACH; CHRIS ANDERSON; HANK BARRY; JOHN BROCKMAN
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