April 18th, 2011
There has been a been a quantum leap at this year's Online & Social Games Public Pitch, according to host and moderator Catherine Warren, president of FanTrust.
The Content 360 gathered together MIPTV hopefuls wanting to make their mark in one of the most dynamic areas in games and entertainment. They had come not only to pitch their projects, but also to hear industry leaders debate on monetising games, attracting fans with social media and other hot issues.
Speaking after the event, Warren said: "We are seeing a tremendous increase in the ...
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August 10th, 2010
Broadband content, accessed using new media tools like wireless smartphones and Internet streams, continues to draw people and money away from traditional media outlets like radio and TV, according to an annual report on the Canadian communications industry.
Even so, broadcast revenues increased three per cent to $14.4 billion, mostly as a result of the specialty and pay television sector.
The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (or CRTC) said in its report that overall revenue reached $55.4 billion last year, up about two per cent.
The CRTC says the media and communications ...
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June 29th, 2009
Chris Anderson responds to Malcolm Galdwell's critique of Free on his blog,
The Long Tail
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June 28th, 2009
The battle of pop sociologists just got a lot more interesting: in the latest issue of New Yorker magazine, Malcolm Gladwell
does a fisking of Wired editor Chris Anderson’s new book “
Free”, the book about the future of pricing and the value of IP (and by definition business models) in a digital world. Anderson’s iron law: “In the digital realm you can try to keep Free at bay with laws and locks, but eventually the force of economic gravity will win.” ...
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June 22nd, 2009
Apple and Amazon are forging paid access models with applications and digital content that could generate enough revenue and market share to give Google ulcers.
Apple's iPhone and iTunes and Amazon's Kindle are onto something very big.
Their approach to making the digital future financially viable represents as much of a psychological break with rampant free content practices as a template for conditioning consumers to pay for relevant content and valuable applications, especially for mobile devices.
Just as important, they dodge reliance on media advertising that will remain in flux ...
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