Interesting article on the problems digital cinema technology is having … In theory, adoption of digital technology will spur innovation and creative movie making, which (again, in theory) will drive more people to theaters. Still, the details haven’t been hammered out, and digital cinema, which isn’t expected to be rolled out into theaters for a […]
This seems like a pretty bad business model innovation idea … who cares which label an artist is signed on to, so I don’t know what they hope for really: Universal Music, a unit of Vivendi Universal, becomes the latest to get into the affinity phone business, joining the likes of ESPN and Walt Disney […]
the taz reports on an Internet-only film series … hitting another high pitched tone in my user-generated-content-eager ears, notice only this post of late … read on, behold german text: bspw. Filesharing-Börsen [haben] die Industrie davon abgehalten, die Möglichkeiten dieses unglaublich effektiven, neuen Vertriebswegs zu nutzen. […] ein Medienangebot zu machen, welches das Potenzial von […]
… reports the Guardian: A new form of film-making mashes traditional storytelling with video game animation. […] [used] by artists, film-makers and scriptwriters [and geeks as well]. Even small studios have emerged and the movie industry employs video game engines to pre-visualize their big-budget blockbusters. Well, this is offering (business model) threats and chances to […]
Ein interessanter Artikel über die Strukturen von Print- und Online-Zeitungen, angesprochen werden auch Spielräume und Möglichkeiten für Geschäftsmodellinnovationen … Von Rekord-Auflagenverlusten geschockt, trimmen die US-Tageszeitungen ihre Redaktionen für das Internet: Die Mauer zwischen Print und Online fällt. […] [Den] Großredaktionen in den US-Medienzentren [ist es allerdings] oft noch ein Gräuel: die Symbiose von Online- und […]
Found a good review of the current business models in online music stores … well, pricing models at least, noting some of the problems that are keeping them busy, like (shop) software complexity, procurement pricing and gaping holes in song catalogs. a lot has changed in the online music business since Apple opened its wildly […]
Update on an old blogpost of mine on new ways of making money for musicians … concerts and everything related is gaining importance as sales of physical media decline. Ex-Dire Straits Mark Knopfler is planning to offer performances from his 2005 world tour right the next day … This is a smart move, playing along […]
