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Old Media: As The Industry Turns

By Joe Katzman on August 10, 2004 6:42 PM

Music and MP3s. Newspapers. TiVo and Hollywood. Tune in to Palo Alto VC Tim Oren as he discusses electronic distribution, and how the wise or unwise reactions of existing players are affecting the futures of our media industries.

Losing an Old Media Icon: Why Lileks is right; Tim is about to stop reading newspapers for international news.

"Electronic termites are chomping out the support beams of our music culture". It starts out with a short but clear summary of the technology and impacts so far, then turns to an interview of several music industry experts. Tim recommends it highly.

TiVo: The Canary in the Coal Mine. The MPAA is working to block a TiVo feature allowing customers to easily move video among platforms. Is the motion picture industry following the recording industry straight into meltdown and a war with their customers?

How to Save Hollywood. Former entertainment industry consultant and current venture investor Kevin Laws looks at the 4 key threats, and offers his thoughts.

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