Old business models are dying. Video licensing to the rescue!
Here’s a quick recap of the conference.
The FCC (so hot right now)
FCC Commissioner, Meredith Attwell Baker, highlighted the three challenges facing the FCC.
(1) digital rights management – arrgh there be pirates…
(2) sufficient spectrum - wtf is this anyways
(3) better control and content security for children – sorry, no more boobies
There was also some good chitter-chatter about the National Broadband Plan.
The Old Media Suits
These fine gentlemen seemed confused and bewildered. There were more questions than answers. Here are some of our favorites. (paraphrased of course)
Life is one big subscription – Joe Waz, Comcast
The internet could become a giant cest-pool – Michael Zeisser, Liberty Media
I might be about to say something controversial – Tom Cullen, DISH
Who’s on the right track
Ryan McIntyre – Foundry Group
We’ve always admired the Foundry Group’s investments. We weren’t surprised when Ryan told the crowd things are going to get messier before they get better. He said innovation is going to come on the software side. Somewhere a Blue-footed Booby is peeing his pants with excitement.
Mitch Berman – ZillionTV
Mitch is on the right track. Don’t mind that he just laid off 1/3 of his workforce. He emphasized the need to “empower the consumer” and how people are clustering into emotional communities around content (ie – Yankees Baseball, Sponge Bob Square Pants, Deadliest Catch, etc.) Spot on Mitch…
Some Gold Nuggets
(1) The government is primed to push the National Broadband Plan. If you just lost your job get off your rear – do something. Checkout BroadbandUSA.org and apply for funding with that idea you have in your back pocket. After all, it’s pretty sad South Korea and Japan are 20 years ahead of us.
(2) God gave the online media industry a great gift – the online music industry. Let’s learn from their mistakes.
(3) Old business models are dying. We’re not just saying that. We saw it. We heard it. We felt it.
Where there is chaos – bring order. Take action with your new business plan. Apply for a job at Vidli. Grab a Beta Invite. Drink milk with sardines. Just do something!
