[LINK] compelling Content wrecks broadband (was Volume chargi ng)

[Jan Whitaker]

At 11:44 AM 29/11/02 +1000, Chirgwin, Richard wrote:
>That is true, and it is definitely possible to become rich and famous in 
>Hollywood. Yet the revenues and profits from movies pale next to those for 
>providing the much denigrated "pipes."

Leaving aside the economics, there is also the issue of "how many times can 
I watch that same movie?"  The need to provide variety, a constant flow, 
timely and relevant content, etc. is the challenge.  Movies are a different 
paradigm and take far too long to make to satisfy those criteria.

Jan


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