500 channels didn't do shit for me, there's still "nothing on" most of the time. The DVR, on the other hand, did quite a lot for me.
A move to full-on over-the-net device neutral VOD does even more, and it is obviously coming whether existing stakeholders want it or not.
agreed. and already happening. I've discovered several hilarious talented women on YouTube, total amateurs, yet more entertaining than most generic Hollywood mass produced actresses. And these women can all now control their message and work and charge fans directly for premium content, get advertising revenue, etc. The next Lucy's and Oprah's may already exist now and they've started their little empires on YouTube.
Just imagine all of the talent that (prior to the web,youtube blogs,fill in the blank web based distribution model of your choice here) gave up because someone in media never thought they would "sell".
Truly is a great time to be alive, both for the artist and the folks that love good content.
Viva Le Web!
Freddie Wong is starting an episodic series. He raised the production money on KickStarter:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/freddiew/video-game-high...
Can you imagine how more interesting the web will get when the next Lucille Ball can go direct to the fans? All that is needed is a way to easily consume media from the web on the big screen.
Forget 500 channels, how about 5 billion channels!