I think what we'll continue to see, is the physical-distribution-based middle-men fall away. They'll be awfully nice to have for quite a while. But the produc

I think what we'll continue to see, is the physical-distribution-based middle-men fall away. They'll be awfully nice to have for quite a while. But the production companies won't need them for very long. I expect an increase in digital middle-men in dealmaking (ala Netflix/HOUSE OF CARDS). Followed by the digital middle-men striking exhibition deals with the theatre chains. Then it's pretty much free-fall for traditional studios unless they adjust their model. The theatre chains actually stand to get a shot in the arm with digital and physical middle-men competing on deals in the near-term. And with digital distribution/projection bringing overhead down, they'll pick up an incredible amount of flexibility in theatre-sizing/scheduling/etc. Exhibition is poised to get pretty interesting. And if the big chains won't do it, I'm sure the digital distributors would be keen to prop up a smaller-theatre model in the interim.