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Apple succeeded in music because music was already pretty beaten down by piracy when Apple approached them with iTunes. The same strategy won't work with TV be
by hkarthik 14y ago
Apple succeeded in music because music was already pretty beaten down by piracy when Apple approached them with iTunes.
The same strategy won't work with TV because they saw the piracy danger coming and made serious efforts to squash it and continue to do so before it threatens their business model. They're sitting on a much strong position and are unlikely to offer Apple favorable terms for distribution.
The way I see it, the only way to disrupt TV now is to build an alternate production model in addition to utilizing new consumption models. I'm hoping Netflix will see success with its original content and pave the way for other companies, like Apple, to follow suit.
- talmand 14y agoI've seen no indications that the TV and movie industries have been more successful than the music industry in stopping piracy. The only thing that slows video piracy is access to bandwidth.
- hkarthik 14y agoI would argue that major content providers like Comcast and Time Warner have done a lot to keep us from having access to bandwidth or imposing data caps even when they provide the speed with their cable internet providers.