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Also, what clout do they have with the content providers? Why would somebody release control to them rather than Apple, Microsoft or Google...which have larger,

by thematt 14y ago

Also, what clout do they have with the content providers? Why would somebody release control to them rather than Apple, Microsoft or Google...which have larger, more-established viewer bases.

josephlord 14y ago
Well money talks and Intel could afford to buy content but I just don't see the business case for them to outbid the existing channels and cable companies for exclusive rights for premium content.
- elemeno 14y ago
  And Apple can afford to buy content creators outright. Without any mention of deals having been made with movie studios etc. the whole article is nothing more than a pipe-dream.
  - drakaal 14y ago
    What planet do you live on? Even with $100B in the bank, you are going to buy A (1) content creator out right, and not the biggest. Lucas Films which has a few dozen properties, and a few hundred hours of content, went for $4b. It is a VERY small content provider. Disney would cost in the neighborhood of $250B Viacom just bought Bellator (MMA / UFC content producer) for $225M. So apple could afford a few producers of a single show.
    - elemeno 14y ago
      Your numbers are way out. Disney has a market cap of $87B and that gets you Disney, Disney Theme Parks, ABC, ESPN, The Disney Channel, A+E, Lucasfilm, Industrial Light and Magic, and a hell of a lot more to boot. News Corp has a market cap of $57B and that gets you 20th Century Fox, Fox, and a long list of international broadcasters and producers. Viacom has a market cap of $26B. Any of those gives you pretty much all the content you can shake a stick at in both TV and Film, as well as several broadcasting networks both in the US and globaly and a long list of other assets that would likely be packed up and sold off. Even accounting for a leveraged buy-out premium, Apple could buy either Disney, or News Corp and Viacom and instantly be one of the worlds biggest media companies.
      - drakaal 14y ago
        Market cap, an "price to buy" are not the same. Anyone who has been through a purchase can tell you that. Why do you think Lucas was so expensive? Market cap is the price of the outstanding stock, and doesn't reflect the cost of the assets, or the will of the primary holders to keep their shares.

by thematt 14y ago

Also, what clout do they have with the content providers? Why would somebody release control to them rather than Apple, Microsoft or Google...which have larger, more-established viewer bases.

josephlord 14y ago

Well money talks and Intel could afford to buy content but I just don't see the business case for them to outbid the existing channels and cable companies for exclusive rights for premium content.

elemeno 14y ago
And Apple can afford to buy content creators outright. Without any mention of deals having been made with movie studios etc. the whole article is nothing more than a pipe-dream.
- drakaal 14y ago
  What planet do you live on? Even with $100B in the bank, you are going to buy A (1) content creator out right, and not the biggest. Lucas Films which has a few dozen properties, and a few hundred hours of content, went for $4b. It is a VERY small content provider. Disney would cost in the neighborhood of $250B Viacom just bought Bellator (MMA / UFC content producer) for $225M. So apple could afford a few producers of a single show.
  - elemeno 14y ago
    Your numbers are way out. Disney has a market cap of $87B and that gets you Disney, Disney Theme Parks, ABC, ESPN, The Disney Channel, A+E, Lucasfilm, Industrial Light and Magic, and a hell of a lot more to boot. News Corp has a market cap of $57B and that gets you 20th Century Fox, Fox, and a long list of international broadcasters and producers. Viacom has a market cap of $26B. Any of those gives you pretty much all the content you can shake a stick at in both TV and Film, as well as several broadcasting networks both in the US and globaly and a long list of other assets that would likely be packed up and sold off. Even accounting for a leveraged buy-out premium, Apple could buy either Disney, or News Corp and Viacom and instantly be one of the worlds biggest media companies.
    - drakaal 14y ago
      Market cap, an "price to buy" are not the same. Anyone who has been through a purchase can tell you that. Why do you think Lucas was so expensive? Market cap is the price of the outstanding stock, and doesn't reflect the cost of the assets, or the will of the primary holders to keep their shares.