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Big Broadband Means Billions for Filmed Entertainment
Carlsbad, CA (January 19, 2006) - Entertainment is arguably of economic primacy to Americans. Americans spend billions on movies, television, live concerts and sporting events in addition to the print media that reports on these events. Many believe that broadband is and can continue to be a significant distribution medium to help fill our insatiable need for entertainment.
Entertainment: The Broadband Killer App is a FirstMile.US Perspective authored by an entertainment industry insider that is tired of watching the industry flail over the notion that broadband delivery of entertainment is evil. The paper describes today’s problems in the entertainment industry and makes pragmatic recommendations for solutions – encouraging the entertainment industry to position filmed entertainment as a killer app for the Internet.
“This paper is a wake-up call to both consumers and the entertainment industry about how consumers expect entertainment to be delivered—now and in the near future,” said Susan Estrada, FirstMile.US president. “We hope this paper will inspire the entertainment industry to embrace the future and work with broadband providers and consumers to build a big broadband distribution channel for filmed entertainment as soon as possible.”
The paper is available at the FirstMile.US website at http://www.firstmile.us/pubs/entkillerapp/
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The FirstMile.US objective is to build demand for big broadband through grass-roots education activities – creating the “I need that. When can I get it?” broadband attitude across the nation. Visit us at http://www.firstmile.us.
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