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August 07, 2006
WSJ 'gets it' with online video series
Any question that Video on the Net is becoming a mainstream business issue was put to rest last week, when the Wall Street Journal blew out the doors with a weeklong series focusing on "Web Video Wars." From Tuesday's top headline ("Big TV's Broadband Blitz") to Friday's ("Plugging the Web Into the TV") the Journal's coverage showed in part that the paper was listening when our own Jeff Pulver talked to them eariler this summer.
Friday's WSJ was in an of itself a mini-snapshot of how TV on the Net is disrupting communications and media business; just check out this list of headlines from the Marketplace section:
Lead story: "Spectrum for Sale," a good preview of the wireless spectrum auction coming up this week, and how firms like cable companies might use the bandwidth to compete in the cellular and broadband markets.
Second story: "Advertisers Turn to eBay To Buy TV Time"
Feature story: "Plugging the Web Into the TV"
Side story: "Music You Can See: Warner Plans to Sell Albums on DVDs"
Inside stories:
"Sony and Rivals Seek Standard For Internet TV"
and then a few stories that show the disruption:
"CBS's Core Broadcast Revenue Slips"
"Sprint Net Falls Amid Fight For Users"
"Tribune and Chandlers Resume Talks on Differences" (about the struggles of Chicago Tribune Co., which spent heavily on broadcast stations)
Yes, it's a plug for our upcoming conference, but if the WSJ thinks these topics are important for business, shouldn't you?
Posted by paul at August 7, 2006 01:40 PM