The difference is the much higher margin earned via the on-demand channel, and it is likely to transform the market's view of movie producers from volatile, hit-dependent cash cows into above-average growth companies akin to specialty retailers. Lions Gat
Web 2.0 entered the hard, unsexy phase of figuring out how to build long-term sustainable businesses. There were many obligatory references to the fantastic potential of online video but as to what the BUSINESS of online video will look like, there weren
Google has to amplify (and protect) it's key revenue stream - ppc. Video ppc is a higher value domain, and a hugely untapped one. Google wants assets at the edges of the value chain which can exert market power against 1.0 publishers - just like it's doin
Global spending via online and wireless channels reached $19 billion in 2005 and will increase to $67 billion by 2010. Internet advertising globally will grow to $51.6 billion at an 18.1% CAGR and Internet access revenues will increase to $214 billion at
I think the real winners long-term will be platforms that enable a new generation of content producers to break free from the old media content hierarchy and make money from their creativity. As Umair reminds us, it’s all about enabling creativity.
Analyse zu Craigslist. Momentan machen sie zwischen $10-20 Mio im Jahr könnten aber bis zu $200 Mio machen, wenn sie wollten. Außerdem ist die Firma mit ihren 19 Mitarbeitern knapp 1Mrd wert. Craig will aber nicht verkaufen.
