| jalsonmi said: Very shortly, the primary way people will buy and consume movies is via download. |
See, this is the problem with Hollywood's film execs. These people live in giant mansions, have expense accounts larger than the budgets of entire countries, and have no clue how ordinary people live.
Sure, people will consume movies on the web. But they won't pay for them. Why? Visual quality is middling. Youtube is free, so noone minds. But visuals do count - people will rent the DVD or BluRay disc of their favorite media, stuff they like and treasure.
Downloadable media has two constraints: (1) takes forever to download, and (2) takes an expensive HD to store. Neither problem is soluble for the next ten years.
What we're likely to see is tiered broadcasting - people will pay for hi-res access to watch the World Cup or Olympics, but watch everything else for free on lo-res streams. HD media will sell on discs, so Hollywood will stay afloat, but everything else will be streamed and free.
