Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Re: [Avid-L2] Re: Need an editor? now international distribution.

 

I want to pay for the downloads, I think it is the correct thing to do. I get really pissed off when I see things that I have worked on being pirated, by Pro's who should know better, of course "present company accepted".

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IAN WILSON
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ian@colourcloud.tv

On 25/06/2013, at 19:12, "Mikeparsons.tv" <mikeparsons.tv@gmail.com> wrote:

> No the real frustration is when something is announced with NO plans for extended release... Then they complain when Australians torrent...
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> The only distribution model that will work is universal availability at 'impulse buy' pricing.
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> Steam is actually the definitive success for this model it just needs our industry to open its eyes.
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> There's proof from studies that tot renting drops dramatically in every market that Netflix opens in.
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> Mike
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> On 25 Jun, 2013, at 4:02 PM, COLOUR CLOUD TV <ian@colourcloud.tv> wrote:
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> > Yes Utube can be considered, but product is limited (unless you like cats), Netflix, in 1 or 2 countries, Amazon I am not aware of their availability, iTunes just works. There are some programs, you just can't get, an example of this is "Newsroom", I do not know anyway to get this program outside of the US (other than a spoof account). The real frustration is when something is announced in the US with no statement regarding its limited distribution.
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> > Sent from my iPad
> > IAN WILSON
> > 0418 327 082
> > ian@colourcloud.tv
> >
> > On 25/06/2013, at 9:41, David Ross <speckydave@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > YouTube (Google), Amazon (LoveFilm) and NetFlix are three companies with
> > > international distribution that immediately spring to mind. iTunes only
> > > distribute TV shows in a tiny percentage of the countries that they operate
> > > in, so LoveFilm and NetFlix are comparable in that field. NetFlix is even
> > > producing its own content (House of Cards.).
> > > Movies are a different matter at the moment, as far as I can tell, and
> > > iTunes appear to have a pretty big head start, but I wouldn't bet on that
> > > playing field not changing pretty drastically over the next few years.
> > >
> > > D.
> > >
> > > On 24 June 2013 23:53, COLOUR CLOUD TV <ian@colourcloud.tv> wrote:
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> > > >
> > > > The company that nails this has to offer international distribution, Apple
> > > > is the only company that comes close, all the rest are restricted to the
> > > > US.
> > > >
> > > > Sent from my iPad
> > > > IAN WILSON
> > > > 0418 327 082
> > > > ian@colourcloud.tv
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 25/06/2013, at 4:31, "Terence Curren" <tcurren@aol.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > As the studios lose the lock on distribution (thanks to the internet),
> > > > it does open the doors to more quality material. The problem becomes
> > > > separating the wheat from the chaff. The Studio system (and networks) acted
> > > > as editors in the same way as publishers of books. In other words, they
> > > > selected what would get made, and while not always correct, think how much
> > > > cap they kept us from having to slog through. (Cue YouTube)
> > > > >
> > > > > The future belongs to whoever nails the algorithm for determining what
> > > > you would like to se and delivering it to you. Sort of like Pandora is to
> > > > music. My bet has been on Google to be the guys who nail it.
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, James Culbertson <albion@...> wrote:
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> > > > > << And I'll pose another question to Terry: Were most of the greatest
> > > > films embraced by Hollywood? I mean Hollywood was't the greatest judge of
> > > > what was a bad product or not. How would Truffaut, Fellini, Greenaway,
> > > > Tarkovsky, etc., have fared in the Hollywood distribution model? Admittedly
> > > > there is the occasional Malick and Aronofsky, but as viewers at least,
> > > > aren't we better off today then we were when the moat was wider. I guess
> > > > today the moat is thinner but the walls are the length of the earth.>>
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