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Why Reed Hastings Should be Applauded for Netflix Split

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Hulu is the leading player for streaming television. Frankly, I’m surprised Netflix doesn’t buy Hulu. If you haven’t read his book please do yourself a favor and buy it. It’s the most profound book I’ve read on thinking about how the Internet is changing business.

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How You Know You’ve Got the Right Startup Model?

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If you’ve watched any industry in the last 20 years where technology has begun to transform how the industry works the results are always predictable driven by what Clay Christensen appropriately called “ The Innovator’s Dilemma ” (one of the most influential books that changed my thinking about markets).

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How Laudville Is Bringing Your Entertainment Life Together

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We''re now in beta, and are incorporating services like iTunes, Amazon, and Hulu, and will be incorporating more (this) year. You''re trying to tackle everything from movies, to music, to books. We''ve made it so people can customize us to only turn on movies and TV, and don''t have to see anything with music and books, for example.

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Why Hollywood is Joining the Video On-Demand Market

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Fast Forward to the present day and look how far VOD has been driven by a vast number of separate technological wonders. For those who are more confident in their Indie film brand, they usually move onto platforms like Hulu that offer income from ad supported platforms (AVOD). Film-Making Technology Is Crushing Hollywood.

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How FilmBreak Is Bringing Data and Analytics To Hollywood, with Darren Marble

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However, there's a new generation of technology driven startups who are looking to apply software and technology in a way that will change how movies are made, and marketed. I was selling products to Live Nation, Demand Media, Kelly Blue Book, Rovi, and the Screen Actors Guild. I'm a guy that gets things done as a sales person.

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The Case for In-Stream Advertising

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But I also accept and appreciate the ads in Hulu because I know that I’m watching shows for free. John Batelle profiles this well in his book The Search. When Brad Feld lists a book on his blog with an affiliate link that he monetizes is that wrong? I feel it’s a necessary evil. I don’t think so.

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Twiistup 6 Highlights

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Out is the “cocktail only&# Twiistup and in is the new format of a conference that should take its rightful place on the national technology calendar. We are a city unique in merging the world’s best content with digital media and technology expertise. Now back to work – we’ve got a venue to get booked.

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