dcraigdc
7th March 2006, 12:25
OK so below I have written a couple of predictions as to the state of the film industry and the web industry and where it is headed. Lets hear all your thoughts on the topic!!
We have already seen several firms offering high speed broadband and the second half of 2006 will see NTL roll out 10 meg to its customers.
With the dawning of highspeed broadband, people will start exploiting the film industry the way they did with music industry and start downloading full feature films that have been ripped from DVD's on a national scale.
The film industry (probably worried about this already) realise something needs to be done. They realise that Apple have released their video ipod and that people will want to start watching films on the move.
Large firms like Napster then sign deals with Sony etc to get their film catalogue completely online. At this point the phenomenon begins. People can legally download films and this will effect several thousand industries.
Put off by the high price of DVD's in shops, people pay £8.99 online instead for a full feature length film. Small businesses that rely on media sales begin to collapse. Stores like Blockbusters close down the majority of their highstreet presence and do online rental systems instead.
Several hardware manufacturers create 'drives' that you can download films on to. As a direct result, Virgin, HMV and other outlets announce the arrival of 'film kiosks'. Plug in your ipod, choose your film, download on the move.
The prices of hardware for PC's (and in particular music/film servers) take a massive crash due to high demand. At the same time having a station in your home for TV, PC, and music becomes commonplace.
The film industry suddenly becomes more accesible to Joe Bloggs and film versions of 'MySpace' start to crop up, letting indiciduals showcase their talents. HD technology takes a MASSIVE leap forwards in price and demand as more and more people want cameras.
I reckon this will happen over the period of about 5-6 years, probably a bit extreme but it will be interesting to see if any of this happens.
We have already seen several firms offering high speed broadband and the second half of 2006 will see NTL roll out 10 meg to its customers.
With the dawning of highspeed broadband, people will start exploiting the film industry the way they did with music industry and start downloading full feature films that have been ripped from DVD's on a national scale.
The film industry (probably worried about this already) realise something needs to be done. They realise that Apple have released their video ipod and that people will want to start watching films on the move.
Large firms like Napster then sign deals with Sony etc to get their film catalogue completely online. At this point the phenomenon begins. People can legally download films and this will effect several thousand industries.
Put off by the high price of DVD's in shops, people pay £8.99 online instead for a full feature length film. Small businesses that rely on media sales begin to collapse. Stores like Blockbusters close down the majority of their highstreet presence and do online rental systems instead.
Several hardware manufacturers create 'drives' that you can download films on to. As a direct result, Virgin, HMV and other outlets announce the arrival of 'film kiosks'. Plug in your ipod, choose your film, download on the move.
The prices of hardware for PC's (and in particular music/film servers) take a massive crash due to high demand. At the same time having a station in your home for TV, PC, and music becomes commonplace.
The film industry suddenly becomes more accesible to Joe Bloggs and film versions of 'MySpace' start to crop up, letting indiciduals showcase their talents. HD technology takes a MASSIVE leap forwards in price and demand as more and more people want cameras.
I reckon this will happen over the period of about 5-6 years, probably a bit extreme but it will be interesting to see if any of this happens.