RIP Old Media
by Antti Akonniemi
Photo by Cane Rosso
Video chain Blockbuster Inc filed for bankruptcy protection
Old Media needs to become New Media and fast. It might already be late.
I’m just hoping we would have iTunes for movies and tv-shows (or Netflix) available in Finland soon, but I know it’s a false hope. Our digital generation is bound to use alternative methods for getting their daily media fix.
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I’d really like to see American content providers thinking on a global scale. For example, I now watch the Daily Show and Colbert Report every weeknight, but I need to use Hotspot Shield to mask my IP.
What if they just opened them up to everyone and think creatively with the force fed advertising part. It’s not like such a show would ever be shown here in Finland with a typical 2-6 months delay because they’re so topical and related to today’s or this weeks news.
Exactly! I’m also willing to pay for all this content. Now there is now possibility to do that.