Many of the traditional media delivery chains are coming under tremendous pressure, from the open internet delivery, to change or disappear. This will have a huge impact on the business models of large corporations (as already iTunes has had on the music business)
Cable, TV, CD, printed news are all locked-up delivery chains. With strong control by and allegiance to vested interests - Virgin, BBC, EMI/Warner, News Corp, etc
The destruction of the standard models for media delivery is happening because the internet is not a locked-up pipe. The future will be the destruction of the traditional supply chains through the introduction of new technology
- YouTube et al
- BBC iPlayer/Canvas
- MP3 downloads
- Tablet news viewers, e-books
Our BIGGEST problem to participate in this revolution is the broken state of broadband delivery in the UK - through multiple carriers none of whom is strong enough to provide a fast, blanket service. If we are to have internet delivery of all our media, then broadband has to be delivered like a public service (water, electricity, sewage, rubbish collection...). No amount of competition or merging will achieve this, we have to deal with the internet like the railways, common network, individual operators, and make it a public service for all.
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