Can Hollywood monetize online video?

While there have been some positive steps recently, the video industry remains slow to embrace innovative, commercially viable ways to migrate TV and film content over to the Internet, according to this report. "Studios are feeling their way through," said Rick Bolton, the chief executive officer of Film Fresh, a digital downloads firm. "But the consumer is going to decide where this all is going, not the corporate side."

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This story published in IAB SmartBrief on 11/06/2009





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