Monday, February 23, 2009

SAG and AMPTP - can't agree on predicting the future

Despite the progress of the availability of Hollywood produced content online in the past few years, we are still years away from a great user experience, one with reasonable windows of availability and a comprehensive library. One of the several key reasons is money and how unsure content rights holders are in valuing online distribution. The breakdown in negotiations between the AMPTP and SAG is indicative that no one is quite sure how big (or small) the money can be with online distribution. I think whatever the deal terms get settled on becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. Does anyone have insight on what the proposed deal terms are? Has this been published or leaked online anywhere?