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Anita Elberse has amassed and presented data showing that digital distribution has actually made blockbusters a better business bet than ever.
Marina Krakovsky • What Everyone Got Wrong About ‘the Long Tail’
In her 2014 book Blockbusters, Harvard Business School professor Anita Elberse showed how mega hits have become more important across the whole entertainment industry. “Smart executives bet heavily on a few likely winners. That’s where the big payoffs come from,” she writes.
John Seabrook • The Song Machine: How to Make a Hit
Netflix and the Conservation of Attractive Profits - Stratechery by Ben Thompson
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REDEF ORIGINAL: Age of Abundance: How the Content Explosion will Invert the Media Industry
Tal Shacharredef.com
The subscription model means content providers are paid regularly no matter the quality and quantity of the product. Makes sense – being paid on a regular basis before you make content is awesome, but in this subscription economy, we have lost the ability to place value on each individual film. If the company spends time and energy on only certain ... See more