Jerry Yang and Michael Eisner don’t have that much in common (well, actually… but that’s a separate post) but both are bullish that in five years, the Web will overtake TV, in one capacity or another.
Jerry Yang mentioned this recently about online ads being larger than TV ads, and Michael Eisner echoed the sentiment today, sort of: continue reading...
Michael Eisner has some interesting things to say on the state of online media:
”The fact of the matter is that it’s not easy to write, direct and cast. … How many times can you watch a kid get hit in the groin? YouTube can be indiscriminate about how bad it can be.” There’s still a need for big-pocketed people to find and fund talent. Big companies aren’t going away. Rupert et al aren’t stupid troglodytes. “You’re going to need someone to bring it together. Everybody can’t do it, it is about talent.” continue reading...
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