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:
Eisner predicted that within five years the internet will be as important content-wise as cable satellite (note that’s a clear prediction as compared to his previously vague statements about the timeline for all of this). Cuban then started talking tech, explaining why it won’t happen, to which Eisner just replied: “This is why I’m in content.” Basically meaning: we’ll let you guys figure out the tech, and I’ll make a good story.
I actually agree with Eisner on that one, so I guess we have that in common. I can’t be bothered with all of the hype surrounding new technology and all of the winner-take-all attempts at tech platforms… but a good story is worth a lot regardless of the platform and in the hyper-distribution world we live in, the value of that content rises exponentially.
What else do we have in common? Oh, right, his Vuguru and our WatchMojo.com are both a few of the elite made-for-web content producers being included on Hulu’s launch.
I’ll take our odds…
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