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I’m back in Los Angeles after a week out and about, visiting some great friends in the Bay Area, hitting up TechCrunch Disrupt, and spending some time with the fam up in Lake Tahoe (side note: Kid Rock appears to have had an incredible fashion influence on the younger Tahoe casino denizens).
Mr. Scott Gold turned out a solo episode of TechBacon in my absence (Windows 8, Netflix, and Dole Whip, yo), and will continue to rock the mic solo as I will be going on hiatus moving forward. Some cool stuff is coming up. Stay tuned!
In the grand tradition of peanut butter meeting Iggy’s chest or Bing Crosby getting down with David Bowie, [Jack White’s] Third Man Records is ecstatic to present the latest in a long-line of unexpected musical pairings…Insane Clown Posse and Mozart.
I’m not sure if ICP is supposed to be Bowie or Crosby in this metaphor, but I think it would have served all involved parties well if they’d remembered the cardinal rule of lame joke songs: make sure it doesn’t suck.
Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Instant Videos and other subscription video-on-demand service might not have all the same content that is available on broadcast, cable or satellite TV, but they’re not supposed to have it all. Their value proposition comes from providing a wide range of TV shows and movies, and a smart way to find new content of interest. And more entrants will soon emerge, soon offering up even more choice.
Really smart take on the current state of online video distribution from GigaOm’s Ryan Lawler.
Netflix, iTunes, and Amazon don’t have to be complete one-to-one replacements for current cable and satellite services. They simply need to provide an array of content leveraged by unique and compelling features - be it accessibility, discovery, social integration - that current providers still consider anathema to their established business models.
There’s an uptake window with many of these media companies, between when a new technology or business model first emerges - and is summarily rejected - and the realization that Oh Shit Consumers Love This We Better Get On Board.
This particular window is still wide open.
Lots of ground to cover this week: new details on the forthcoming Amazon Kindle tablet, the Netflix/Starz brouhaha, iTunes Match goes live for developers, and Scotty and I pay a visit to my new favorite L.A. eatery, Masa of Echo Park. Incredible food.
