Lines are being drawn
Industry titans are squaring up for battle. Who will win the media this time ?
As usual, not the consumer.
The Walt Disney Company's increasing interest in moving its shows online has forced two Silicon Valley supremos to leave the board. Twitter chief exec Jack Dorsey and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg are not seeking re-election to the company's board of directors due to a growing conflict of interest, Reuters reports. As …
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Yes, it's fragmenting more and more to the extent that you need multiple subscriptions to multiple suppliers just to get what you previously got, usually at a higher overall cost.
Mind you, having seen some US and Canadian network TV over streaming services, not only are the ad breaks frequent and long, but they even paste 1/3rd height banner ads along the bottom of the show after the ad break. It's am ever escalating arms race between the viewers and the advertisers. Modern PVRs (as opposed to VCRs) have made ad skipping easier and more convenient for all users so the advertisers respond by placing ads on screen during the show, sometime to the extent that it hides the action. It's no wonder people are switching to streaming services or downloading from various less than legal sources.
...or Ms. Sandberg attended more board meetings than Mr. Dorsey. Sandberg has also been on the board longer than Dorsey. The board compensation rules for new members may have also changed before Dorsey was appointed. IDK and frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.
Whatever the reason I'm sure both are compensated more than enough and the whole board and CEO should be fired just for the latest Star Wars disaster movie.