My opinion, young people go to the Internet. To the Internet distribution system right now, you put it up there and it’s accessed by the world.
BARRY DILLERThe world is changing. Networks without a specific branding strategy will be killed. I envision a world of highly niched services and tightly run companies without room for all the overhead the established networks carry.
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We need an unambiguous rule – a law – that nobody will step between the publisher and the consumer, full stop.
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Facebook’s the real deal. Nobody can buy Facebook now. Everybody has taken an angle at it. But Facebook may be the place that organizes everybody’s personal information. It’s got a very good chance of being that.
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No one can solve an issue where there is no economic model yet.
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The American public tunes in every night hoping to see two people screwing. Obviously, we can’t give them that but let’s always keep it in mind.
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All forms of commerce are adversarial.
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This is a world in which reasons are made up because reality is too painful.
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I absolutely believe the Internet is passing from its free days into a paid system. Inevitably, I promise you, it will be paid.
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People have paid for content. They always have.
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Put one dumb foot in front of the other and course-correct as you go.
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I like businesses in transition, first of all. If ever there were a business in transition, it is publishing.
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What I’ve learned over the years is that focus and singular purpose is the best approach for businesses.
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I never thought I was a very good manager.
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We’re in a world now where it’s not enough to be smart. You have to be curious.
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The world is changing. Networks without a specific branding strategy will be killed. I envision a world of highly niched services and tightly run companies without room for all the overhead the established networks carry.
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Ticketmaster does not set prices. Live Nation does not set ticket prices. Artists set ticket prices.
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