The entertainment business hasn’t had a new idea in years.
BARRY DILLERMy 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.
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Well, the Internet is this miracle. It is an absolutely extraordinary idea that you can press a send button, and you are publishing to the world.
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I still believe in synergy, but I call it natural law.
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People have paid for content. They always have.
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Now along comes the potential creative destruction brought by a different distribution methodology, the Internet.
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I’ve always said AOL is great opportunity for somebody.
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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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I’m never absolutely sure of anything, and I don’t want to be. You’re either right and you’ll pull through, or you’re not. We’re never going to be right about everything, and we’ve certainly been wrong.
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I don’t want to set the world up for surprises.
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I’ve not conducted my life in the service of smallness.
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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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You really want to get a headache? Try to understand Internet advertising.
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I never thought I was a very good manager.
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Ticketmaster does not set prices. Live Nation does not set ticket prices. Artists set ticket prices.
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Put one dumb foot in front of the other and course-correct as you go.
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We want to be able to sell you anything, anywhere, any time you want it.
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