[TML] 3I Media (was Killer instinct)

[Jerry W Barrington]

On 2/25/08 6:49 PM, "Timothy Little" <tim at little-possums.net> wrote:

> On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 10:27:08AM -0500, Jerry W Barrington wrote:
>> I'm liable to prefer my local celebrities (whom I can get easy
>> updates/gossip about) over ones parsecs away.  Well, not me, because
>> I don't care about the stupid gossip mags.  But many people do.  How
>> famous would Britney be right now if she wasn't on the tabloid
>> covers every week?  :)
> 
> I don't think it would make any difference if the tabloid covers were
> showing stuff that (technically) happened months ago.  It's just as
> new to everyone you'll talk to.  In that sense it's not "last week's
> news" since nobody has any newer news to compare it against.
> 
> I'm sure those who produce and promote entertainment will try to
> extend their exposure as widely as possible.  If the common forms of
> entertainment are anything like our mass media (admittedly not a
> given), extra copies cost basically nothing to make and can be sold
> for essentially pure profit.  That's a pretty strong force driving
> toward universal distribution.

It's in the marketing, though.  Sure, you can have DVDs pressed pretty
cheap.  But then you have to get it on TV ad, in the theatres, in the
stores, etc.  Those are expensive rackets.

Besides, compare a British tabloid with an American one, or Australian.
It's my understanding that the contents are mostly different.  Then try one
from India.  And we're all right here on the same planet!