Tech

The Coming Tsunami of Digital Entertainment Content

Alan Cross 0 Comments

Think that smartphones are the only revolution going on with the delivery and consumption of digital entertainment? Think again.  This is another good post from Music Industry Blog:

In my previous blog post I explained that 2014 was going to be the year of taking digital content into the home.  That affordable devices such as Google Chromecast, Apple Kindle Fire TV, Apple TV and Roku are set to drive a digital content revolution by connecting digital content with the familiar context it needs for the mass market.  These Content Connectors will transform consumers’ relationship with digital content but they will also turn the existing digital content marketplace on its head:

  • Breaking down the home entertainment silos: our digital content experiences have evolved entirely isolated from our other media experiences.  We multitask because one device is connected and one is not.  Our homes have become a collection of content experience silos.  Content Connectors break down those walls, brining our digital content experiences onto that most un-connected of devices, the TV.

There’s plenty more.  Continue reading.

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

Alan Cross has 38055 posts and counting. See all posts by Alan Cross

You May Also Like

Bringing Digital Music Deeper into the Home

Alan Cross 0

Let us know what you think!

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.