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   Chapter 800

   After Song Yang mentioned the online video business, Ted Sarando's expression became a little embarrassed.

  Ted Sarando is not from the Internet industry after all, and playing online video is not as handy as traditional film and television.

   "Not so smooth!"

In front of Song Yang, an expert, Ted Sarando did not hide anything. If he was fooling a layman, Ted Sarando might be able to talk about it, but he hoped that he wanted to hide Song Yang from the Internet. Lando knew it was just overthinking.

"Currently, the online video business of Western Pictures is mainly cooperating with the IMDb website. Now the main users of IMDb are in America, England, Europe and other places. At present, the number of users has exceeded 15 million, but in the first half of this year revenue, but still lost more than 30 million US dollars!"

Ted Sarando said that since IMDb was acquired by Song Yang and became a website of Western Pictures, it has no longer only been a movie rating website, but has begun to transform into an online video business. IMDb is also the earliest in the world. Online video site.

  IMDb has advantages. It is the earliest gathering place for film and television fans all over the world. It acts as a database for movies, TV series and other TV programs in the Internet industry. There are a large number of film and television fans who spontaneously maintain IMDb.

Now the online video service has been added. For IMDb, it is also a matter of course. It is not easy for users to pay for movies and TV dramas on the Internet platform. After all, sites like Scour used to allow various Unauthorized movies and TV series are scurrying on major platforms on the Internet, and users do not need to spend money to watch those things!

"For Western Pictures and IMDb, the two most difficult aspects are two aspects. One is the copyright issue. Western Pictures and IMDb have also acquired a lot of film and television copyrights, but the number is too small. Unless IMDb, Like the previous Scour and Napster websites, they ignore the copyrights in the hands of Hollywood companies!"

Ted Sarando said to Song Yang, "The second point is the issue of internet speed. America's side is not bad, America Telecom's broadband users are now the main users of IMDb's online video service. Yes…"

  Western Pictures and IMDb, of course, cannot be like the bankrupt Scour and the crumbling Napster website, who dare to play empty-handed white wolf.

The trick of    borrowing a knife to kill people has already been used by the Saipan Music Store, and the entire record industry has been smashed. If it is used again in Hollywood, it will be too obvious and the method is too rough.

   Another point, IMDb can use the excuse that the headquarters of the website is in England and doesn’t recognize Hollywood’s account, but Western Pictures is still in Hollywood.

   Sean Fanning and the Napster website are still struggling, but in the face of the pressure of the entire Hollywood, it is estimated that even if Sean Fanning still does not bow his head, the Napster website cannot be avoided.

"Saipan Music Store is working with the American Recording Association to implement the American Digital Copyright Protection Act, which is expected to be passed this year. At that time, the copyright market of the film and television industry will also undergo fundamental changes. The situation of IMDb should be It will be much better!"

  Song Yang said to Ted Sarando that the American Digital Copyright Act, originally the Saipan Music Store, teamed up with the American Internet Society to tinker with it.

   After this bill is passed on Capitol Hill, Song Yang plans to let IMDb hold this bill and hammer the rival platforms in the Internet industry first!

   This can’t be said to be a public revenge, it can only be said to be a rational use of the rules. I don’t see the giant companies in America, but they continue to donate large sums of money to the congressmen and gentlemen on Capitol Hill, so that Capitol Hill can pass federal bills that are beneficial to them.

These bills, for small and medium-sized companies in the industry, are a curse on their heads, but for giant companies, they are swords in their hands. With this sword, they can chop down competitors one by one and give those , may challenge their opponents, and constantly raise the bar.

  Western Pictures and IMDb, it's just a small test by using the federal Digital Copyright Act!

"The situation of user network speed cannot be solved overnight, but in the future, the network speed of global users will become faster and faster. Whether it is the popularity of broadband users or the emergence of 3G and 4G mobile networks, the number of online video users will only increase. more!"

Song Yang didn't have much to do about internet speed. He could only wait. If he didn't drink water, he could press his head. If users didn't install broadband or apply for a 4G mobile phone card, they couldn't put a gun on their forehead and force them to. Go get a card.

   But as long as conservative users who are not particularly opposed to the Internet and technology, will sooner or later supplement broadband with 3G and 4G, no one can endure the same speed as the turtle speed...

   "As for the copyright of film and television," Song Yang looked at Ted Sarando, "Western Pictures will have a chance, maybe it won't be long before next year, Western Pictures and IMDb will no longer need to worry about copyright!"

Ted Sarando's brows jumped a few times. He felt that Song Yang's words seemed to mean something. If Western Pictures wanted to get enough film and television rights, he felt that at least one piece of the film needed to be emptied. The copyright library of the two Hollywood giants will do.

Not knowing which Hollywood giant would be the unlucky one, Ted Sarando still reminded Song Yang, "Western Pictures has talked to MGM, and MGM's major shareholder, Kecorian, is asking for a very high price. Gao, if you want to get the entire copyright library of MGM, Kerkorian's asking price is more than one billion dollars!"

MGM Pictures is already broken down, and one year is not as good as one year. It has been sold back and forth by the big boss Kecorian. I don’t know how many times. The most valuable is probably the copyright library.

   But with such a dilapidated copyright library, Kerkorian dared to ask for more than one billion dollars. This price is definitely inflated, but it also shows how the Hollywood market is today.

   Even if it is broken down, the copyright library of MGM Pictures is so expensive, and how expensive the copyright library of other major Hollywood giants is, you can imagine it!

   "MGM Pictures can talk about it slowly. If we can get the film rights of "007", "Tom and Jerry", "Silence of the Lambs", etc., it would be great for Western Pictures!"

  Song Yang smiled and said to Ted Sarando, asking Western Pictures to pick up the slack and try to buy these copyrights.

It's just a test of the water. Even if it fails, there's nothing to feel bad about. Song Yang didn't want to bet on MGM, but Kecorian's asking price was too harsh, and he couldn't take advantage of it. .

   "ICQ will have a major merger and acquisition in the film and television industry, which is an opportunity for Western Films!

  Ted, I hope, I hope that in the future, Western Pictures will have the world's largest online video site, the most powerful production department and distribution channel in Hollywood, and like Disney, it will have its own theme park and resort hotel..."

  There are also two types of Hollywood companies, one is called Disney and the other is called other film companies. Disney’s ability to attract money is not comparable to any other company. It can earn 68 billion US dollars a year.

  The future of Western Pictures, Song Yang hopes that it can become a combination of Netflix and Disney, IMDb will compete with Netflix, and Western Pictures will compete with Disney.

This is of course not easy. Relatively speaking, IMDb is more likely to become Netflix. Now Netflix is ​​still playing video rental and has not yet entered the online video industry. Even if it does, it will take a few years to explore, impossible Immediately hit IMDb, which provides copyrighted content from Western Pictures.

Disney, on the other hand, is much more difficult to deal with, but there is not necessarily no chance. Immelt and General Electric are about to pursue the ambitious merger of ICQ and Bronfman Group, combining Universal Pictures, Universal Music, etc. in the bag.

What Western Pictures needs to do is to wait slowly, and then find the right opportunity to swallow Universal Pictures in one go, and give all of Universal Pictures' copyright library, Universal distribution channels, Universal Studios theme park, etc. Swallow!

   You only need to pick up the leak once, and you can eat a wave of fat. The more chaotic it is, the better time it is to fish in troubled waters. At that time, Western Pictures may be able to eat, but not only Universal Pictures...

   (end of this chapter)