When three of Hollywood's sharpest minds offered their forecasts on the future of the industry, it all came down to one thing: a converged world. Changes are underway in technology and how we use content that will impact what we consume and how we consume it.
Rob Wiesenthal, Sony Corporation of America (SNE), Executive Vice President and CFO:
The industry needs to take note of the millions of people watching video on MORE
There's money to be made on the Internet, according to Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger. And his company is making strides to find out where. Speaking at Fortune's Brainstorm Tech Conference, Iger outlined a plan to protect the present while at the same time planning for the future.
Exhibit 1: this past spring, Iger's company joined News Corp's Fox and GE's NBC (along with Providence Equity Partners) in taking an MORE
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