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Oct. 23, 2008

Hollywood Under Siege

While experiments with new media may yet bring profit to old media companies, the question remains: Will Internet-based distribution ever generate as much gross and net revenue as traditional distribution, writes Jonathan Handel. - Focus Column

FOCUS COLUMN

By Jonathan Handel

California's economy is at war with itself. Like the Civil War almost 150 years ago, the factions are split geographically, but this time, the two sides are Northern California and Southern California - more particularly, Silicon Valley and Los Angeles. This battle turns on whether it's true that "content is king," as many people believe, or whether content is becoming a mere commoner while the technologies that dis...

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