MediaFuturist: Via my Futureof.biz Tumblr blog: DVD streaming ‘rental’ service Zediva just shut down..

August 11, 2011

Via my Futureof.biz Tumblr blog: DVD streaming ‘rental’ service Zediva just shut down..

DVD streaming ‘rental’ service Zediva just shut down to comply with US court order; see the attached email. While it was clear from the beginning (to me) that their approach to licensing the rights wouldn’t work for very long, it is a pity to, once again, see innovative ideas fail because the rights-holders aren’t ready for it - or shall we say, aren’t ready to give these options to consumers...

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Posted by Gerd Leonhard at 09:22:36 AM in 21st Century Content Ecology, Current Affairs, End of Control, EoC: Change Challenges, EoC: The Studios, Future of Cable TV, Future of Content, Future of Film, Future of Media

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