Author: Kenneth Sousa
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Justice Department Opened Streaming Pandora’s Box
Or did they lock it? Remember when people said that videocassettes and DVDs would destroy movie theaters, well the U.S. Government “un-did” what they enacted over seven decades ago. What do technology and the Justice Department have in common? Probably the perfect storm (and maybe the pandemic) occurred. What required 58 years to become law…
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Justice Department Opened Streaming Pandora’s Box — The Sequel
Or did they lock it? Remember when people said that videocassettes and DVDs would destroy movie theaters, well the U.S. Government “un-did” what they enacted over seven decades ago. A continuation of the previous post. The Future? The independent theater operators (and drive ins) will probably be hindered by the termination of the Paramount consent…
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A New Disruption Has Been Brewed — Unplanned in Nature
We have all heard the catch phrases … the new norm, things may never return to the normal, business offices are doomed, “Zooming“, WFH (know what that is?), religious services on YouTube, etc. We are dealing with disruption of our daily lives due to the pandemic. However, did you observe another disruption that was brewing?…
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SideBar — Discussion on the Revenue Stream of PayTV Communication Companies
From a fundamental pricing and accounting perspective, the internet service sold by the communication providers is a fixed cost (servers and other overhead costs). The “cable” to your home equates to a maximizing revenue model (much like the airlines). Ultimately, for flights, the airlines do not use a profit-maximization model. It is a revenue maximizing…
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Un-Boxing the Myth About Project Scope
So how many times have you heard … “We need to think out of the box!”? Probably more times and meetings that can be counted. No, this will not be another article about leadership and strategic thinking. A few weeks ago, I hired someone to complete some yard and lawn tasks that I quite frankly…