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Chapter 800
After Song Yang mentioned the online video business, Ted Sarando's expression became a little awkward.

After all, Ted Sarando was not from the Internet industry. Playing online videos is not as handy as traditional film and television.

"It's not going well!"

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

"The online video business of Western Films is mainly in cooperation with the IMDb website. The main users of IMDb are in America, England, Europe and other places. At present, the number of users has exceeded 500 million, but in the first half of this year Revenue, but still a loss of more than 3000 million dollars!"

Ted Sarando said that since IMDb was acquired by Song Yang and became a website under Western Films, it has no longer just been a movie rating website, but has begun to transform into an online video business. IMDb is also the world's earliest 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 dramas and other TV programs in the Internet industry. There are a large number of film and television fans who spontaneously maintain IMDb.

Now that the online video business has been added, it is a matter of course for IMDb. It is not easy to let users pay for movies and TV series on the Internet platform. After all, websites such as Scour used to allow various Unauthorized movies and TV shows are running around on major Internet platforms, and users don't need to spend money to watch those things!
"For Western Films and IMDb, the two most difficult things now are two aspects. On the one hand, copyright issues. Western Films and IMDb have also acquired a lot of film and television copyrights, but the number is too small. Unless IMDb, Like Scour and Napster before, they ignore the copyrights held by Hollywood companies!"

Ted Sarando said to Song Yang, "The second point is the problem of network speed. It's okay here in America. America Telecom's broadband users are now the main users of IMDb's online video service. The network speed in other regions is really high." yes……"

Western Films and IMDb, of course, cannot dare to play empty hands like the bankrupt Scour and the crumbling Napster website.

The Saipan music store has already used the trick of killing people with a knife, and it has smashed the entire record industry. If it is used again in Hollywood, it will be a bit 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 deny Hollywood's account, but Western Films is still in Hollywood, which can run away like a monk but not a temple.

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

"The Saipan Music Store is working with the Recording Association of America to implement the American Digital Copyright Protection Act, which is expected to be passed this year. By then, the copyright market in 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 was originally created by the Saipan Music Store and the American Internet Association.

After this bill is passed on Capitol Hill, Song Yang is going to let IMDb take this bill and hammer the rival platforms in the Internet industry first!
This cannot be said to be public revenge, it can only be said to be a reasonable use of the rules. I don’t see those giant companies in America, who are constantly donating large sums of money to the congressmen on Capitol Hill, so that Capitol Hill can pass federal bills that are beneficial to them.

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

Western Films and IMDb are just trying to make use of the Federal Digital Copyright Act!

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

Song Yang doesn’t have much to do with internet speed, he can only wait. If a cow doesn’t drink water, he can press his head forcibly. If a user doesn’t install broadband or apply for a 4G mobile phone card, he can’t hold a gun to his forehead and force him to Go get a card.

But as long as you are not a conservative user who is particularly opposed to the Internet and technology, sooner or later you will be able to supplement broadband, 3G, and 4G. No one can tolerate the slow speed of the Internet...

"As for film and television copyrights," Song Yang looked at Ted Sarando, "Western Films will have a chance, maybe not too long after next year, Western Films and IMDb will no longer need to worry about copyrights!"

Ted Sarando's brows twitched violently a few times. He felt that Song Yang's words seemed to mean something. If Western Films wanted to obtain enough film and television copyrights, he felt that at least one of them had to be emptied. The copyright library of two Hollywood giants will do.

Not knowing which Hollywood tycoon will be unlucky, Ted Sarando still reminded Song Yang, "Western Films has talked with MGM Pictures, and MGM's major shareholder, Kerkorian, asked for a very high price." Gao, Kerkorian wants to get the entire copyright library of MGM Pictures, and the asking price is more than one billion US dollars!"

MGM Pictures is already a dilapidated company, and it’s not as good as every year. It’s been sold back and forth by the big boss Kerkorian. I don’t know how many times. The most valuable is probably the copyright library.

However, Kerkorian dared to ask for more than one billion US dollars for such a shabby copyright library. This price must be inflated, but it also shows how the current Hollywood market is.

Even the copyright library of MGM Pictures is so expensive even if it is broken down, it is conceivable how expensive the copyright library of other Hollywood giants is!
"MGM Pictures can talk slowly. If they can get the film copyrights of "007", "Tom and Jerry", "Silence of the Lambs", it would be great for Western Pictures!"

Song Yang smiled and said to Ted Sarando, let Western Films find a leak and try to buy these copyrights.

It's just a test of the waters, even if it fails, there is nothing distressing, Song Yang originally didn't want to bet on MGM Pictures, Kerkorian's asking price is too harsh, and he can't take advantage of it at all .

"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 Films will have the world's largest online video website, the most powerful production department and distribution channel in Hollywood, and have its own theme park and resort hotel just like Disney..."

There are also two kinds of Hollywood companies, one is called Disney, and the other is called other film companies. Disney’s ability to absorb money is not comparable to any other company, and it can rake in 680 billion US dollars a year.

In the future, Western Films, Song Yang hopes that it will become a combination of Netflix and Disney, IMDb will compete with Netflix, and Western Films will compete with Disney.

Of course, it’s not easy. Relatively speaking, IMDb is more likely to become Netflix. Now Netflix is ​​still playing video tape rental, and has not yet entered the online video industry. Even if it does, it will take a few years to explore. It’s impossible Immediately hit IMDb, which has copyright content provided by Western Pictures.

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

What Western Pictures has to do is to wait slowly, and then find the right opportunity to swallow Universal Pictures in one gulp, giving Universal Pictures its copyright library, global distribution channels, Universal Studios theme park, etc. swallow!

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

(End of this chapter)