Companies from all the industries are interested in the trend, that could result in the possible merger of entertainment, telephone, software and cable companies into new information-highway media conglomerates.
Predictor: Broadhead, Rick
Prediction, in context:In their 1994 book “Canadian Internet Handbook,” Rick Broadhead and Jim Carroll write: ”Information Highways are currently a very hot topic! Politicians, the media and senior business executives are very excited about the concept of the information highway… It seems that everything from the future economic health of the country to the vitality of the Canadian nation is linked to the information highway. Companies from all the industries are interested in the trend, that could result in the possible merger of entertainment, telephone, software and cable companies into new information-highway media conglomerates.”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1994
Topic of prediction: Information Infrastructure
Subtopic: Role of Govt./Industry
Name of publication: Canadian Internet Handbook
Title, headline, chapter name: Information Highways
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Pages 1-2
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Burnham, Jay