Some major players in the entertainment industry, not just in Hollywood, believe they’re going to dictate the flow of events. I laugh at that. I think Hollywood is going to have to fight hard to keep a dominant seat at the table. I don’t believe that the center of gravity in the online world will be naturally emanating from Hollywood. It’s likely going to come from a whole new generation of kids who grew up with videogames.
Predictor: Teller, Al
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 article for Wired magazine, managing editor John Battelle interviews Al Teller, former president of Columbia Records and at CBS Records before becoming chair of MCA Music Entertainment Group. Teller was a member of the National Information Infrastructure Advisory Council. Battelle quotes Teller saying: ”Some major players in the entertainment industry, not just in Hollywood, believe they’re going to dictate the flow of events. I laugh at that. I think Hollywood is going to have to fight hard to keep a dominant seat at the table. I don’t believe that the center of gravity in the online world will be naturally emanating from Hollywood. It’s likely going to come from a whole new generation of kids who grew up with videogames.”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: Gaming
Name of publication: Wired
Title, headline, chapter name: Disc Junkie: MCA Music’s Al Teller Reveals Why Hollywood is Deaf to the Sounds of the Net
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/3.07/teller_pr.html
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