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Fox CEO Says Tech & Media Should Work Together
An anonymous reader writes "An article running on cnn.com talks about how Peter Chernin, CEO of Fox and COO of News Corp., says media and tech companies should work together in the best interests of both industries. It's an interesting new angle for them anyway, with the point exentuated by George Lucas (of American Graffiti fame!) showing up to say 'there is no free lunch'."
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Has George Lucas done anything else other than American Graffiti? The name sounds familiar but I can't place my finger on it. Did he do ET or Indiana Jones or am I thinking of another person? Damn, so close.. right on the tip of my mind. Spider-man?
"Corporations are like cockroaches. They'll survive everything," Lucas said.
Tell that to the companies with the dubious honour of appearing on fuckedcompany.com.
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Look at who we are talking about here! That's right, FOX! The network that cancels every show that the majority of technical people enjoy, to play yet another show that no one cares about.
I say that we should not even consider working together with them until they get their act together! This means bringing back Family Guy and Futurama and moving them to a decent time slot. It also means no pre-empting of them for any reason including football: There are sports channels for that! And movies: There are movie channels for that.
Once they have complied we will talk. Of course the best for both industries would be streaming on-demand video over the internet, but that will never happen...
It's an interesting new angle for them anyway, with the point exentuated by George Lucas
The closest I can find is exenterate:
To remove surgically all the organs and other contents of a body cavity, usually to minimize the spread of cancer
Seems like an extreme way of making a point, but you know George Lucas, never one for subtlety.
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I can see the bumper sticker now...
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I agree with much of what you said, except the part about Lars Ulrich being able to fill out paperwork or speak in plain English. If that's what it would take for Metallica to protect themselves, well, the future looks bright for pirates. ;)
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