NBC Chief Slamming Apple

On the heels of the beta of NBC's and News Corp.'s less-than-killer Hulu music store, NBC's chief Jeff Zucker is speaking out and saying the darnedest things. First, news.com reports, with derision, that Zucker demanded a cut of Apple's iPod revenue. That'll sure happen. Next, AppleInsider caught Zucker urging colleagues to take a stand against Apple's iTunes, charging that the digital download service was undermining the ability of traditional media companies to set profitable rates for their content online.

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hehehe

[rastoboy29]

Go ahead, scream motherfucker, for all the good it'll do you!

Re:hehehe

[dgun]

motherfucker

Or motherzucker?

Happened before

[R15I23D05D14Y]

They are trying to promote torrent use, by getting rid of legal alternatives. First make it to expensive, and then watch a black market form. It's happened before :(

Re:Hey Zucker, go $#!^ in your own hat.

[bhima]

Actually don't they get a cut on DVD player profits via the license of the 'DVD' symbol?

Not that I'm saying he shouldn't shit in his hat... I'd glad shit in it myself...

Re:Hey Zucker, go $#!^ in your own hat.

[dgun]

How about sticking to content creation and paying good writers to create quality content?

Deal or no deal twice a week, the biggest loser, 500 versions of law and order. If they do quality content, they might lose their audience.

To be fair to traditional media companies...

[MojoRilla]

NBC Universal chief executive Jeff Zucker on Sunday urged colleagues to take a stand against Apple's iTunes, charging that the digital download service was undermining the ability of traditional media companies to set profitable rates for their content online.

To be fair to traditional media companies, blow and hookers cost a lot of money.

Which is it?

[stormguard2099]

TFA

NBC chief says Apple 'destroyed' music pricing I thought all the pirates were responsible for that! Now i'm really confused......

Re:Hey Zucker, go $#!^ in your own hat.

[aliquis]

Hey, he don't know how to make money, of course he should be given some from Apple.

Regarding "profit" I guess he can start his own 5 dollar per tune music store and he will be rich I tell you!! Everyone will buy his music!

All I want is almost free infinite download of all music and all movies where all the money goes to the producers.

Great marketing speak translator

[192939495969798999]

"unable to set profitable rates" = "unable to rip everyone off anymore"

grunka-lunka-dunkity-dahfitable,
we don't care if your service is profitable!

Re:I paid 99 cents for a comcast ppv NBC show

[Professor_UNIX]

If they don't include some kind of commercial interruption it screws up the flow of the show. After a witty comeback or cliffhanger the show needs to break to give the viewer time to process what they've seen. It's artistic integrity we're dealing with here people. That's why we need to preserve the commercials in their entirety whenever possible.

Re:Hey Zucker, go $#!^ in your own hat.

[dintech]

we want more money, give it to usssss!

Give it to us, precious! We wants it!

Re:Hey Zucker, go $#!^ in your own hat.

[geeknado]

Steak? Deal or No Deal feels far more like spam to me.

And a new character is born.....

[NiteShaed]

[fade in from black]
[hip charismatic kid]: Hi, I'm a Mac....
[middle-aged, sorta nerdy guy]: And I'm a P.C......
[insane looking creature who appears to be made from a conglomeration of movie monster parts]: And I'm the Entertainment Industry.....GIVE ME YOUR WALLETS YOU THIEVING BASTARDS!