Kevin Spacey urges TV channels to give control to viewers
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Double Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey has challenged TV channels to give "control" to their audiences or risk losing them at his address at the James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at the Edinburgh Television Festival. The Hollywood star, whose recent foray into television -- House Of Cards -- has been a commercial and critical hit after it was released on streaming service Netflix, said there was a danger of "thinking that something which is working now will necessarily work a year from now". Spacey, who gave the keynote James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at the Edinburgh Television Festival this evening, said: "Clearly the success of the Netflix model -- releasing the entire season of House Of Cards at once -- has proved one thing: the audience wants control. They want freedom. If they want to binge -- as they've been doing on House Of Cards -- then we should let them binge." The actor said that way of working "demonstrated that we have learned the lesson that the music industry didn't learn -- give people what they want, when they want it, in the form they want it in, at a reasonable price, and they'll more likely pay for it rather than steal it". Spacey, who starred in and was also executive producer on the show which was nominated for nine Emmy Awards, warned the audience of media executives that "labels" were becoming meaningless and they risked being "left behind". He said: "If you watch a TV show on your iPad is it no longer a TV show? The device and length are irrelevant ... For kids growing up now there's no difference watching Avatar on an iPad or watching YouTube on a TV and watching Game Of Thrones on their computer. It's all content. It's all story." Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/10261424/Kevin-Spacey-urges-TV-channels-to-give-control-to-viewers.html Get the latest headlines http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Subscribe to The Telegraph http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=telegraphtv Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/telegraph.co.uk Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/telegraph Follow us on Google+ https://plus.google.com/102891355072777008500/ Telegraph.co.uk and YouTube.com/TelegraphTV are websites of The Daily Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.
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Spacey speaks the truth. My hero.
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The man who should have been Lex luthor.
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yes it is true at @2:22
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Why does this look as if it was filmed in 1970?
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Kevin Spacey urges TV channels to give control to viewers
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F.U. 2016
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Boyz ii men
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ох он бы мог быть политиком)))
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he is so right! I love Netflix, and the new series they are coming up with like Marco Polo, Daredevil, and of course house of cards, are amazing! and i can stop anytime and continue anytime. i think its worth my 7.99 ! so good yeah. I dont even watch TV anymore honestly.
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Hmm...yeah......Yeah....YEAH....You're RIGH-- jif?
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+1000000 points for everything he said being spot on...
...but -100 for pronouncing it "Jiff" -
It seems we are seeing more and more Illuminati hand signs from finger pointing to the outstretched arms of the media being openly displayed as the New World Order is gradually being ushered in..
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Americans have a load of shit tv and a dim witted sense of humour
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I always said for the past 3 years give People content, but Unfortunately Canadian Broadcasters still haven't grasped the concept bc they continue on purchasing American Shows ( nothing wrong with that ) buy hey Canada, how about now some MF great Canadian Original Programming !! It's fkn time !!!
#KevinSpacey, #Netflix , #CraveTv, #Shomi, #Superchannel -
THANKS PRESIDENT UNDERWOOD
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I agree.If people don't feel ripped off they are much more likely to pay for it. Most people might steal content but they want to know they are not being ripped off. If you are just selling bytes then why shouldn't people be allowed to take back rotten fruit just like they would at a green grocers. If I know what i'm getting is good i'll buy it but if it's piss poor I want my money back. Why should I pay the cost of your rotten produce when all you're selling me is data!
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Give the "people" what they want!
Dancing on Ice,
Masterchef,
I'm a Celebrity...
Ok, Let's not. >__> (The "people" are morons who only want to binge on trash TV)
BRING BACK Antoine De Caunes, Bring back EUROTRASH! :)
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