Battle for Big-Screen Bucks

摘要

Not far from Baltimore Harbor, where a famous battle inspired Francis Scott Key to compose The Star-Spangled Banner, SID 2003's own "Battle for Big-Screen Big Bucks" drew an attentive crowd of about 400 attendees away from the lure of the Baltimore Inner Harbor's good food and history. The discussion quickly focused on issues that affect television, continuing a theme that began with the first SID Business Conference held earlier in the week [please see the author's Business Conference review article in this issue ― Ed.]. The Consumer Electronics (CE) market ― rather than the information-technology (IT) market ― is expected to be the source of the "big bucks," even though it is not quite clear where ordinary folks will find those big bucks to spend. The issues were debated by a blue-ribbon panel representing a variety of technology interests.