Telemedia
Futures ‣ Futurist
by Gerd Leonhard
‣ Strategist
‣ Author & Blogger
www.mediafuturist.com
twitter.com/gleonhard

Media was a simple game... until now

The past
EGOsystem

The Future
ECOsystem

EgoSystem to EcoSystem
Future success in Telecom will not be possible
without real & deep engagement in Media &
Content (and therefore, Advertising, too)

Mobile + Social + Video: Major Game
Changers in Telecom & Media

Social
Media
beats
eMail !
Video beats
Search...?

Source: STLPartners /
Telco20.net

Upstream Downstream
Source: STLPartners /
Telco20.net

Key vortex-speed drivers

Expensive Cheaper Flat-Rated
New Ecosystem

Content: pricing logic will flip
Price Users
100
75
50
25
0
Was Will be

Content is only ~20% of the Cost
Thanks to Flickr.com/alextorrenegra

The future: Bundle + ++ ++
High-Def
Live Streams
Virtual Goods
Social
Commerce
...

Content: where is the value?
100%
Content / Copy

Content: where is the value?
Content
Context
Curation 10%
Timeliness 20%
Embodiment
Relevance 15%
Others
5% 20%
10%
20%

What matters is no longer that we
can actually connect and ‘download‘
all of it but who we connect with and
what we actually get i.e.
Content, Context,
Curation,
Community.

Lubricate the
system and make
content liquid

The quickest path towards economic suicide

But: the content pricing & licensing
issues cannot be solved without the solid
engagement of Telecoms, ISPs and
Operators (as well as the Advertisers)

Source: Techcrunch UK
Public, open and standardized
Content Licenses

Advertising
(2.0)
Telecom
Social
Networks

Rights holders and content owners
have the choice between
Control and declining Revenues
or
‘Open’ and
new Revenues

Please: forget most of what you know
about Advertising

Source: PaidContent.org

Friction is Fiction

TeleMedia Futures
Content
& Media
Telecom
Social
Networks Advertising

The Opportunity: Lubricate!

Telcos can no longer ignore the need
to solve the content problem online

Free gets you to
a place where
you can get
paid.
Quote by Fred Wilson, Union Square Ventures www.avc.com

• Social Networks are Broadcasters (yes...
like Radio & TV)
• These Broadcasts will be mostly mobile
• Social Networks are where next Generation
Advertising will go first
• Content owners have no choice but to
accommodate these
audiences in terms
of pricing and
usage models

Data is the new Oil...
Shared bookmarks, playlists, social markers
Click-trails and digital bread-crumbs
Opt-in information such as location
Ratings, comments, tags and other feedback

It’s not (just) about
transporting the bits -
it’s about transporting
The Meaning.

Media as a Service (MaaS)

Summary

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