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The Long Tail Theory 2006
                          Chris Anderson




The Long Tail Theory describes how the Internet has influenced
economics, commerce and consumption. Since Broadband was
introduced in 2001, these impacts have been most prominent.

i.e.   The Head is ONE shop that has 50 customers.
       The Long Tail is 50 websites than each have 1 customer.
The Film Industry




The Long Tail theory can be applied to the film industry in terms of how
films are distributed.

i.e.      The Head is a high street film retailer such as Blockbuster.
          The Long Tail is an online film distribution service such as
Amazon.
The Film Industry




This means that high street shops (the Head) that sell films are gradually becoming
less popular due to the restrictions they experience in terms of shelf-space.

Internet retailers (the Long Tail) do not experience this as they do not have a
physical shop. Their unlimited space shelf allows them to provide for niche
markets, increasing their customers as they have a wider variety of products.
For example…
Head                                                                             Long Tail




 The Head may contain: Cinema chains such as Cineworld, Odeon; film retailers such as
 HMV, Blockbuster etc.

 The Long Tail may contain: Internet sites such as Netflix, YouTube, LOVEFiLM etc.; iTunes
 etc.
 Due to the growing accessibility of the Internet, more and more films are being
 downloaded online rather than bought in the shops.
Impacts on the Film
         Industry
Advantages                       Disadvantages
Films are more available         Illegal downloads i.e.
online, increasing views and     Putlocker, Sockshare,
popularity.                      1channel.
Facilities such as film forums   High street shops lose sales
allow customers to give          as customers resort to online
feedback, helping the film       purchases.
industry to improve.
People can narrow down           Those without internet
their choices of film via        access are limited to only
filtering services.              films that are in shops.
Customers can see what films The atmosphere of going to
are similar to those that they the cinema is lost.
like, broadening target
audiences for other films.
Amazon (hard copy and
HMV, Blockbuster (stores)   digital such as Ebooks
                            or DVDs and Digital
                            Downloads)




                            Purely online – LoveFilm, Netflix

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The long tail theory

  • 1.
  • 2. The Long Tail Theory 2006 Chris Anderson The Long Tail Theory describes how the Internet has influenced economics, commerce and consumption. Since Broadband was introduced in 2001, these impacts have been most prominent. i.e. The Head is ONE shop that has 50 customers. The Long Tail is 50 websites than each have 1 customer.
  • 3. The Film Industry The Long Tail theory can be applied to the film industry in terms of how films are distributed. i.e. The Head is a high street film retailer such as Blockbuster. The Long Tail is an online film distribution service such as Amazon.
  • 4. The Film Industry This means that high street shops (the Head) that sell films are gradually becoming less popular due to the restrictions they experience in terms of shelf-space. Internet retailers (the Long Tail) do not experience this as they do not have a physical shop. Their unlimited space shelf allows them to provide for niche markets, increasing their customers as they have a wider variety of products.
  • 5. For example… Head Long Tail The Head may contain: Cinema chains such as Cineworld, Odeon; film retailers such as HMV, Blockbuster etc. The Long Tail may contain: Internet sites such as Netflix, YouTube, LOVEFiLM etc.; iTunes etc. Due to the growing accessibility of the Internet, more and more films are being downloaded online rather than bought in the shops.
  • 6. Impacts on the Film Industry Advantages Disadvantages Films are more available Illegal downloads i.e. online, increasing views and Putlocker, Sockshare, popularity. 1channel. Facilities such as film forums High street shops lose sales allow customers to give as customers resort to online feedback, helping the film purchases. industry to improve. People can narrow down Those without internet their choices of film via access are limited to only filtering services. films that are in shops. Customers can see what films The atmosphere of going to are similar to those that they the cinema is lost. like, broadening target audiences for other films.
  • 7. Amazon (hard copy and HMV, Blockbuster (stores) digital such as Ebooks or DVDs and Digital Downloads) Purely online – LoveFilm, Netflix