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Fast Forward: The Birth of Video Streaming, Media's Wild Child

Fast Forward: The Birth of Video Streaming, Media's Wild Child - Hardcover

by Craig Leddy
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Availability:In StockContributor:Craig LeddyPublish date:9/23/2025Pages:242
Language:EnglishPublisher:Koehler BooksISBN-13:9798888248669UPC:9798888248669Book Category:Business & Economics, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Industries, Television & Video, Corporate & Business HistoryBook Topic:EntertainmentSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.69 inchesWeight:1.0913Product ID:SCDM2DPFEQ

Long before Netflix, Amazon, and YouTube redefined entertainment, a team of innovators embarked on a groundbreaking mission: to create on-demand movie streaming, interactive shopping, and virtual gaming through the visionary concept of interactive television. Spearheaded by Time Warner CEO Jerry Levin, the ambitious Full Service Network (FSN) sought to outpace media moguls, including cable pioneer John Malone and Microsoft's Bill Gates, in a race for digital dominance.

In 1994 the developers risked it all to unveil the first-ever on-demand movies to a global press corps. Behind the scenes, their cutting-edge network teetered on the brink of collapse, threatening a public humiliation.

In Fast Forward: The Birth of Video Streaming, Media's Wild Child, renowned business journalist and television expert Craig Leddy reveals this thrilling story of innovation, teamwork, and resilience amid a backdrop of corporate hubris and greed. With unparalleled insight, Leddy connects the trailblazing efforts of the early digital pioneers to the streaming revolution that still is disrupting entertainment and culture. Their successes, failures, and lessons offer timeless wisdom for navigating today's digital business landscape.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Koehler BooksISBN-13:9798888248669UPC:9798888248669Book Category:Business & Economics, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Industries, Television & Video, Corporate & Business HistoryBook Topic:EntertainmentSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.69 inchesWeight:1.0913Product ID:SCDM2DPFEQ
Leddy, Craig: - Throughout a forty-year career as a business journalist, researcher, and educator, Craig Leddy has chronicled innovations in television. As a reporter and editor for Cablevision, Multichannel News, Electronic Media, and Light Reading, Leddy covered major milestones in cable, broadband, and interactive media history. Leddy founded Interactive TV Works, Inc. and produces and hosts the biannual Interactive Case Competition, which has mentored more than 500 business students. Leddy has taught popular industry courses to more than 7,000 media professionals, earning acclaim for his insights and engaging style. Leddy lives outside New York City, where he and his wife enjoy both traditional television and streaming.
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