The Online Video Bonanza

The world of anything, anywhere, anytime, media that the Trends Editors have been anticipating since the 1980s finally achieved critical mass in 2006. Aside from gaming, it’s the fastest-growing area of media. What’s ahead? Who will win and who will lose? What opportunities lie ahead? We’ll explain.

As Bill Gates told a gathering of business leaders at the World Economic Forum in January 2007, within five years consumers will abandon television in favor of watching video online. As Reuters^{1This content is for TRENDS SUBSCRIPTION members only.}