I occasionally consult with a French music fan, Guillaume Vieira, who, in his off hours as a web developer, obsessively collects sales news from labels and official industry statements all over the globe.
According to recent industry statements, the major Hollywood studios are planning to complete the switch to digital by ceasing to release 35-millimeter film altogether; 20th Century Fox promises to phase out film by the end of next year, and the others are expected to follow.
That report, together with several high-profile cases in which cruise lines were fined for polluting waters in Alaska, the Caribbean and elsewhere, did little to inspire public confidence in industry statements that cruise lines were doing their best to protect the environment.
These have provided an overview of big data research in different research fields [3]; a literature analysis to discover big data themes and a proposal for their consolidation into one definition [14]; and an analysis of industry statements on big data [15].
It is also almost certain that the industry statements were made with an eye to their PR value.
In fact, industry statements have indicated that job cuts will continue - but with no mention of FCC action as the culprit.
Industry statements in the media have confirmed nitarsone use in the turkey industry (Aubrey 2013), and the USDA estimates of per capita turkey consumption are increasing (USDA 2013).
In April, the C.E.O. of Netflix, Reed Hastings, made one of those ridiculous Silicon Valley titan-of-industry statements when, after being asked about the rival streaming services HBO and Amazon, said, "We're competing with sleep, on the margin".
"Words cannot express the deep sorrow we feel at the tragic loss of our friend, colleague and 30-year veteran of the mining industry," the statement said.
