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The networks are rapidly becoming less dependent on traditional distributors like cable and satellite companies.
In fact, the biggest fight now is not between Netflix and traditional distributors, but between DirecTV and News Corporation.
The company has been resistant, because an Internet subscription option could upset its much more lucrative relationships with traditional distributors.
Apple has also talked to television networks about offering access, for a monthly fee, to a selection of their hit shows, bypassing traditional distributors.
Other media companies have also tweaked their online streaming strategies in recent months because TV executives are wary of damaging their relationships with traditional distributors.
Intel is trying to create a similar type of service; if it succeeds, then traditional distributors may feel the need to sell something similar.
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This nuance might easily be lost under the watch of a traditional distributor with bigger titles to look after, and perhaps that's the greatest strength of self-distribution: it says that every film, big or small, is worthy of special attention.
Now, thanks to such tech innovations as digital projection and online VOD, releasing a film without the aid of a traditional distributor is finally a viable reality, and many film-makers are jumping at the chance to go direct to the audience.
Such an elaborate package might seem at odds with the scrappy aesthetic common to most DIY culture, but the chance to present her film in just the right context is what drew Finlay to self-distribution in the first place, after a traditional distributor suggested that her work would suit a "stack 'em high and sell 'em cheap" approach.
Even if the decision will mean more and better content for its users, as Wood claims, siding with a big traditional distributor over a large number of independents could scare some developers off.
After qualifying to sign up with a traditional distributor, the landscape opened up tremendously.
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