Winners Take All

BBC: Not just in rockonomics but everything. That's why Hollywood pay millions to old stars who are "proven", remake the old "hits", raid the yesterday "TV shows", etc. Truly sad state of affair, but it's bound to go on, until we find alternative business model.

"Early on in the entertainment industry, it's in the interest of the business to think of themselves as throwing a party, not selling a product. I think they attract more of a following that way... But over time, the industry takes more the form of a market and is driven by market forces. The Superbowl initially felt like it was rewarding its fans. But then it becomes established and the League finds it in its interest to push up prices."