I’m pretty wrapped up in my current project to start something new, but have been sitting on an idea for quite some time and I believe now is the time to act upon it. Unfortunately, I’m going to have to watch from the sideline for this one.
The idea is about television pilots. Studios and private investors pay some serious cash to film these pilots but 99% of them sit on the shelves due to many different reasons. Why don’t we take the catalog of these pilots and enable them over the web and allow the world to view?
This is fantastic for the television industry as the pilots are currently collecting dust in a storage warehouse somewhere and now, we can dust them off and monetize them. The business model around these pilots would be a subscription fee, on demand fee, or advertising model.
Remember, there is an audience for each pilot out there. Chances are they were shelved for not building enough viewers, but at that time they were being tested, they did have at least some viewers…..
Also, pilots were cancelled for many reasons, so there is bound to be a television pilot that is going to do very well when brought back, that it will become a prime time show.
This idea has been sitting with me for quite some time but I certainly want to see it exist in the marketplace so that’s my motivation for sharing. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or leave comments with your thoughts. I’d love to hear what you think…
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