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Evolution Shift by David Houle

About David Houle

David Houle is a futurist, strategist and speaker. He has always been slightly ahead the curve. Houle spent more than 20 years in media and entertainment. He has worked at NBC, CBS and was part of the senior executive team that created and launched MTV, Nickelodeon, VH1 and CNN Headline News. He helped to create television series on A&E for ... more

Revisiting a Forecast about the Future of Cable Television - David Houle - MediaBizBloggers
By David Houle

Last November, I wrote a column here at MediaBizBloggers.com about the future of cable television. In that column from last November I forecast:

"Cable television subscriptions will experience noticeable percentage declines in ... more


A Futurist's Forecast for E-Books - David Houle - MediaBizBloggers
By David Houle

The recent announcement from Amazon that in the past three months they had sold more e-books for their Kindle reader than hardcover books is significant. It means that 2010 will be the year of lift off for e-books. Amazon said that it sold 143 Kindle books for every 100 hardcover books, including hardcovers for which there are no Kindle... more


The Issue of Privacy Today - David Houle - MediaBizBloggers
By David Houle

The recent – and ongoing – flap about privacy settings on Facebook is just the latest incident that makes us think about our privacy in this age of connectivity and social media. When we are confronted with this issue, predictably we seem to recoil and speak about invasion of privacy. We get upset that our personal data is or could... more


A 21st Century City – Part Two - David Houle - MediaBizBloggers
By David Houle

In a recent column here I wrote about Dubai and that it is a 21st Century city. As a futurist I felt at home being there as it feels like a city that is fully looking forward rather than stuck in a legacy past. In this column I want to... more


Upfront: Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me - David Houle - MediaBizBloggers
By David Houle

Many of you know that I spent a number of years in the advertising, media and entertainment businesses. After working at NBC and CBS, I was part of the sales team that launched MTV, CNN Headline News, Nickelodeon and VH1. More relevant to the subject of this column I partnered with my good friend Jack Myers to create Television Production... more



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