''...with 61 percent of American adults using the Internet, up from 46 percent two years ago, analysts and media executives say the medium is beginning to change consumer expectations of what mainstream culture should offer. Consumers who were once content to sit back and absorb what was beamed at them are demanding more control over how and when they consume movies, television, newspapers and music.
And whether it turns a profit or not, media companies are being forced to respond. ...''
Investors May Have Repudiated the Internet, But Consumers Have Not (Amy Harmon and Felicity Barringer, New York Times) (registration required)
