[orclev]

Interesting perspective. I can't help but think of what happened with E3 and PAX.

E3 decided that they wanted to be an industry only event and banned the general public and all but a handful of elite media companies. In reaction Penny-Arcade launched PAX as an E3 replacement for the general public, one that also focused more specifically on gaming than E3 had been. PAX was almost immediately a roaring success and E3 continued to slide into obscurity.

It will be interesting if we see a similar dynamic play out here, with say Netflix launching a Streaming Media Festival or something.