Rudy Provoost
Rudy Provoost
Rudy Provoostis a Belgian businessman and the Chairman and CEO of Rexel...
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The development of a seamless digital home is happening only gradually. We are still a way off from the truly digital environment, but we are making progress each year.
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Intellectual property is playing an increasingly important role for our group. It's just a fact of life in our business now that you have to cultivate and protect IP.
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What I would like to see is the European Commission taking a more proactive stance instead of a wait-and-see approach.
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We are blending movie and bonus material such that you won't see a difference anymore.
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There are so many players. There is a lot of intellectual property that went into this, and companies like Philips and Toshiba and Sony will all look for a return on investment. That is what makes it a challenging debate. It's like the CD days. Everybody looks for a fair reward.
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We need content and that is why we are entering into these types of alliances.