scott billups is a hollywood producer who is at the forefront of the new digital technology. he works from his high-tech home located on the edge of a los angeles canyon. [scott billups] you've got a broad base of people that can create content for an ever-expanding network of distribution, and i think it's only starting, because desktop production is-- impactful and dynamic as desktop production is, it's nothing compared to the next step, which is desktop broadcasting. the new cable environments, the new superhighway or internet or whatever you want to call this convergence, it goes both ways. it's not just like cable coming into your home, it goes back out, so you can add to, enhance, add, create your own content, whichever. [narrator] the revolution in communications could fundamentally alter how we work, learn, entertain ourselves, how we live, but will it be true for everyone? while some people are moving closer together in time-space, others are moving further apart. who will control this new future? are we creating a world of information rich and information poor? capt