Everyone in the Web 2.0 world hears news coming from companies like Youtube and Hulu on a seemingly daily basis. However what most tech blogs fail to cover is the (for lack of a better term) unsexy part of the online media business. These companies are uploading, managing ...
Companies like Hulu and TidalTV have been expanding the adoption rate of long form content online, however Frank N. Magid Associates, a research analyst, and Metacafe released a survey revealing consumer behavior and preferences in online video viewing that shows that short form content is viewed more than long form. ...
Southern Comfort has announced that it is partnering with several music and lifestyle sites to bring the SoCo Music Experience to the web in the form of custom episodic content. Music fans will get a taste of the music festival experience from the fans perspective mixed with live performances and ...
Why would I analogize youtube/poor quality viral videos to a disease? Because it is damaging an entire online video marketplace. Yes, these videos are entertaining and they have become a part of everyday life, however advertisers are not lining out the door wishing to have their brand associated with this ...
Atom.com has relaunched and re branded their entertainment portal in conjunction with Comedy Central. Not pretending to go after youtube, it appears they are positioning Atom.com to compete directly with Will Ferrel's Funnyordie video site.
We all knew this was coming, this afternoon TidalTV launched their beta website, which they are touting as a true competitor to Hulu.com.
Online video is here to stay, and there will be business models that evolve into fully profitable enterprises. In my opinion this will be due to increasing the number of in-stream ad units users are willing to put up combined with decreasing bandwidth fees.
To get the answer to this question, just ask Dallas Maverick's owner, Mark Cuban. Mark has been widely quoted as despising Youtube (GOOG) and everything it stands for. And he has not backed down with his latest Blog post when he said: "Hulu is kicking Youtube’s Ass".
