Fred Wilson illustrates the loss of control that large media companies are experiencing. In his example, he uses the upcoming release of a song from one of his favorite bands, the Arctic Monkeys. An overview of his example: Someone, somewhere got a hold of an unreleased song from the album, and blogged about it, posting… Continue reading Opportunity: Media Companies Losing Control of Their Content
Category: online video
Why Content Should Be Free
The New York Times reports on how TED, an organization that runs a yearly event for business, technology & non-profit folks, has recently found the compelling benefits of posting videos from their conferences: More advertising revenue. Exposure to millions who would otherwise never attend the event. “In so doing, TED is at the vanguard of… Continue reading Why Content Should Be Free
Newspapers Embracing Video
The Washington Post has redesigned their homepage to include a more prominent video player. They, of course, are not the only paper taking video seriously: “Video has become an increasing part of the online offering of newspapers. The New York Times has had a video player on its home page since last year. Wall Street… Continue reading Newspapers Embracing Video
Google, the Media Company?
As Google expands their online video business, they are in negotiations with content providers such as Dow Jones & Company, Condé Nast, Sony BMG Music Entertainment on syndication deals. “Google’s broad plan to bundle media content with ads depends on participation from media companies. On the one hand, Google’s network will bring more visibility of… Continue reading Google, the Media Company?
YouTube: Sharing Revenue with Content Creators
YouTube founder Chad Hurley has announced that in the future, the site will share revenue with those who create and upload videos to the site. His reason for waiting: “…he says he did not do that at first because he wanted to build a community of people who wanted to be there to be there… Continue reading YouTube: Sharing Revenue with Content Creators
Media Companies Unite, Hold Hands, and Dive into Online Video
Variety looks at attempts by large media companies to unite online to take control of their content and create a competitor to YouTube. Jeff Jarvis calls this the creation of TheirTube. In other words – creating something on their own terms, instead of the terms of their audiences needs and preferences. Jeff, as usual, has… Continue reading Media Companies Unite, Hold Hands, and Dive into Online Video
Deep Trouble for Deep Links
CNET is reporting on a recent court judgement preventing deep linking to webcasts. This case in particular deals with linking directly to supercross motorcycle videos, bypassing the sponsors who paid to be on the official site with the videos. The article looks at a few sides of the issue, and other recent legal cases involving… Continue reading Deep Trouble for Deep Links
Integrating Video Content
Andy Dickinson offers some tips for newspaper websites when adding video content to their arsenal. He suggests: Start small. Bulletins… start your video content with a short bulletin or news round-up. Keep it short. Link content. That last tip is crucial. I see so many sites create new areas for multimedia that are so separate… Continue reading Integrating Video Content
The Year of User-Generated Content & Web 2.0
In case anyone missed the past year, the reflections are starting to pour in. Read/Write Web has a great overview on the state of the online world, covering topics such as: Social networks RSS Web 2.0 Google VC money Localization Widgets Online video Blogs …and so much more. I was surprised the word “aggregation” didn’t… Continue reading The Year of User-Generated Content & Web 2.0
The Year of User-Generated Content & Web 2.0
In case anyone missed the past year, the reflections are starting to pour in. Read/Write Web has a great overview on the state of the online world, covering topics such as: Social networks RSS Web 2.0 Google VC money Localization Widgets Online video Blogs …and so much more. I was surprised the word “aggregation” didn’t… Continue reading The Year of User-Generated Content & Web 2.0