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By: MySpace Videos To Become MySpace TV, YouTube Competitor

MySpace Videos To Become MySpace TV, YouTube Competitor — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 11:16:52 +0000

[...] speculated on News Corps plans for a YouTube competitor previously; rumors first surfaced in December 06 and more recently NBC and News Corp were to launch a site in March. Nothing much has happened since [...]

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By: Healtheee.com, a truly fantastic experiment » Blog Archive » NBC Piles On Google - YouTube Strategy in Question

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 12:52:49 +0000

[...] So the question is, if both sides want it, why hasn’t it happened yet? The infamous television network joint venture to compete with YouTube hasn’t, and probably won’t, materialize. YouTube has no competitor with enough market share to argue that they are a viable alternative. These companies need each other. [...]

By: Blog Mirrors » NBC Piles On Google - YouTube Strategy in Question

Blog Mirrors » NBC Piles On Google - YouTube Strategy in Question — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 12:07:10 +0000

By: NBC Piles On Google - YouTube Strategy in Question

NBC Piles On Google - YouTube Strategy in Question — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 11:58:51 +0000

By: Metacafe Traffic Dips, Acquisition May Have Stalled

Metacafe Traffic Dips, Acquisition May Have Stalled — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:48:25 +0000

[...] The rumors around a possible Metacafe acquisition continue to swirl around silicon valley, with Yahoo being considered the most likely acquiror, at a $300 millionish acquisition price. Another potential acquiror is a rumored industry consortium looking to buy its way into the space. We’ve gotten confirmation from a number of potential acquirors that the company hired Lehman Brothers to shop them around, and were asking for $200-$300 million. [...]

By: NewTeeVee » Viacom out of YouTube killer talks

NewTeeVee » Viacom out of YouTube killer talks — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 20:08:34 +0000

[...] Remember all of this talk about big media companies making their own YouTube? Well word got out today from Broadcasting&Cable that Viacom, owners of MTV, Nickelodeon and other big channels has backed out of the talks with NBC Universal, News Corp. and CBS. It looks like the big guys simply can’t agree on anything for their own good. Until Tuesday afternoon, Viacom was a big part of the talks. Why they backed out is unknown at this point, although it could be due to the fact Viacom’s MTV Networks Online and News Corp.’s MySpace are direct rivals to each other. Share/Send Topic: Online Video, Networks Tags: YouTube, Viacom, CBS, NBC, MTV [...]

By: TV Networks want their own YouTube » Web TV Wire

TV Networks want their own YouTube » Web TV Wire — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 22:22:04 +0000

[...] According to TechCrunch, Viacom and Disney have already dropped out of the discussions entirely, I find it particularly strange that Disney has dropped out since they are tied in with Apple, and hence iTunes, and the new iTunes video store has a lot to gain from a popular video sharing site built in its favor. [...]

By: links for 2006-12-11 - VOIPBLOG.IT

links for 2006-12-11 - VOIPBLOG.IT — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 20:53:32 +0000

[...] Rumor: i TV Networks USA progettano il rivale di Youtube? ll piano è quello di creare un’alternativa a Youtube dove pubblicare contenuti concessi in licenza dagli stessi networks e consentire agli utenti di vedere interi TV shows. Seconda parte del piano citare Google per violazione del copyright (tags: youtube broadcast tv video networks google metacafe) [...]

By: CBS to YouTube fans: Take it outside - Reuters Blogs

CBS to YouTube fans: Take it outside - Reuters Blogs — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 17:08:36 +0000

[...] The shape of things to come? It’s something to think about as some of the top U.S. TV networks mull creating a YouTube rival, according to reports stemming from Jon Fine’s BusinessWeek column. A TechCrunch report links those talks to speculation over a deal to buy rival online video service MetaCafe. [...]

By: Metacafe Traffic Dips, Acquisition May Have Stalled at Swiss Podcast Directory and Blog

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 12:20:36 +0000

By: Make Them Accountable / Media

Make Them Accountable / Media — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 12:05:11 +0000

[...] Media Titans in Talks to Create YouTube Rival News Corp., Viacom, CBS and NBC Universal are in talks about creating a video Web site to compete with Google’s YouTube. The talks are driven by the belief that YouTube is building a huge business off their content. Also: The group may acquire an existing video site to jump start the project. [...]

By: Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Metacafe Traffic Dips, Acquisition May Have Stalled

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 11:20:29 +0000

By: The Rotted Brain Podcast » Rotted Brain #26 12/09/06 - RottedNation

The Rotted Brain Podcast » Rotted Brain #26 12/09/06 - RottedNation — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 07:38:21 +0000

[...] 1. Bram Cohen pays to buy his own software (VentureBeat) 2. Get VC money from your cell phone (VentureBeat) 3. Major networks to compete with YouTube? (TechCrunch) 4. Cocaine-Mart (Newsvine) 5. YouTube launches ‘Quick Capture’ in hopes to get even crappier user-gen videos (ArsTechnica) 6. First generation ubergeeks began their massive and continually exodus (GigaOM) Listen Now: [...]

By: David Mackey

David Mackey — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 05:36:23 +0000

I just wish they would hurry up and put the materials on the web. There is a good bit already, but not as much as I’d like.

By: Fresqui.com

Fresqui.com — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 22:00:45 +0000

RUMOR: ¿Un nuevo y verdadero competidor de YouTube?…

Las mayores redes de televisión estan considerando crear un servicio de video online para competir con YouTube.
La tecnología sería muy sencilla y estaría basado en la plataforma Flash de Adobe. Estas redes autorizarían sus derechos online con el …

By: PULSE 2.0 » Blog Archive » Fox, Viacom, CBS, and NBC Universal Teaming Up To Take on YouTube

Sat, 09 Dec 2006 08:28:01 +0000

[...] Fox, Viacom, CBS, and NBC Universal Teaming Up To Take on YouTube Saturday, December 9th, 2006 Amit Chowdhry Today the Wall Street Journal reported that New Corp.’s FOX media company, Viacom Inc., CBS Corporation, and General Electric Company’s NBC Universal are currently in talks about developing a video website to compete with Google Inc.’s YouTube Inc. This information was provided by people that were close to the situation and also Mike Arrington mentioned his awareness on the subject as well in an article entitled ‘The Video Startup That May Never Launch.’ These companies are planning on taking this project with joint ownership which would serve as a primary source for streaming video feeds of the TV shows and other content that these networks provide. This would take marketshare away from YouTube and put advertising money in the pockets of these media titans. [...]

By: Rick McCharles » Blog Archive » can major TV networks cooperate?

Rick McCharles » Blog Archive » can major TV networks cooperate? — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 07:34:15 +0000

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By: Clicked : Use your head(line)

Clicked : Use your head(line) — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 04:41:03 +0000

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By: Hiptrigger

Hiptrigger — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 04:00:38 +0000

Wall Street Journal Dec 9: “Media Titans Again Discuss Site to Rival YouTube”
(quoted since it is via subscription)
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Four major media companies, including News Corp.’s Fox, Viacom Inc., CBS Corp. and General Electric Co.’s NBC Universal, are in talks about creating a video Web site to compete with Google Inc.’s YouTube, according to people close to the situation.

The companies, owners of most of the major TV networks, envision a jointly owned site that would be the primary Web source for video content from their networks, allowing them to cash in on fast-growing Web video advertising. They also have discussed building a Web video player that could play video clips from across the Web. A deal to create a competitor remains far off, however.

Walt Disney Co., owner of ABC, isn’t participating in the talks, because it wants to rely on the strength of its own brands, according to a person close to the discussions. ABC and the networks participating in the talks already offer some of their programming on their own Web sites.

The talks are driven by media companies’ belief that the fast-growing YouTube has built a huge business off their video content. Although many of the videos on YouTube are homemade videos uploaded by users, some of its most popular clips are pirated copies of television shows. YouTube was acquired by Google for nearly $1.8 billion in stock last month.

Some of the media companies have been discussing creating a YouTube competitor since the beginning of the year. Fox, CBS, NBC and Viacom, for instance, discussed a proposal from News Corp. that video content be hosted on Fox’s MySpace Web site, a popular social-networking site. But CBS, NBC and Viacom weren’t willing to put their content on a News Corp.-owned outlet. The current talks, which were revived by NBC this fall, are not contingent on using MySpace, according to a person close to the situation.

The latest round of talks could still founder. All the media companies are weighing attractive offers from Google to pay them licensing fees for their videos to play on YouTube. Google has offered to pay fees of as much as $140 million over three years to Fox, according to a person with knowledge of the offer. So far, NBC and CBS have struck deals to air some content on YouTube. NBC has said it was in talks with YouTube about reaching another unspecified content deal.

News Corp., Viacom and NBC previously held discussions about filing a joint lawsuit against YouTube for copyright infringement. YouTube contends that it hasn’t run afoul of copyright laws, because it immediately removes clips when copyright holders such as the networks complain about their inclusion on the site.

By: Faisal

Faisal — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 01:17:48 +0000

# Preppypunk

December 8th, 2006 at 11:47 am

It’s like a meeting with the heads of the Five Families.

……

Except there was no Godfather or boss of the bosses , to force an agreement.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 23:18:39 +0000

This would be a great idea if there was much left worth watching on network television.

By: manys

manys — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 20:18:32 +0000

So let me see if I remember this right…didn’t the major labels say they were going to create an online marketplace to compete with the iTunes store? And how many of those Yahoo portal-killers from 1998 are still around or even memorable?

Every independent innovation gets an announcement by its segment’s BigBiz players that they will be able to use their weight to make something better, never acknowledging the fact (?) that it’s their weight that prevented them from doing it in the first place. You think there haven’t been tech-savvy employees at the networks wanting to make a YouTube for 10 years, only to have their ideas get shunted into the roundbin at some low level?

This is just old-money feeling sorry for itself being torpid.

By: Akio Morita

Akio Morita — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 20:17:32 +0000

I think Brightcove might be a better acquisition target…they have a killer infrastructure, lots of agreements, a way to protect and generate revenue, and control subscriptions, etc.

They have been building an IPTV system for nearly two years now…shold be nice and mature.

By: Preppypunk

Preppypunk — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 19:47:40 +0000

It’s like a meeting with the heads of the Five Families.