The control of the ‘ player ‘ is already becoming a crowded place in the online world with the above forming a few of the ever increasing tangle of software players on the market.

All of these players and other video serving portals will have to define and work on their delivery models, data and Technology in all if this is key. From the delivery and segmentation, to the response and interaction of both the adverts and programming alike.

There is no doubt over the months these will soon converge into a few (mainly based on content deals they are able to strike and the success or failure of the law suits being filed) it is Cable and Satellite who should be concerned.

Who is the next big Cable company?

Microsoft and Sony

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The networks have a lot of advantages, but the key is going to be user-centric execution. If they throw up all kinds of roadblocks between the user and the content, they will lose.

More thoughts here:
http://blog.agrawals.org/2007/.....s-gootube/

I also didn’t name it Clown Co. Google did. That shows a lot of arrogance at Google. But they are winning the battle of the press early on.

I am hardcore web2.0 technologist, I can hardly spend more than 15 mins a week with youtube, I know them for more than a year. If Fox puts Simpsons online, I will spend lot of time to entertain and rejuvinate.

Why do you ridicule it as ClownCo, what they are doing is making their content available to second screen (PC) or third screen (mobile). I would applaud rather than ridicule this move. Both Google and NBC/Fox both have deep packets, they just dont want to play into google’s hand. This article diminished my respect for Techcrunch. Content is king, people switch from Youtube to xyz just like we change channels on tv. ClownCo or what ever you call is 20 years ahead of youtube interms of content, may be their top-level management is arrogant but we have to respect the content. Our personal feelings shouldn’t reflect how we report.

And here a lot of people talking about… let me see… about just a fucking logo!! Incredible. Congratulations for manipulating us. Yout money was well invested Clown Co.

The logo is very well designed..

From the post:
“This week, the distribution partners came to agreement with the networks. AOL, MSN, MySpace and Yahoo (Google’s primary competitors, plus News Corp.’s MySpace) were all on board.”

We can basically replace the word distributor with “not Google”. What this announcement really means is that clownco is now going to aggressively ensure that their content only goes where it is allowed.

Now is the time!

User-generated-content is the new king of the media throne. I may sound incredibly repetitive but it is the goddamn truth. What is needed is a body that can represent the (distribution) rights of users that create their own content. A body that can work with all of the online video sharing platforms and (technology) to ensure that the content creator’s rights are protected and their preferences enforced.

Under normal circumstances, i would say that gootube is in trouble with announcement. After all, content is king. if i need to see the latest episode of whatever hit series, i dont care if i see it on youtube or aol video. as long as it is their and it is easy and enjoyable to watch.

Yet these are not normal circumstances. “whatever hit series” sucks. Produced television content is ridiculous and completely foolish. user generated content is the next era of entertainment. And now is the time to structure its access properly, before the network clowns come in a muck everything up.

While the demand for network television is great, this demand is short-term and due to die out any day. the clowns may be able to attract some traffic in the short term, using their contrive poop-for-content: but when the users take control of their own content and demand that it is played only on the platforms they allow, poop-for-content will become just one of the millions of sought-after video content.

User Generated Commercials

The bravado is in the same category as as AT&T “re-inventing television” and Microsoft enabling “differentiated TV experiences.” Both of these claims are without merit. Regardless, those press releases were intended to buy time.

The whole “trust us, the substance will come later” messaging is designed to calm Wall Street concerns that shifts in the marketplace seem to be detrimental to the established players. This message is not directed at you.

Regardless, for anyone that doubts the potentially dire implications of this ongoing transformation to the media landscape, I offer two parallel examples in other industries that demonstrate the rise and fall of great commercial empires — remember Pan American Airways, and Western Union?

My point: when the industry heavyweights issue a press release that says little more than “don’t ignore us, we intend to be a player, honest” — someone very significant is happening, and they know it.

Well let’s look at it from the proper perspective:

#1 You’re not a reporter.
#2 They don’t advertise with you nor are they your friends, so they can’t expect the cream puff treatment that you give to web 2.0 treacle.

I don’t think they’ll do well, but I’ll certainly root for them

http://www.cafepress.com/clownco

Oz Har Adir > So true

Yet, they call themselves media, and this is a bubble…