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By: Is Internet Television Already Here? «

Is Internet Television Already Here? « — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:11:00 +0000

[...] making their content available on the PC,” he said, referring to the BBC iPlayer and the NBC Hulu initiatives. “There is a clear recognition among the premium broadcasters that there is an underserved [...]

By: TheBlogItAll » Blog Archive » Hulu Private Beta Goes Live Tonight; Will YouTube Blink? [Hoolabaloo]

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:25:18 +0000

[...] The bastard child of News Corp. and NBC's love-hate relationship with GooTube, Hulu, is making its public debut this week, with the private beta going live tonight. The log-in form's already up, but those of us at Giz who've signed up for the beta haven't gotten our invites in the mail yet, so we haven't stuck our foot in the front door. Hulu's YouTube-killing voodoo is supposed be the fact that it's going to be awash in full-length episodes of TV shows, from Buffy the Vampire Slayer to The Pretender to Heroes, along with movies (The Breakfast Club!) and content from Sony, MGM and others, lojacked with "25 percent as much advertising as broadcast norms." NewTeeVee has a thorough rundown laying out most of what you'd want to know before sending your email address into the corporate mystery chute. [GigaOM] [...]

By: NBC y New Corp. lanzan Hulu para competir contra YouTube

NBC y New Corp. lanzan Hulu para competir contra YouTube — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:49:32 +0000

[...] otro lado en gigaom.com han realizado una encuesta con interesantes resultados, ¿ustedes qué [...]

By: Dhiren

Dhiren — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:51:24 +0000

So much for a clown company. I have always believed that it's not comedy show that has made youtube popular, it's normal people's comedy video.

By: Tech News » Blog Archive » Hulu, NBC-News Corp Online Service Launches « GigaOM

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:01:53 +0000

[...] Hulu, NBC-News Corp Online Service Launches « GigaOM [...]

By: John B

John B — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:45:11 +0000

I think Hulu will do well for high-quality videos of premium content.

However, this is far from a YouTube killer - especially since Hulu is only available in the US. If they open worldwide then YouTube may have something to worry about, but until then there's plenty of marketshare for YouTube.

By: alan p

alan p — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:53:07 +0000

You guys seem tobe avoiding its impact on Joost et al, surely its closer to that than YouTube?

By: Gerald Zuckerwar

Gerald Zuckerwar — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:32:04 +0000

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By: Sammy B

Sammy B — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 07:55:26 +0000

you guys are wrong. All the top videos are all not premium content, just look at the history. Youtube is just America's funniest video's on crack. i thik the are near peek market penetration and they will die down in the future. I like at them as the napster of video, the best thing that happen to them was to be bought by google. also they could have have gotten alot more of the sale. They should take a page from facebook's ..... book.

By: Lior Haner

Lior Haner — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 06:57:30 +0000

This looks like a great service and an interesting launch with competitive advantage. The only problem is if it will be blocked to the US only. This will only increase p2p downloading of shows in other countries instead of growing the overseas market share directly. Overseas partners will still be necessary for supplying the localized dubbed or subtitled versions so they shouldn't suffer.

By: Om Malik

Om Malik — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:44:35 +0000

I agree with you to a large extent, but i think we are beginning to see the audiences will now be looking for different content in different places.

It also offers different revenue opportunities for content owners. Ad supported streaming on their own destination sites, for-pay downloads on iTunes and other such stores, and short clips (ad-backed) on sites like YouTube are three ways to monetize their content. Joost type distribution platforms are another option.

Thoughts Joe?

By: joe shmoe

joe shmoe — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 04:57:14 +0000

IMO, I see this as the end of Youtube as we know it. It became a popular destination only because people could find the premium content, not for the jamie-vomits-on-cam typa videos. These home-made videos got some views BCOZ people who came to watch premium content browsed around too, mostly. Just the other day I was hunting for FRIENDS show online, I did go to youtube but found no episodes -- naturally, ended up on stage6 after getting bored with a couple of stupid home made videos.

BUT, if there is a site that has good quality content, why would I go to youtube as much?? Granted once in a while, but certainly the viewership would drop drastically with more and more premium content being pulled off. For sure.