Chinese video site 56.com launched an initiative yesterday that allows video uploaders to charge viewers for access to content. The site set up kankan.56.com where people can upload and set their own prices. 56.com will take a 10 percent cut of sales, with the remaining 90 […] Read more »
Boxee Clones Mozilla to Get Hulu; in the ongoing back and forth, the media platform mimics Firefox, so if Hulu wants to block it again, it will have to block all Firefox users. (Silicon Alley Insider) That may be an unwanted expansion for Hulu, but where […] Read more »
Disney Fights Piracy on Site it Funded; 56.com, funded by Steamboat Ventures had bootlegged Disney content like full-length copies of WALL-E up on the site. (The Wall Street Journal) YouTube Testing HD Videos; video giant stealthily trying out the higher quality 720p format. (Epicenter Blog) CNET […] Read more »
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The Chinese video market is currently much more volatile than ours in the U.S., with startups scoring huge rounds of funding to compete for a rapidly growing broadband userbase, but also facing the risk of closure if they can’t get on good terms with the government. […] Read more »
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