Comments on: Babelgum CEO Defends New Business Plan

By: Cian, Dublin

Cian, Dublin — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:34:50 +0000

Babelgum is a pretty interesting company, based in Dublin, Ireland its got a great team and I've heard interesting things about it for the future. There are rumours it is going to purchase rights off the state broadcaster in Ireland RTE and hopefully should be a good medium for irish media to go global. Best of luck to them!

By: Peter friedman

Peter friedman — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:10:16 +0000

My guess is that this Italian guy is starving for users, so that he can get contracts (and money) from advertisers.
I might be wrong but I think I remember that this company has known a lot of shifts in its strategy. The reason for producing content is a new shift which proves that the basic concept of babelgum is wrong.
PS : english is not my native language either and is probably also rough.

By: Chris Albrecht

Chris Albrecht — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:01:32 +0000

In hindsight, my own English was a little rough when I used the phrase "rough English." It was not meant as a slight. We were actually impressed that Mr. Zingarelli took the time to write us the note. In a world of over-polished press releases, his off-the-cuff remarks were refreshing and were appreciated.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:42:47 +0000

We spoke to him and we asked him to respond to your criticisms. Apologies for the link but I think it’s relevant:
http://en.onsoftware.com/babelgum-talks-about-content-and-the-future-of-web-tv/

By: Chris Albrecht

Chris Albrecht — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:15:47 +0000

Hi Pepe,

I wish that I could!

By: Pepe

Pepe — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:50:19 +0000

"pardon his rough English" You should have interviewed him in italian. ;-)