Comments on: Streaming TV on ABC and MTV Is Profitable

By: Internet TV

Internet TV — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:29:26 +0000

Wow...I thought i read that it would be years before they turned a profit online!!

By: Dr. John Frink

Dr. John Frink — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:46:10 +0000

Karen is WAY over her head. She's a good marketer - and takes plenty of credit for various successes at Yahoo - but building a true business in broadband video aggregation is way beyond her.

The ivory tower in Philly (e.g. Comcast's HQ) needs to realize that they have NO MONOPOLY power on the Internet! The concept of competing where they do not have monopoly incumbency is just not part of their DNA.

Here's some free advice: Make On Demand Online an open API. E.g. if you want to watch legal programming on YouTube, say, or MetaCafe, you can authenticate against On Demand Online at those sites. Don't try to force everyone to FanCast - you don't have a monopoly anymore!

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Streaming TV on ABC and MTV Is Profitable « Liquid Media — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:29:04 +0000

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By: Steve R, Panache

Steve R, Panache — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:01:01 +0000

Yes, both companies announced that analog dollars are not becoming digital pennies, and there is a common thread in both ABC’s and MTVN’s strategies. Both groups have focused on delivering premium content that allows consumers to obtain and watch in a broadband, readily accessible on-demand environment while offering an audience to leading brand advertisers with superior ad products that work on the platform. Leaders like ABC and MTVN (as well as others like Fox…) are figuring out monetization models that are going to make “Internet delivered Television” consumer compelling, programmer profitable and advertiser effective. With technology costs always coming down, there is no reason why over time Internet delivered Television shouldn’t be as profitable for programmers and better for consumers and advertisers.

By: Liz Gannes

Liz Gannes — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:46:42 +0000

Seems that way to me, but I sure hope we can figure out how to monetize the new way, because I vastly prefer it.

By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:16:08 +0000

Except the money they make on digital is less than the money they make from TV. They may think it's additive, but it will most likely cannibalize and they may be in danger of decreasing subscription and advertising revenue.

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ABC and MTV making money with online video, but not much — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:54:50 +0000

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By: Marnie

Marnie — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:51:56 +0000

Great to see that they are monetizing this early to create a new business model. I watch a lot of shows streaming from NBC and ABC and it's definitely the wave of the future!

By: Marnie | Acai Berry

Marnie | Acai Berry — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:50:31 +0000

I watch a lot of shows via streaming now, on NBC.com and ABC as well. This is definitely the wave of the future and glad to see they are monetizing it early!