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How Online Video Companies Can Increase Margin and Build Better Businesses

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In my last post I pointed out that many of the media commentators who have criticized the YouTube video network companies as not having strong businesses were mistaken. Much of network television can cost $100,000 / minute to produce. It’s why many talent agencies or ad networks struggle to get scale advantages.

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E2: Evolution of Entertainment Conference at USC

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The event is designed for professionals and students alike who are interested in or are currently working in the field of entertainment or new media. Digital Distribution; Barry Blumberg, President of Smash; Tom Fuelling, CFO of Hulu; Matt Brown, Executive Vice President of Sony Pictures and Diego Berdakin, President of Beachmint.

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All The Questions You Wanted Answered about Bird Scooters and Their Recent $300 Million Funding

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Ah, but Bird doesn’t have network effects! That has allowed the company to launch in many markets, build amazing applications, design future versions of the scooter and monetize while many companies are still just drawing up their go-to-market plans. You don’t “Bing” information or “Hulu and chill.” There is nothing viral!

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Top Tips for Streaming Services: Cutting the Cord the Smart Way

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Streaming services are designed to be easy – open an app, hit play, and you’re pretty much just where you want to be. Hulu/Hulu Plus. Hulu offers current shows ASAP. Pay to Watch: If you didn’t already know, paying a few bucks more a month will get you Hulu Plus without (hardly any) commercials.

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TZ & GR Present REACH | Disruptive Technologies Impacting the Future of Gaming

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At G4, Scot served as VP of Program Editorial and Internet, and developed, Produced, and Hosted G4TV.COM, the network’s interactive talk show. Before G4, Scot founded All Games Network (AGN). He joined SGN from Fox where he was Vice President of Business Development and worked on the acquisition of MySpace and the launch of Hulu.

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Why Hulu is the OPEC of Online Video

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The formation of Hulu was defensive – designed to stop another YouTube or Napster from emerging and causing disruption to the TV industry. To say that the tech elite were cynical of Hulu’s launch would be an understatement , but by the time it launched just a few months later it was getting great reviews.

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TVSync’s Open API Uses Video and Audio Recognition Across All Four Screens

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TVSync’s parent company Voible , has provided fingerprint protection technology to most major movie studios and TV networks since 2005. There was an inkling of the changes to be when interactive TV services like NetFlix, Hulu and On Demand debuted as frenemies to traditional TV viewing. What does that mean? Even more choices.