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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. Once this new service became popular then the media companies could control the rules of distribution & advertising. So it is quite lofty to compare hulu with OPEC. Here is my case: 1.

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

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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. I think we are coming to a world with enormous amounts of content available on demand. At first the big shakeup was the option to watch what you wanted, when you wanted it.

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Why You Should Start a Company in. Los Angeles

SoCal Delicious

Surprisingly, Hollywood hasnt played a major role in the formation of new companies, which have tended to be in less glamorous though more lucrative areas like lead-generation and service (with obvious exceptions like JibJab and Hulu, a joint venture of Fox and NBC). Google acquired that and incorporated it. startup scene so hot.

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Interview With CEO Jason Njoku iRoko Partners | Africa’s Netflix Set To Disrupt US TV & Cable Market

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Iroko Patners had , a souring relationship with YouTube, Google Ads Words, Amazon Web Services even though the movie streaming firm had about eight million YouTube streams a month, with a $1 million revenue run-rate in 2011. The team is working with US-based advertisers, as well as exploring the TV and cable routes. Profitable?

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Internet Video is Hot, But Not a Money-Maker Yet

Startup Professionals Musings

Even the veritable YouTube doesn’t seem to be bearing as much fruit as Google clearly thought it could when it paid $1.65 Their revenue from advertising may approach one billion dollars this year, with most consumed by bandwidth and associated costs, YouTube isn’t even profitable yet. billion for the site in 2006.

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How I Use Visualization to Drive Creativity

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Where do the new entrants like YouTube, Pandora, iTunes, Huffington Post, Boxee, Netflix, Demand Media and other disruptive offerings fit into that equation and how is it changing? How much power does Google have due to search? I spent time on istockphoto and Google Images getting the images just right. I did self talk.

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