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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.

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How Laudville Is Bringing Your Entertainment Life Together

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We''re now in beta, and are incorporating services like iTunes, Amazon, and Hulu, and will be incorporating more (this) year. If you look at what Pinterest does for anything design related, it''s not just fashion, it''s not just design, it''s not just DIY, it''s everything. What''s the business model behind this?

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How Online Video Companies Can Increase Margin and Build Better Businesses

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You must find ways to get some distribution through other online partners like Hulu or package up shows for distribution on Roku or Xbox. The benefit of networks is that you can hand curate the videos that run in the network providing higher-quality, better control and more brand-safe content for advertisers. Set design.

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There’s No Such Thing as an MCN. It’s a Figment of Your Imagination

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The reason is that most people equate MCN with “YouTube aggregators” meaning people who sign up video creators, roll them up into a single content management system and then collect advertising revenue from YouTube. YouTube aggregation isn’t a business. The platforms are expanding and fragmenting. And Vidme.

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How I Use Visualization to Drive Creativity

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The need for creativity extends well beyond product design. Yet most startups seem to constrain creativity to product design. I did this when I talked about my metaphor that Hulu was like Opec. Stupidly I never tested my model with Hulu themselves until after the blog post was published. Many people are visual thinkers.

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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. Hyper contextualized advertising and granular measurements (like AdSense is to the web) will be established for TV. The race to establish the standard is on.

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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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However, I can tell you that until recently, our business model was based purely on advertising and yes, it was profitable. The team in London is around 15 people – mostly tech, design, business development and marketing people there. The team is working with US-based advertisers, as well as exploring the TV and cable routes.

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