In Viacom Suit YouTube Has Already Won

Let’s face it. Google’s acquisition of YouTube meant that any attempt to shut the service down would fail. The best either side can hope for is a fast end to the legal battle and a clearer, more universal method of enforcing the DMCA.

Both sides have money, but Google has the advantage of being the leader [...]

NBC Direct Still Sucks Two Years Later

Last rant before leaving. NBC Direct sucks. Period. Their “HD Download” service is a great idea, especially for people who want higher quality and dont mind downloading in the background.

In case anyone is interested, check out the forum on the My.NBC message board. Thread started in August of 2008. In that entire time, there [...]

My Watershed Week of Online Video

Sure we gripe about quality. And advertising. And content availability. And authentication. And monetization. And… and…. and….

But today, I’m not bitching at all. Yesterday was my personal online video watershed moment. The one when you sit back – lean back, in the parlance of our time – and say, “Damn. This Really Is GOOD.”

I recently [...]

Video Advertising: Glass Half Full, Damnit!!

For those of you who know me, this might come as a big surprise. I see the video advertising market, and the recent performance data from comScore, YuMe, TubeMogul and eMarketer as very POSITIVE signs of a healthy market that is ripe with opportunity. The online video ad market is a glass half full, and [...]

Happy 5th B-Day, YouTube. Here's a Pile of Steaming Poo....

Happy birthday to everyone’s favorite video site, YouTube. What? Its NOT everyone’s favorite video site? Did I read Dan Rayburn’s blog about it? He said what?

To Mark YouTube’s 5th birthday, StreamingMedia’s Dan Rayburn bequeaths them a gift of a big steaming pile dog poo, reminding us all not how great YouTube is, but rather, [...]