Comments on: Metacafe Rumors Still Swirling http://newteevee.com/2006/12/07/metacafe-rumors-still-swirling/ NewTeeVee Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:45:20 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Metacafe Founders Cash Out Their Chips | Venture Capital Cafe http://newteevee.com/2006/12/07/metacafe-rumors-still-swirling/#comment-237038 Metacafe Founders Cash Out Their Chips | Venture Capital Cafe Thu, 01 May 2008 06:10:25 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/2006/12/07/metacafe-rumors-still-swirling/#comment-237038 <p>[...] are for cashing out the chips, but it seems like since the $700 million Yahoo acquisition rumors back in Dec 2006, it started to look like the company was running out of exit options. Last summer Metacafe was back [...]</p> [...] are for cashing out the chips, but it seems like since the $700 million Yahoo acquisition rumors back in Dec 2006, it started to look like the company was running out of exit options. Last summer Metacafe was back [...]

]]> By: Metacafe Founders Cash Out « NewTeeVee http://newteevee.com/2006/12/07/metacafe-rumors-still-swirling/#comment-236953 Metacafe Founders Cash Out « NewTeeVee Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:17:08 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/2006/12/07/metacafe-rumors-still-swirling/#comment-236953 <p>[...] at the time, in December of 2006, it seemed like a rumored tentative offer from Yahoo (we had heard anywhere from $200 to $700 [...]</p> [...] at the time, in December of 2006, it seemed like a rumored tentative offer from Yahoo (we had heard anywhere from $200 to $700 [...]

]]> By: NewTeeVee » Metacafe Demotes CEO http://newteevee.com/2006/12/07/metacafe-rumors-still-swirling/#comment-97 NewTeeVee » Metacafe Demotes CEO Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:22:31 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/2006/12/07/metacafe-rumors-still-swirling/#comment-97 <p>[…] Now is the time to sell a video-aggregating startup. Scuttlebutt says the window is closing with companies like eBaum’s World failing to find a buyer despite their efforts. Many had thought the window was closed, unless Metacafe could close its much-rumored acquisition by Yahoo or someone else. Valuations appear to be getting lower even if traffic isn’t headed south, what with lawsuits and maneuvering by the GooTube juggernaut. […]</p> […] Now is the time to sell a video-aggregating startup. Scuttlebutt says the window is closing with companies like eBaum’s World failing to find a buyer despite their efforts. Many had thought the window was closed, unless Metacafe could close its much-rumored acquisition by Yahoo or someone else. Valuations appear to be getting lower even if traffic isn’t headed south, what with lawsuits and maneuvering by the GooTube juggernaut. […]

]]> By: Silicon Valley Watcher--reporting on the business and culture of innovation http://newteevee.com/2006/12/07/metacafe-rumors-still-swirling/#comment-96 Silicon Valley Watcher--reporting on the business and culture of innovation Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:14:46 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/2006/12/07/metacafe-rumors-still-swirling/#comment-96 <p><strong>12.8.06: Rumors of Metacafe sale for $200-$700mn…</strong></p> <p>By Richard Koman for SiliconValleyWatcher TechCrunch and GigaOM are running rumors that video sharing site Metacafe will be sold for some hundreds of millions of dollars, anywhere from $200 million to $700 million. Way too much for an also-ran video s…</p> 12.8.06: Rumors of Metacafe sale for $200-$700mn…

By Richard Koman for SiliconValleyWatcher TechCrunch and GigaOM are running rumors that video sharing site Metacafe will be sold for some hundreds of millions of dollars, anywhere from $200 million to $700 million. Way too much for an also-ran video s…

]]> By: Julie http://newteevee.com/2006/12/07/metacafe-rumors-still-swirling/#comment-95 Julie Fri, 08 Dec 2006 14:31:31 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/2006/12/07/metacafe-rumors-still-swirling/#comment-95 <p>Metacafe's top 200 videos have many more views than YouTube's top 200, not to mention the fact that Metacafe's system makes your video surface on its own merit.</p> Metacafe’s top 200 videos have many more views than YouTube’s top 200, not to mention the fact that Metacafe’s system makes your video surface on its own merit.

]]> By: darryl p. http://newteevee.com/2006/12/07/metacafe-rumors-still-swirling/#comment-94 darryl p. Fri, 08 Dec 2006 01:33:24 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/2006/12/07/metacafe-rumors-still-swirling/#comment-94 <p>The Producer Rewards program they have will be a big plus to whoever buys them. All these YouTube creators are going to figure out someday that they are creating a lot of wealth for Google, and getting nothing in return.</p> The Producer Rewards program they have will be a big plus to whoever buys them. All these YouTube creators are going to figure out someday that they are creating a lot of wealth for Google, and getting nothing in return.

]]> By: alan patrick http://newteevee.com/2006/12/07/metacafe-rumors-still-swirling/#comment-93 alan patrick Thu, 07 Dec 2006 23:21:35 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/2006/12/07/metacafe-rumors-still-swirling/#comment-93 <p>$700m sounds high for what it is, iirc they are about 1/5 the size of GooTube which implies c $300 m, no doubt plus a premium for the paucity of alternatives.</p> $700m sounds high for what it is, iirc they are about 1/5 the size of GooTube which implies c $300 m, no doubt plus a premium for the paucity of alternatives.

]]> By: alan patrick http://newteevee.com/2006/12/07/metacafe-rumors-still-swirling/#comment-92 alan patrick Thu, 07 Dec 2006 23:20:15 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/2006/12/07/metacafe-rumors-still-swirling/#comment-92 <p>$700m sounds high for what it is, iirc they are about 1/5 the size of GooTube which implies c $300 m, no doubt plus a premium for the paucity of alternative.</p> $700m sounds high for what it is, iirc they are about 1/5 the size of GooTube which implies c $300 m, no doubt plus a premium for the paucity of alternative.

]]> By: Unified Studies http://newteevee.com/2006/12/07/metacafe-rumors-still-swirling/#comment-91 Unified Studies Thu, 07 Dec 2006 20:27:02 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/2006/12/07/metacafe-rumors-still-swirling/#comment-91 <p><strong>Metacafe and Yahoo…</strong></p> <p>When Terry Semel posted a blog about the reorg of Yahoo, I commented on his blog that "I think something big, bold and dramatic on the order of AOL’s taking down the walls, or Google scooping YouTube, will be necessary…</p> Metacafe and Yahoo…

When Terry Semel posted a blog about the reorg of Yahoo, I commented on his blog that “I think something big, bold and dramatic on the order of AOL’s taking down the walls, or Google scooping YouTube, will be necessary…

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