Comments on: Big Media piles on YouTube — for Now http://newteevee.com/2007/02/15/big-media-piles-on-youtube-for-now/ NewTeeVee Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:08:16 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: TV and YouTube: It’s All About the Money http://newteevee.com/2007/02/15/big-media-piles-on-youtube-for-now/#comment-1791 TV and YouTube: It’s All About the Money Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:40:21 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/2007/02/15/big-media-piles-on-youtube-for-now/#comment-1791 <p>[...] and YouTube: It’s All About the Money Posted on March 2nd, 2007 in Video by Mike Abundo Paul Kaputska hits the nail on the head: Viacom’s YouTube pulldown and the new NBC chief’s mad ramblings are just pathetic, [...]</p> [...] and YouTube: It’s All About the Money Posted on March 2nd, 2007 in Video by Mike Abundo Paul Kaputska hits the nail on the head: Viacom’s YouTube pulldown and the new NBC chief’s mad ramblings are just pathetic, [...]

]]> By: NewTeeVee » 2007 » February » 20 http://newteevee.com/2007/02/15/big-media-piles-on-youtube-for-now/#comment-1790 NewTeeVee » 2007 » February » 20 Tue, 20 Feb 2007 20:20:57 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/2007/02/15/big-media-piles-on-youtube-for-now/#comment-1790 <p>[...] The clip is behind YouTube’s ‘may offend’ warning wall, which seems practical. Other, vastly more violent clips associated with a “narco trafficante” blood feud, were pulled only after a media firestorm last week. While network execs whine about YouTube being able to filter out boobs but not clips from the boobtube, what I wonder is why they’ve put age and content controls in place to allow violence, but not sexuality? But first, let’s take a look at the rap-battle clip and the meme it started in order to give it some context. [...]</p> [...] The clip is behind YouTube’s ‘may offend’ warning wall, which seems practical. Other, vastly more violent clips associated with a “narco trafficante” blood feud, were pulled only after a media firestorm last week. While network execs whine about YouTube being able to filter out boobs but not clips from the boobtube, what I wonder is why they’ve put age and content controls in place to allow violence, but not sexuality? But first, let’s take a look at the rap-battle clip and the meme it started in order to give it some context. [...]

]]> By: NewTeeVee » 2007 » February » 16 http://newteevee.com/2007/02/15/big-media-piles-on-youtube-for-now/#comment-1789 NewTeeVee » 2007 » February » 16 Fri, 16 Feb 2007 05:12:23 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/2007/02/15/big-media-piles-on-youtube-for-now/#comment-1789 <p>[…] Stuart Smalley 'Disappeared?'Eyespot on Brightcove's Sony BMG Turf?Exclusive: 88Slide Signs with EndeavorMapping the Online VideoWorldBig Media piles on YouTube -- for Now […]</p> […] Stuart Smalley ‘Disappeared?’Eyespot on Brightcove’s Sony BMG Turf?Exclusive: 88Slide Signs with EndeavorMapping the Online VideoWorldBig Media piles on YouTube — for Now […]

]]> By: Hank Williams http://newteevee.com/2007/02/15/big-media-piles-on-youtube-for-now/#comment-1788 Hank Williams Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:43:37 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/2007/02/15/big-media-piles-on-youtube-for-now/#comment-1788 <p>Why is this reported as news, or seen as interesting analysis. Is it shocking or suprising or even notable that if the media companies get paid for their content they are happy to offer it? And is this wrong? This is reported with a snarky undertone implying some nefarious desire to (oh my god) make money! How evil!!!!</p> <p>Oh and by the way, even if youtube were to negotiate payment them they <em>still</em> need filtering so they can figure out <em>who</em> to pay when a clip is played, and to figure out inapproriate posting. Because the rights behind video content are <em>much</em> more complicated than the rights behind audio content, and even a deal with all the media companies doesnt mean youtube will have the right to play all of their content because the media company may not have the rights to give to youtube. The issues are much more complicated than I feel like writing in a comment field but they are substantial, and almost never covered.</p> <p>Unfortunately, the simplistic reporting for the tech masses by the technorati misses important subtleties in the issues around content and rights. It happens all over the "blogosphere" and its really frustrating to read.</p> Why is this reported as news, or seen as interesting analysis. Is it shocking or suprising or even notable that if the media companies get paid for their content they are happy to offer it? And is this wrong? This is reported with a snarky undertone implying some nefarious desire to (oh my god) make money! How evil!!!!

Oh and by the way, even if youtube were to negotiate payment them they still need filtering so they can figure out who to pay when a clip is played, and to figure out inapproriate posting. Because the rights behind video content are much more complicated than the rights behind audio content, and even a deal with all the media companies doesnt mean youtube will have the right to play all of their content because the media company may not have the rights to give to youtube. The issues are much more complicated than I feel like writing in a comment field but they are substantial, and almost never covered.

Unfortunately, the simplistic reporting for the tech masses by the technorati misses important subtleties in the issues around content and rights. It happens all over the “blogosphere” and its really frustrating to read.

]]> By: Chris Dodge http://newteevee.com/2007/02/15/big-media-piles-on-youtube-for-now/#comment-1787 Chris Dodge Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:42:28 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/2007/02/15/big-media-piles-on-youtube-for-now/#comment-1787 <p>The problem with the quote:</p> <p>"commensurate with the value of the programming"</p> <p>is that content owners do value their content quite highly, so YouTube will have to offer some significant revenue in order to be granted a license. Whether YouTube can sell advertising at a rate high enough that to make all of the rev share splits work out, remains to be seen in '07.</p> The problem with the quote:

“commensurate with the value of the programming”

is that content owners do value their content quite highly, so YouTube will have to offer some significant revenue in order to be granted a license. Whether YouTube can sell advertising at a rate high enough that to make all of the rev share splits work out, remains to be seen in ‘07.

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