Comments on: Report: Revver Asking For $500,000 to Sell http://newteevee.com/2008/02/06/report-revver-asking-for-500000-to-sell/ NewTeeVee Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:45:20 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Internet TV Blog » Blog Archive » Revver is For Sale! http://newteevee.com/2008/02/06/report-revver-asking-for-500000-to-sell/#comment-231530 Internet TV Blog » Blog Archive » Revver is For Sale! Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:34:09 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/?p=3128#comment-231530 <p>[...] reported by many other sites, Revver is for [...]</p> [...] reported by many other sites, Revver is for [...]

]]> By: LiveUniverse Buys Revver for More than a Song « NewTeeVee http://newteevee.com/2008/02/06/report-revver-asking-for-500000-to-sell/#comment-231528 LiveUniverse Buys Revver for More than a Song « NewTeeVee Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:29:19 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/?p=3128#comment-231528 <p>[...] last night for a price “many multiples more” than the $500,000 to $1.5 million reported recently, according to a source close to the [...]</p> [...] last night for a price “many multiples more” than the $500,000 to $1.5 million reported recently, according to a source close to the [...]

]]> By: Report: Revver Asking For $500,000 to Sell http://newteevee.com/2008/02/06/report-revver-asking-for-500000-to-sell/#comment-231272 Report: Revver Asking For $500,000 to Sell Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:06:12 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/?p=3128#comment-231272 <p>[...] Report: Revver Asking For $500,000 to Sell - NewTeeVee Revver is looking to sell itself for between $300,000 and $500,000, plus the assumption of some $1 million in debt, CNET reported today, citing unnamed sources. CNET also repeats Contentinople’s report that LiveUniverse was looking to buy the company, saying that the deal fell through. Revver had raised $12.7 million from Comcast, Turner, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Bessemer Venture Partners, Draper Richards and William Randolph Hearst III, but hasn’t raised any new money (that we know of) since the summer of 2006. [...]</p> [...] Report: Revver Asking For $500,000 to Sell – NewTeeVee Revver is looking to sell itself for between $300,000 and $500,000, plus the assumption of some $1 million in debt, CNET reported today, citing unnamed sources. CNET also repeats Contentinople’s report that LiveUniverse was looking to buy the company, saying that the deal fell through. Revver had raised $12.7 million from Comcast, Turner, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Bessemer Venture Partners, Draper Richards and William Randolph Hearst III, but hasn’t raised any new money (that we know of) since the summer of 2006. [...]

]]> By: Brian Andrews http://newteevee.com/2008/02/06/report-revver-asking-for-500000-to-sell/#comment-230970 Brian Andrews Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:04:26 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/?p=3128#comment-230970 <p>This is bad news. We respect and admire Revver and look at them as a brother in the revenue sharing UGC/Indie content space.</p> <p>They lost some big names, and internal talent. But there is still value here. Niche content sites need to get leaner and lower the burn rate in order to be sustainable. But with the global reach of the web, niche destinations can survive.</p> This is bad news. We respect and admire Revver and look at them as a brother in the revenue sharing UGC/Indie content space.

They lost some big names, and internal talent. But there is still value here. Niche content sites need to get leaner and lower the burn rate in order to be sustainable. But with the global reach of the web, niche destinations can survive.

]]> By: RevMeUp http://newteevee.com/2008/02/06/report-revver-asking-for-500000-to-sell/#comment-230955 RevMeUp Thu, 07 Feb 2008 06:30:27 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/?p=3128#comment-230955 <p>I love revver, they have THE BEST video player online... It's too bad that they are faltering.</p> I love revver, they have THE BEST video player online… It’s too bad that they are faltering.

]]> By: SanFranGuru http://newteevee.com/2008/02/06/report-revver-asking-for-500000-to-sell/#comment-230941 SanFranGuru Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:50:46 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/?p=3128#comment-230941 <p>Poor leadership + no feasible business model, + no traffic = no surprise company has failed</p> Poor leadership + no feasible business model, + no traffic = no surprise company has failed

]]> By: alexmoskalyuk » Blog Archive » Revver продает себя http://newteevee.com/2008/02/06/report-revver-asking-for-500000-to-sell/#comment-230918 alexmoskalyuk » Blog Archive » Revver продает себя Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:30:23 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/?p=3128#comment-230918 <p>[...] Revver выставил себя на продажу, лишний раз подчеркнув, что делать видео-проект в [...]</p> [...] Revver выставил себя на продажу, лишний раз подчеркнув, что делать видео-проект в [...]

]]> By: no surprise http://newteevee.com/2008/02/06/report-revver-asking-for-500000-to-sell/#comment-230914 no surprise Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:51:35 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/?p=3128#comment-230914 <p>wow, not sure if i should buy revver or remodel my pantry. i think i'll remodel my pantry</p> wow, not sure if i should buy revver or remodel my pantry. i think i’ll remodel my pantry

]]> By: Want to buy a video-sharing site? - - mathewingram.com/work http://newteevee.com/2008/02/06/report-revver-asking-for-500000-to-sell/#comment-230892 Want to buy a video-sharing site? - - mathewingram.com/work Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:43:58 +0000 http://newteevee.wordpress.com/?p=3128#comment-230892 <p>[...] I was a fan of Revver’s model early on, because I thought it made sense to compensate video artists whose clips drove a lot of traffic to the site. Among the beneficiaries of this model were video artists such as the Eepybird team (the guys behind the Diet Coke and Mentos videos) and the Lonelygirl15 project, as well as a range of other artists, including the Ask A Ninja guys and the creators of the “Will It Blend” videos. Liz Gannes at NewTeeVee has more background on Revver. [...]</p> [...] I was a fan of Revver’s model early on, because I thought it made sense to compensate video artists whose clips drove a lot of traffic to the site. Among the beneficiaries of this model were video artists such as the Eepybird team (the guys behind the Diet Coke and Mentos videos) and the Lonelygirl15 project, as well as a range of other artists, including the Ask A Ninja guys and the creators of the “Will It Blend” videos. Liz Gannes at NewTeeVee has more background on Revver. [...]

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