Comments on: British Broadcaster: YouTube Is “Parasite,” Content Is King http://newteevee.com/2008/09/15/british-broadcaster-youtube-is-parasite-content-is-king/ NewTeeVee Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:01:57 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Shakir Razak http://newteevee.com/2008/09/15/british-broadcaster-youtube-is-parasite-content-is-king/#comment-245340 Shakir Razak Wed, 17 Sep 2008 06:10:25 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=8547#comment-245340 <p>Hi,</p> <p>Dealing with most large rights-holders in Europe is such a energy-draining experience compared with American/Asian content-producers.</p> <p>There's people who get it, and people who don't get it, essentially what Daniel said, the inability to comprehend and differentiate "online" distribution.</p> <p>even an old fogey like Murdoch gets it, let alone the young wonders at MTV and CBS!</p> <p>Is it any wonder that YT took off so quickly when it took the hurdles down, and removed any friction between viewer and content. Old media (some) takes so long to catch up, that by the time they do, its too late, and then they complain, rather than grasping the nettle early -but then ITV is also the company that had the largest social network in the UK, and by being late to the party (removing the pay-wall), now has minimum visibility.</p> <p>Kind regards,</p> <p>Shakir Razak</p> Hi,

Dealing with most large rights-holders in Europe is such a energy-draining experience compared with American/Asian content-producers.

There’s people who get it, and people who don’t get it, essentially what Daniel said, the inability to comprehend and differentiate “online” distribution.

even an old fogey like Murdoch gets it, let alone the young wonders at MTV and CBS!

Is it any wonder that YT took off so quickly when it took the hurdles down, and removed any friction between viewer and content. Old media (some) takes so long to catch up, that by the time they do, its too late, and then they complain, rather than grasping the nettle early -but then ITV is also the company that had the largest social network in the UK, and by being late to the party (removing the pay-wall), now has minimum visibility.

Kind regards,

Shakir Razak

]]> By: Liz Gannes http://newteevee.com/2008/09/15/british-broadcaster-youtube-is-parasite-content-is-king/#comment-245282 Liz Gannes Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:55:30 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=8547#comment-245282 <p>Thanks Sonny, fixed.</p> Thanks Sonny, fixed.

]]> By: Daniel http://newteevee.com/2008/09/15/british-broadcaster-youtube-is-parasite-content-is-king/#comment-245277 Daniel Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:14:38 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=8547#comment-245277 <p>Grade, somewhat not surprisingly, misses the point. By making such brash statements, he buries his head in the sand, ignores real and dramatic shifts in consumer behavior and gives other media execs unneeded ammo. He also fails to distinguish between Google/Youtube, which will indeed take and distribute his content without permission, and companies like Joost, which are set up only to distribute his content with his permission and with a deal he has signed that likely gives him the bulk of the revenue generated, otherwise they won't distribute it. That's not a parasite, that's a distributor. In fact, if he were a little smarter, he'd back companies with Joost's model if not Joost itself. Joost et al struggle because the ITVs of the world won't cut deals with them for the best content, which only means they are creating a world where youtube, etc will prevail, in which case he can count on a continued erosion of his business. And this is why big media execs don't seem to the rest of us to get it.</p> Grade, somewhat not surprisingly, misses the point. By making such brash statements, he buries his head in the sand, ignores real and dramatic shifts in consumer behavior and gives other media execs unneeded ammo. He also fails to distinguish between Google/Youtube, which will indeed take and distribute his content without permission, and companies like Joost, which are set up only to distribute his content with his permission and with a deal he has signed that likely gives him the bulk of the revenue generated, otherwise they won’t distribute it. That’s not a parasite, that’s a distributor. In fact, if he were a little smarter, he’d back companies with Joost’s model if not Joost itself. Joost et al struggle because the ITVs of the world won’t cut deals with them for the best content, which only means they are creating a world where youtube, etc will prevail, in which case he can count on a continued erosion of his business. And this is why big media execs don’t seem to the rest of us to get it.

]]> By: Sonny http://newteevee.com/2008/09/15/british-broadcaster-youtube-is-parasite-content-is-king/#comment-245248 Sonny Tue, 16 Sep 2008 06:19:37 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=8547#comment-245248 <p>Liz, you missed the "h" in "http" of "patching things up" link.</p> Liz, you missed the “h” in “http” of “patching things up” link.

]]> By: Peter Coffin http://newteevee.com/2008/09/15/british-broadcaster-youtube-is-parasite-content-is-king/#comment-245221 Peter Coffin Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:09:41 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=8547#comment-245221 <p>Well if we're parasites, they are big dead animals.</p> Well if we’re parasites, they are big dead animals.

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