Yesterday Move announced our Series C funding of $46 million, and the announcement has generated a lot of press (check out our News section). Move’s funding is now comparable to that of Brightcove and Joost—two other successful Internet video startups. What makes Move different is that we are changing the landscape of Internet video by completely changing the quality of viewers’ experiences. Multichannel News yesterday quoted Ian Blaine—Senior Vice President of Content Publishing at Comcast and CEO of thePlatform: “The consumer experience is a central component to the future growth of broadband video. Consumers expect online video to mirror their television or DVD experience today. Companies such as Move Networks will play a key role going forward.”
Investors, media publishers, and media consumers: We hope you’ll stay tuned in coming months to Move’s progress transforming the landscape of Internet television.
Congratulations on your Series C funding.
I was very pleased to hear that your viewers have crossed the one-hour-plus threshold in viewing. I think that for small screen, that is THE threshold. Except for the occasional mini-series, most viewers are tuned to the one hour weekly or daily paradigm.
Consumers aware of Move Networks will find that their experience surpasses rather than mirrors their other viewing options. Perhaps as important is the bidirectionality of the Oprah experience. Yes, surpassed is more applicable here than mirrors. You are changing the landscape.