VideoNuze | June 19, 2008
Though broadcast TV networks have been aggressively pushing their shows online, there has been simmering angst about what impact this will ultimately have on their traditional economics.
I have explored this issue recently in “Does Broadband Video Help or Hurt Broadcast TV Networks?” and in two posts on Fox’s “Remote-Free TV” initiative here and here. NBCU’s CEO Jeff Zucker has helped to stoke this concern, publicly calling broadcasters’ #1 challenge the risk of exchanging “analog dollars for digital pennies.”
Thus I was both a bit surprised, but also encouraged, to hear Albert Cheng, Disney/ABC’s EVP of Digital Media tell me in a recent briefing that despite the fact that online revenue per program per eyeball is currently less than it is for on-air, he’s confident that online will eventually catch up and surpass on-air.
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RedOrbit | June 22, 2008
You may already have used the technology of American Fork-based Move Networks Inc. — you just don’t know it yet.
Anyone who has visited ABC.com, ESPN.com, Fox.com or many other sites to watch television shows online has used Move’s product, which helps major media companies deliver television over the Internet, both on computers and on mobile devices.
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Hollywood Reporter | June 2, 2008
The leading software enabling millions to view video on their computers:
ABC Media Player uses the Move Media Player plug-in for full-screen and mini-mode viewing, with three ads per hourlong show, two per half-hour. But users must have a high-speed Internet connection and a well-equipped PC or Mac.
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Business Week | June 5, 2008
Walt Disney Co. (DIS) can fire up one of Hollywood’s best-oiled marketing machines to promote Hannah Montana or High School Musical. But when it comes to one of its latest profit centers, Steamboat Ventures, the media giant dials down the publicity. Located in a nondescript building two miles from Disney’s Burbank headquarters, the $575million venture capital firm has quietly nurtured 25 startups in an aggressive effort to seed new ideas.
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Reuters | May 22, 2008
Among the bells and whistles set for the broadcaster’s online destination are full-screen viewing, closed captioning and the ability to send video links that can be embedded on blogs and social networks.
ABC.com was the first full-episode player online when it launched in 2006, and as of April, it is the dominant one: Its 8.9 million unique users was tops for the month among broadcasters, according to Nielsen Online. ABC.com also leads in minutes spent per user.
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NewTeeVee | May 8, 2008
We sometimes worry if we write about Move Networks too much. But it’s an interesting startup with real technology making an increasingly significant impact on how people are entertained. And hey, when the CEO stops by your office and spews out a bunch of numbers with dollar signs attached to them, you gotta write it up.
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“At ABC, Cheng has helped drive the network forward by focusing on quality. Rather than go after YouTube Inc. on distribution, ABC went after quality: delivering episodes of Lost in high def, for example. Video is delivered by red-hot Move Networks Inc. (which recently closed a $46 million funding round).”
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Beet.TV | April 19, 2008
Last week at the National Association of Broadcasters show, the first ever integration of Move’s media player and Microsoft Silverlight was demonstrated. The following news article and video clip shows just how excited Microsoft is to be working with Move–to bring the online video experience to the next level!
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