arstechnica.com — News Corp. and NBC announced this morning a partnership that will allow the two to create a video site to compete with YouTube. The companies have also formed partnerships with a number of big players, including Yahoo!, Microsoft, and Time Warner/AOL to supply content and provide distribution channels.
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alpha94Mar 22, 2007
@dunezoneWell put. I work in the marketing industry and funny enough, both Yahoo and MSN were just here showing us all the channels you can purchase ads in. They are really big on selling preroll ads to their video content and I'm sure that will be the case here too.These companies make a killing from selling more than 50% of the real estate on a page as ads.
drjekelmrhydeMar 22, 2007
I hope the videos look way better than gootubes more like lost on abc player that would be tight now I wont have to shuffle thur lilttle girls trying to sing or morons on cam admiting crimes but hey you diggers have your head so far up google ass you wont evne bother to check it out
polygoneMar 22, 2007
Well, maybe that is because of the blatant bias in all of our media. We go there to escape the stupidity of the major networks.
inetroadkillMar 22, 2007
I think the point with the video player is that it will be another odd-ball player that only works with their videos, and the videos will only work with their player. The reason is to prevent the removal of ads and other branding crap that no one wants.Even worse, it could be like the one Adult Swim has which demands that you install ActiveX into your browser. Ummm, no thanks and f**k you and the horse you rode in on.My only real complaint about YouTube is that the compression is excessive. The video quality is not very good.
crpietschmannMar 22, 2007
SueTubeBoobTube
loplaMar 23, 2007
I am astonished to see Microsoft involved in this. I mean this is clearly a site that is trying to copy another site and Microsoft has never been associated with such behavior. It is just surreal to see the global innovator MSFT agreeing to copy another's innovation like this! WTF!?
Closed AccountMar 23, 2007
Digging because the title used "competitor" instead of "killer."
bizzysimMar 23, 2007
I don't understand why companies just try and be part of the bigger thing. But than again I guess that's competition