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- Haroldx, on 10/12/2007, -3/+32I kind of laughed when I read "YouTube Killer:", but then I saw Fox, Viacom, CBS, and NBC.
Now that's something that could put up a fight. - Leo55, on 10/12/2007, -3/+32It will be like RIAA recreating Itunes.
Restricted, crappy and useless. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -5/+24i'm sorry, but i dont really see an end to youtube now that it is owned by google... the quality of the videos may suck balls, but where else can you host your videos of people getting kicked in the nuts for free?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcuFbtrVM9M - MikeKnoop, on 10/12/2007, -3/+17What's worse is they would more heavily pursue legal actions against clips on YouTube than their own service.
-Mike - elfuego, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15If it's not riddled with DRM.
If it's not limited in terms of content/regions.
If the interface is simple and easy to work with.
Then... maybe. I mean, If they've got a site where I can stream full episodes with decent quality, full-screen, without a lot of overhead or sitting through ads... I wouldn't be opposed.
But that's not going to be how it works. It's going to be rubbish and will crash and burn accordingly. - FrankieB078, on 10/12/2007, -4/+13Why not just put their ***** on YouTube? I don't get it. I don't want 1,000,000 different video sites to go to. As a matter of fact I don't want two or three. I'm fond of one thank you.
- RichPowers, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8It takes the combined might of Fox, Viacom, CBS, and NBC to challenge YouTube. Even more interesting when you consider how these companies are long-time rivals.
Well competition is better for the consumer.
@Frankie: I actually like this scheme: a huge % of all TV shows viewable from one central site maintained by the major networks. - samfernandez, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8From Wallstreet Journal (you have to be a damn member to read...so no link)
"Four major media companies, including News Corp.'s Fox, Viacom Inc., CBS Corp. and General Electric Co.'s NBC Universal, are in talks about creating a video Web site to compete with Google Inc.'s YouTube, according to people close to the situation.
The companies, owners of most of the major TV networks, envision a jointly owned site that would be the primary Web source for video content from their networks, allowing them to cash in on fast-growing Web video advertising. They also have discussed building a Web video player that could ..." - detonate, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5@Ramtech -
Try http://blinkx.com - Ninjab3ar, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6yahoo does exactly that with video
- leobaby, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7Eventually even average websites will be able to pump full motion video; that is definitely the next benchmark in my book.
But I get the feeling that day will never come without a little competition. Bring it on. - dpknc84, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Learn from what you just posted and not pollute digg with those kind of comments.
- Ramtech, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5Don't worry.. someone is gonna make a video search engine for all the video search engines...lol
- precise, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I don't see it that way. If the big content Co.'s come up with a site that not only had all there content, but also all that good user created stuff everyone loves. Then it's game over Gootube. 1.65 billion worth of shares down the tubes, NPI. Not to mention that with having a legit place for all of it, the content Co.'s will now have every right to sue Gootube out of existence.
- PunkRampant, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Eh, I dunno. This would be THE one-stop place to get the latest episode of your favorite show... but ButtholeSurfer is right, what do these TV companies know about my buddy getting kicked in the nuts?
- TheIconoclast31, on 10/12/2007, -8/+11What major technology will be KILLED next?!
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http://tinyurl.com/qp8ae - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Haven't you heard? "Killer" is the new word du-jour for "shameless rip-off".
- OBKenobi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3"but then I saw Fox, Viacom, CBS, and NBC."
I saw them too, and switched the channel.
Ok, I admit I still watch SNL, but that's really the only network show that I watch anymore.
So now those networks are going to put their stuff on their tube instead of YouTube, but it's going to be their content, not the kind of stuff that made YouTube popular. YouTube is really a video-based community, not just videos or TV shows. - Daunting, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I think those media corporations are forgetting the fundamental value of what youtube is. It's user-generated content. Of course it has been bastardized by forced projections of Superman Returns videos and CBS crap, but ultimately it's the internet's manifestation of lazy entertainment. The media corporations forget that. Ok, great I can watch tv and stuff, that's cool. But why do you think over a hundred million people are on myspace? So they can directly facilitate their own narcissistic vanity. That's what the internet has given people, a way to express vanity which can be the world to them. I really don't care if those stations are creating a place where they show their shows, I already don't watch them on the tv three feet away from my computer and that goes for a lot of people. However, the majority of individuals are still under the impression of tv being a major factor in their lives, so obviously people are going to splooge their pants knowing that they can see a long clip of lost for free (The majority of us here already have it seeding to a 30+ swarm).
I hope this new media boom on web2.0 sites won't downgrade the slight integrity the internet has. What am I saying, millions of people download whatever the freak they want illegally everyday, we've already fought back. - LogicallyGenius, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Google will make a lot of money and then move on to the next big technology.
In that sense Google will always make more money than the copycats and followers. - DucksofAnaheim, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2You mean there is more to life than...diet coke/mentos , fake 15 y.o. girls telling us stuff like I need to know , and kids wiping out on skateboards ?
- spoozer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Can we have the word killer banned from the homepage of digg?
- stuartjmoore, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I like the idea of a second, non-user based, YouTube. YouTube is for the people, why over run it with corporate content?
Although I do think it should be very very similar to YouTube... maybe just use Google Video? - OBKenobi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Too late. Teddy Roosevelt was killed by the CIA. Or whatever they were called at the time. The Skull & Bones club.
- ArcticCelt, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Oh my god they gona make a Youtube killer!
You know, like that myspace killer that Walmart did
http://digg.com/tech_news/Wal_Mart_s_MySpace_Killer_Is_A_Real_Bomb
or that Digg killer that Netscape/AOL made...
http://digg.com/tech_news/AOL-Netscape_Launches_Massive_Digg-Killer_ - xWintermute, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1If you guys think you'll be watching this without sitting through an obscene amount of ads then you are sadly mistaken.
- Ramtech, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1holy *****.. thanx
- aresef, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3NBC and CBS already has a deal with YouTube. I doubt they'd really join in on another venture when they're raking it in on YouTube.
Additionally, if there IS a joint agreement, it reeks anti-competitive strategy, and wouldn't stand a chance in a lawsuit. - benlundquist, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Yup, after all the networks share one cable wire right?
- benlundquist, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This could be a pretty big deal. But it doesn't really seem like they would be 'competing'. The networks would have an outlet for their proprietary content, while Youtube would be reduced to solely user created content. Not really a fair fight right?
- tuxidomasx, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2whoever filters less.... wins!
- cr125er, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3lol the YouTube killer?
Right.
Just like Microsoft drew up battle plans to create the iPod "Killer".
How did that work out again? Oh that's right, it didn't. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I take oath that i will block this site on my computer just to stay away from the same satanist ppl who gave this poor world RIAA&MPAA.
They wont be able to shove their DRM ***** down my throat. - lopla, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Fox, Viacom, CBS, NBC? HAHAHAHAHAHA ohhh too funny
Look.. Google are innovators and that is why they are on top and will stay on top. 4 companies trying to emulate them will fall flat on their faces. Their new site will be worse than the Toshiba Zune launch lol. - election, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1They have to gang up dont they? A multi company coalition will never be as strong as a single corp - especially if that company is google. besides, there are thousands of indi iptv channels poping up right now. http://digg.com/tech_news/Internet_TV_Channels_Big_IPTV_List its too late guys. google and the indi's win.
- DiggChainey, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Don't forget to add http://Xoinks.com into that mix.
- PhantomTrain, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Seriously, I wish more TV networks did what Cartoon Network has been doing with Adult Swim.
Their "Fix" is essential for me because I'm too pathetic to be able to stay up late and watch some of the shows (Harvey Birdman at midnight FTL) nor do I have a VCR or DVR to record them.
But because I can watch them on The Fix it's all good, and oh so very easy. - shmuu102, on 10/12/2007, -7/+8check again... Who's killing who?
Major media is going down the *****...
fox ratings are in freefall.
The internet almost single handedly won an election.
In business as in nature... - dandonia, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2The site will be a force in the USA but these networks wont allow the content to be available in different country's which is the purpose of the internet- you know information to everybody. It already pisses me off that people in America can watch things like prison break on the fox website yet because i live in the uk im not allowed. I get why i just think its rediculas.
- MScrip, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"The networks are scared because all the young people stopped watching TV. they are very afraid. This is a reactionary move."
It's true. While I have a TV turned on in the room, I'm sitting at my computer desk.
YouTube proves that people are fine watching TV in a little window. I don't need to see TV shows on a 32" TV... I get the same entertainment watching a YouTube video.
If networks make money selling ads on TV, they could certainly sell ads on Internet channels.
Imagine this... if Family Guy made a "Web-Only" episode that you could watch at any time that week, even with ads... it would be the most watched video for that week. And plenty of ad coverage.
This is almost video on demand. Cable companies thought that VOD would be the next great living room thing. But video on the web is the winner.
Many networks already let you watch full episodes on their website. Bring it on! I wouldn't mind going to Fox.com to watch Family Guy... I never sit on my couch anymore anyway. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Im laughing already about how much this will suck and how badly it will fail.
- LogicallyGenius, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1WOW Mr. Detonate
http://blinkx.com/ is the next big thingy for sure - nahsrocketeer75, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1This one may not kill YouTube, but .... Finally, a social-networking site that encourages kids to risk life, limb and dignity, put it all on video, and compete for piddling prizes. The Internet is finished now.
http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/9606 - jj555298, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I wonder when these large companies will learn... Youtube has become successful by offering a free service that is reliable most of the time and has few advertisements, this is obvious. However, that did not stop the droves of other web 2.0 start ups attempt to emulate what youtube does, and some have done it quite well while even utilizing embedded ads.
Yet, youtube still thrives as the king of Web 2.0 video. Why is this? It is quite easy to see for those who are active members of the youtube community. We ABHOR the overt commercialism that is constantly being shoved down our throat. Most of us thought it was a great thing when Google purchased youtube, as google is one of the few largely successful corporations who CAN pull off being so successful while still appealing to the masses. The conglomerate of media outlets might see some success, and heck maybe even the celebrities cheating their way to the top viewed lists can hop in bed with the the next emulation of youtube.
What I know for sure, is this. Youtube has a fairly large community of people who do NOT like the commercialism permeating everything we see and touch. Our community has become a haven for whoever has something to say, and we expect everyone including celebrities to be on equal ground when it comes to content.
So here comes the cliche, media conglomerates make your youtube killer, just stay off of OUR tube. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Aside from IE killing Netscape....a long time ago, has any company ever made an "____ killer" that actually worked. It always seems like lame copies that are a day late and a dollar short on the trend are made and fail
- LordSkywalker, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2I just want to mention Stage6. I love the high quality and fullscreen quality. Now if only it could get more users so there would be more than porn, anime and anime-porn filling up the site.
stage6.divx.com - awhiteflame, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1"Just like Microsoft drew up battle plans to create the iPod 'Killer'."
Hey!! The people who bought the Zune have been very happy with it.
All seven of them. - mousky, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1What exactly are they competing for? YouTube has yet to make a single penny in profit. Maybe if the media companies were in sync with their viewers they would have introduced online versions of their shows a few years back. Instead they are playing the catch up game. That is typical of non-innovative old business model behemoths.
- Rfriaz, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Why kill YouTube? It's just getting started...
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