Is Napsterization of Video at Hand?

Posted on March 4, 2009

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If you are curious to know whether the video industry is at the threshold of “Napsterization” much like the record label business was ten years ago, this video is for you.

It is hard to believe that it was fully ten years ago that Shawn Fanning unleashed Napster P2P software that forever changed the record label business.  Napster demonstrated beyond any doubt that the Internet was going to become the natural distribution platform for all Digital Media files. In order to prosper, or even survive, the established business models would have to adapt. It was obvious that the record label industry was the “canary in the coal mine” and that ultimately there would be a day of reckoning for the video producer as well.

That day of reckoning has arrived for two reasons. Read more…

Why Internet Video Will Be Gigantic (Part 1 of 2)

Posted on August 13, 2007

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Summary: If you would like to learn how to get your video posted at numerous blogs and websites, and forwarded via countless emails, this interview is for you. (Part 1 of 2).

Our guest today is Josh Hawkins who is a Senior Marketing Manager at Brightcove. His company is an Applications-Service-Provider targeting professional video producers who want to optimize the distribution of their content around the Internet. Read more…

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Doubling Recorded Music Sales Every Year

Posted on June 5, 2007

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Summary: If you would like to learn about an online seller of recorded music that has been doubling its sales annually, this interview is for you.

Our guest today is David Pakman who is the CEO of eMusic. His company is second only to Apple’s iTunes in terms of revenues generated by digital download sales. His secret is that eMusic does not use DRMs and they offer an attractive price. Read more…