Comments on: NBC “Unpulls” YouTube Clips http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/05/nbc-hul-unpulls-youtube-clips.html Internet Marketing News Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:17:41 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Mike Valentine http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/05/nbc-hul-unpulls-youtube-clips.html/comment-page-1#comment-49533 Mike Valentine Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:12:06 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/?p=5122#comment-49533 They're back because it pays to be there now. I've since confirmed that YouTube hosted video for approved news sources is showing up in Google News Search results. A group of Hearst-Argyle owned affiliates now shows local news video for the group. Here is a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/press_room_entry?entry=O0mUGYCmBvw" rel="nofollow">YouTube Press Release</a> from June 4th of 2007 discussing a rev share deal on advertising. Here's a <a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6496681.html" rel="nofollow">Broadcast & Cable story</a> from November updating the Hearst-Argyle revenue share to more stations. Here's a Hearst-Argyle <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=b8-8WpTt3m4&feature=related" rel="nofollow">on-air announcement at YouTube</a>. Seems it's all about the rev share. They’re back because it pays to be there now. I’ve since confirmed that YouTube hosted video for approved news sources is showing up in Google News Search results. A group of Hearst-Argyle owned affiliates now shows local news video for the group. Here is a YouTube Press Release from June 4th of 2007 discussing a rev share deal on advertising. Here’s a Broadcast & Cable story from November updating the Hearst-Argyle revenue share to more stations. Here’s a Hearst-Argyle on-air announcement at YouTube. Seems it’s all about the rev share.

]]> By: Jordan McCollum http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/05/nbc-hul-unpulls-youtube-clips.html/comment-page-1#comment-46990 Jordan McCollum Tue, 06 May 2008 18:21:31 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/?p=5122#comment-46990 I don't think so. Hulu's YouTube channel features The Simpsons, Family Guy, The Office, My Name is Earl, Moment of Truth, King of the Hill, SNL and 30 Rock. The profile says they joined two months ago, and still the only clips that show up in regular SERPs are unlicensed ones. I'm guessing that if the networks wanted to be there, they could easily do what it takes to get there without signing up on YouTube. Were the AP's and Reuters's videos hosted on YouTube? I don’t think so. Hulu’s YouTube channel features The Simpsons, Family Guy, The Office, My Name is Earl, Moment of Truth, King of the Hill, SNL and 30 Rock. The profile says they joined two months ago, and still the only clips that show up in regular SERPs are unlicensed ones.

I’m guessing that if the networks wanted to be there, they could easily do what it takes to get there without signing up on YouTube. Were the AP’s and Reuters’s videos hosted on YouTube?

]]> By: Mike Valentine http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/05/nbc-hul-unpulls-youtube-clips.html/comment-page-1#comment-46987 Mike Valentine Tue, 06 May 2008 17:25:56 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/?p=5122#comment-46987 This may be off-base, but I think this may have something to do with Google News showing video in new search results. NBC wanted to be there when their video news segments started showing up in search results. Yesterday I saw Associated Press and Reuters videos on Clinton/Obama contest. Today I saw an AlJazeera English video on the same topic. The video results were announced by Google News on their blog back in August of last year. Barry Schwartz blogged about it at SearchEngineland - but I hadn't seen those little video "+" symbols in my news search results until yesterday. I think the Networks are next to get included. Just speculation based on what I'm seeing. This may be off-base, but I think this may have something to do with Google News showing video in new search results. NBC wanted to be there when their video news segments started showing up in search results. Yesterday I saw Associated Press and Reuters videos on Clinton/Obama contest. Today I saw an AlJazeera English video on the same topic. The video results were announced by Google News on their blog back in August of last year. Barry Schwartz blogged about it at SearchEngineland – but I hadn’t seen those little video “+” symbols in my news search results until yesterday. I think the Networks are next to get included. Just speculation based on what I’m seeing.

]]> By: Ed Kohler http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/05/nbc-hul-unpulls-youtube-clips.html/comment-page-1#comment-46942 Ed Kohler Mon, 05 May 2008 23:45:11 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/?p=5122#comment-46942 This could be a cost issue as much as a traffic one. YouTube doesn't seem to have a positive revenue model yet. Hulu may be realizing that it costs a boatload to serve full episodes with a handful of ads compared to TV. Why not let YiuTube supplement the cost of bandwidth? <em>Ed Kohler's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/technologyevangelist/bkxI/~3/284108253/top_blog_posts_for_a_3.html' rel="nofollow">Top Blog Posts for April</a></em> This could be a cost issue as much as a traffic one. YouTube doesn’t seem to have a positive revenue model yet. Hulu may be realizing that it costs a boatload to serve full episodes with a handful of ads compared to TV.

Why not let YiuTube supplement the cost of bandwidth?

Ed Kohler’s last blog post..Top Blog Posts for April

]]> By: Andy Beal http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/05/nbc-hul-unpulls-youtube-clips.html/comment-page-1#comment-46933 Andy Beal Mon, 05 May 2008 22:43:59 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/?p=5122#comment-46933 They should have learned from Google. With all Google's clout and expertise, even it couldn't build a YouTube killer--so it bought it instead. They should have learned from Google. With all Google’s clout and expertise, even it couldn’t build a YouTube killer–so it bought it instead.

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