Posts tagged with 'Video'
Google is to acquire YouTube for $1.65bn in an all-stock deal, in a move that may spark a flurry of M&A activity across the internet sector.
YouTube will remain a distinct, standalone brand, with the founders and all 67 employees remaining with the company.
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by Chris Lake
10 October 2006 15:09pm
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Michael Arrington has reported a rumour that Google “may be in the final stages” of a US$1.6 billion deal for video sharing behemoth YouTube.
If the rumour is true and the deal goes through it could be another coup for Google, though it might yet turn out to be a big headache for the search giant, as YouTube has some significant issues with regards to copyright and content control.
Nonetheless, YouTube is now a real A-list website among the world's internet users and surely it is just a matter of time before the founders accept an offer. The mooted valuation reflects the company's meteoric growth.
Google, for obvious reasons, told us that it couldn't comment on the rumour either way, as is company policy. YouTube is being reported as keeping schtum too.
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by Chris Lake
07 October 2006 02:23am
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Skype founders Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom are working on a secretive project which will see them compete with YouTube in the online video market.
The website, currently under the working title of the Venice Project, will aim to combine the video sharing of YouTube with the added attraction of professionally produced TV and video content.
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by Graham Charlton
06 October 2006 11:00am
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Sony BMG has struck a deal with BT to offer on-demand access to music videos through the telco’s upcoming IPTV service, BT Vision.
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by Richard Maven
04 October 2006 10:02am
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Bebo is in discussions with mobile operators over the launch of a range of text messaging services in the first quarter of next year.
The companies plan to use SMS to extend Bebo’s functionality onto mobiles, unlike the WAP-based services being developed by some of its rivals.
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by Richard Maven
29 September 2006 12:56pm
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Dotcom billionaire Mark Cuban is one person that can be ruled out of the bidding for
YouTube
– he has reportedly said that only a “moron” would purchase the video-sharing site.
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by Richard Maven
29 September 2006 11:28am
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Myspace could be worth $15bn within three years, according to one Wall Street analyst.
In a research note quoted by Reuters, RBC Capital analyst Jordan Rohan said he had come out of a meeting with Fox Interactive enthused about the site’s experienced management, "massive" global appeal and potential to become "an intellectual property distribution powerhouse".
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by Richard Maven
28 September 2006 10:18am
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Ofcom has warned that the EU’s proposed Audiovisual Media Services (AVMS) directive could force new media companies to relocate outside Europe.
The UK media regulator said research it had commissioned from RAND Europe showed the proposals could “significantly increase regulatory costs and uncertainty” for multimedia firms.
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by Richard Maven
21 September 2006 09:25am
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The makers of Scenes of A Sexual Nature, out in November, are not just hoping it’s a hit in the box office – they are also testing a new online distribution model which they say could help independent and low-budget films.
Ed Blum, the film’s director, and Suran Goonatilake, the investor behind Blum’s production firm Tinpanfilms, hope the system will reduce distributors’ control and give private investors more of a say in how movies are marketed and where revenues end up.
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by Richard Maven
20 September 2006 13:22pm
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Sky Sports has announced its digital Champions League plans ahead of tonight’s group games, including live online coverage of matches for the first time.
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by Richard Maven
12 September 2006 15:15pm
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