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Why Online Video Just Took One More Big Step to Legitimacy

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Anyone who reads this blog frequently will know that I am a big believer in low-cost video content and specifically the power of YouTube as a content creation & distribution platform. The future of the Internet is video. Distribution costs have, too. hours of TV / day. They read less than 30 minutes.

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Getting to Know Maker Studios

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What excited me was that they had an immensely talented team that understood how to produce & distribute low-cost videos, initially via YouTube. They know this model of YouTube production & distribution better than anybody else that I’ve met in my 5 years in Los Angeles. More on this soon.

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Why Reed Hastings Should be Applauded for Netflix Split

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In my opinion it’s the most natural fit and it would give Netflix a very strong presence in Los Angeles and in TV (obviously subject to getting the right writes from the studios). It’s the most profound book I’ve read on thinking about how the Internet is changing business. Incumbents can’t react.

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In Spite of Avatar, The Movie Business is Dead

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Or will the convergence of content, internet, mobile applications, games and social media be the onrushing asteroids that will soon destroy the movie dinosaurs? What is the future of Pay-Per-View/Video-on-Demand (PPV and VOD)? Video-on-demand alone is estimated to grow from a $1.1 How about Internet Video?

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Why Silicon Valley and Hollywood Don’t Get Each Other and Who Will Win the Future

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For the past three years I have been pounding the table as loud as I can about the future opportunities in digital video. So you tell me what the future of the Internet will be? You need to produce content for YouTube these days because that’s the lion share of online video consumption. The concise guide is here.

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What Angel Investing & Florida Condos Have in Common

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It’s true that it’s cheaper to start companies now and cheaper to get distribution. I’m spending a lot of time looking at video production & distribution because I believe this will form a larger basis of the future Internet and I believe that Hollywood & television will face large, disruptive forces.

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Why I Doubled Down on YouTube Investments with MiTú

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Yesterday MiT̼ Networks announced that Upfront Ventures led a $10 million financing in what is now the largest producer of Latino online videos Рprimarily driven through YouTube. If you want to build a strong online video business it almost certainly must make YouTube an important part of the strategy. So Why MiT̼?