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Can IMDb Be A Player In The Streaming-Video Business?
Thursday, March 19, 2009 8:02 No CommentsAmazon’s IMDb wants in on the streaming-video business in a big way: founder Col Needham said the company, which dominates the movie-database business, wants to be able to give users one-click access to the 1.3 million titles in its index.
Of course, that’s a mammoth task—Needham said it was a goal for 2009 “and beyond,” per [...]
Willful Online Exploitation?
Monday, March 19, 2007 5:41 No CommentsOnline video startup Metacafe is attempting to bring a little gravitas to the world of consumer-generated media with a video confessions channel created by Hollywood producer Steven Bochco that features short videos of twenty-something non-actors sharing highly personal experiences.
Sponsored by urban clothier American Apparel, the channel, Cafe Confidential, is targeting 18- to-30-year-olds. The unscripted confessions–about [...]