Expectations for online video ad revenue growing faster than the evidence
A number of financial analysts have been raising their expectations about YouTube’s revenue in recent weeks, under differing presumptions about how fast the company’s various new ad formats are starting to make money. But based on what we’re hearing about YouTube and some international rivals, the growth in optimism seems to be outpacing the growth in revenue.
Today, Lehman Brothers’s Doug Anmuth projects that YouTube will bring in somewhere under $200 million for 2008, about… Continue Reading
As leading Chinese video sites Tudou and Youku battle on, more reasons emerge for 56.com’s downtime
56.com, the third largest online video-sharing site in China, has been offline since June 3rd. The company says the cause is “technical” problems, via the error message pictured above, but there are two other possible reasons.
The first is that the Chinese government simply shut it down to censor content on the site. That possibility has been covered by a number of prominent China bloggers, this publication and now a number of Western media outlets, and… Continue Reading
Roundup: MySpace in deals with labels, Tudou raises $53M, and more
MySpace nearing deals with music labels — Before long, MySpace may be offering streaming music and ad-supported downloads from Sony BMG and Warner Music Group, according to a report from the NY Post. A deal with the two music giants might challenge the dominance of Imeem, which has so far held the advantage in its deals with the four music majors.
Tudou.com raises another $53M, maybe — The Chinese video portal Tudou.com may have picked up $53 million,… Continue Reading