Though he says “I think Jeremy [Allaire] is a great guy and is pretty smart cookie with most of the answers,” Om Malik raises some good questions to challenge Brightcove enthusiasts (including myself) that have commented on the company’s recently announced round of funding and deal with AOL:
The message - Brightcove is the likely winner of the online video distribution sweepstakes. That might be hasty considering the major players in this space, each with its own twist.
I wonder how come no one asked pertinent questions about the big G, Or Y or M?. Thomas Hawk writes about a budding relationship between Google and Creaking Broadcasting System (aka CBS). Of course, did anyone actually see the service? The Wall Street Journal says it should be available to all content owners early next year. But when? Or how does it stack-up alongside Maven Networks, a company that is working with the likes of Fox, Atom Films and National Geographic. How well does the service scale? What will be future cap-ex requirements? I did a profile of the company back when it launched, but since then have not heard any new specifics from them. I would have loved to get those answers, and perhaps get a better sense of the progress made over past eight months, instead of rosy picture of the future.
Mitch Shapiro at 2:34 PM|Comments(0)
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