I was recently asked to create a list of video syndication and distribution sites on the web. To create a definitive list would require a post much, much longer than this entire blog. I have compiled a few of my favorites and those I believe are market leaders.
I have created a rather diverse list of sites. Exploring every site may seem a little daunting at first. I have broken the list into examples of social networks and how user generated content is being incorporated in on-line communities. The second is a link to Brightcove with examples of how large corporations are using Brightcove's technology to create unique channels. Brightcove is by no means the only example of 3rd party channel creators. You also may want to browse around in the list of aggregators. This is where the real money appears to be right now. I think it is wise to have a familiarity with their model and approach. The last two are more of a list of hardware solutions and tech platforms. If you choose not to reinvent the wheel, it is likely you would use one of these solutions for distributing your content.
Social networks
Vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/
Bebo http://www.bebo.com/
Youtube http://www.youtube.com/
Myspace http://vids.myspace.com/
Eyespot http://eyespot.com/#
Magnify http://www.magnify.net/
Channel creation
Brightcove http://www.brightcove.com/customers/selected-customers.cfm
Aggregators
Hulu http://www.hulu.com/
Yahoo http://tv.yahoo.com/
Joost http://www.joost.com/
Veoh http://www.veoh.com/
Myspace http://vids.myspace.com/
Xboxlive http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/moviesandtv101.htm
AOL http://television.aol.com/
Tech platforms
Anystream http://www.anystream.com/
Gotuit http://www.gotuit.com/
Movenetworks http://www.movenetworks.com/
Permissiontv http://www.permissiontv.com/
Brightcove http://www.brightcove.com/
Blip.tv http://www.blip.tv/
Worldnow http://www.worldnow.com/
Distribution/Monetization
Signiant http://www.signiant.com/
Tremor media http://www.tremormedia.com/home.php
Adap.tv http://www.adap.tv/
Akamai http://www.akamai.com/
Yume http://yume.com/
Voxant http://www.thenewsroom.com/
Freewheel http://www.freewheel.tv/
Search
Clip Blast http://www.clipblast.com/#welcome
Thanks for this list Drew. This is great!
Posted by: Kristina | 07/30/2008 at 12:56 AM