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The closest I can think of is Vimeo, but they've concentrated more on highly edited, niche, even arthouse style video. I don't know much about their technical e

The closest I can think of is Vimeo, but they've concentrated more on highly edited, niche, even arthouse style video. I don't know much about their technical equivalence with respect to performance because I don't find any videos on there I'd like to watch. Twitch has been attempting to compete in the video game space by adding uploads and comment systems on videos, but Twitch has its share of problems such as a haphazard dashboard and a terribly designed mobile app. Vid.me was around for a while but recently shut down. It's not a very competitive space imo.

SyneRyder 9y ago
Vimeo also has a lot of conference talk videos from software & maker conferences. I run a monthly email newsletter that includes a "conference video of the month", and my main source is a few Vimeo conference channels I've subscribed to. But Vimeo's Samsung Smart TV app broke last year, and they haven't fixed it in months. They blame Samsung, and they're probably right, but Netflix, YouTube & Amazon have continued updating their apps during those months. It just feels like Vimeo isn't giving their product the attention that it needs.
- idointernet 9y ago
  It was a painful few months but it's fixed. Thanks for being patient.
  - SyneRyder 9y ago
    Oh wow, I guess it is! (Well, sort've... I get a blank white screen at launch for 30 seconds, then a blank grey screen for another 10-15 seconds. But after that, it actually works! This is with v2.0.8. I'd never thought to keep waiting through the white screen. Thank you!!)
    - idointernet 9y ago
      That version number seems strange. Mind if I get some more info? What year / model tv are you using?
      - SyneRyder 9y ago
        Sure! It's a Samsung UA40J6200AW (Series 6?), and I think it's a 2016 model, but it might be late 2015 release. It is showing v2.0.8 as a 2016/11/10 release in the Samsung App Store, but their store also shows it near the top of "What's New" today. (I'm sure Samsung have been 'fun' to deal with.) My email is in my HN profile, happy to help if I can!
dbbk 9y ago
Vimeo have quite a nicely diversified business as well. I was surprised to see they even offer a turnkey SVOD solution - https://ott.vimeo.com/ https://ott.vimeo.com/

SyneRyder 9y ago

Vimeo also has a lot of conference talk videos from software & maker conferences. I run a monthly email newsletter that includes a "conference video of the month", and my main source is a few Vimeo conference channels I've subscribed to. But Vimeo's Samsung Smart TV app broke last year, and they haven't fixed it in months. They blame Samsung, and they're probably right, but Netflix, YouTube & Amazon have continued updating their apps during those months. It just feels like Vimeo isn't giving their product the attention that it needs.

idointernet 9y ago
It was a painful few months but it's fixed. Thanks for being patient.
- SyneRyder 9y ago
  Oh wow, I guess it is! (Well, sort've... I get a blank white screen at launch for 30 seconds, then a blank grey screen for another 10-15 seconds. But after that, it actually works! This is with v2.0.8. I'd never thought to keep waiting through the white screen. Thank you!!)
  - idointernet 9y ago
    That version number seems strange. Mind if I get some more info? What year / model tv are you using?
    - SyneRyder 9y ago
      Sure! It's a Samsung UA40J6200AW (Series 6?), and I think it's a 2016 model, but it might be late 2015 release. It is showing v2.0.8 as a 2016/11/10 release in the Samsung App Store, but their store also shows it near the top of "What's New" today. (I'm sure Samsung have been 'fun' to deal with.) My email is in my HN profile, happy to help if I can!

dbbk 9y ago

Vimeo have quite a nicely diversified business as well. I was surprised to see they even offer a turnkey SVOD solution - https://ott.vimeo.com/ https://ott.vimeo.com/