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The app solution would have some value for the content providers, the Google solution of scraping the web would give most of the value back to Google.
by falling 15y ago
The app solution would have some value for the content providers, the Google solution of scraping the web would give most of the value back to Google.
- ChrisLTD 15y agoI'm not sure that's true. There are two types of video content right now: 1) Ad supported 2) Pay per episode or subscription Unless Google tries to block the ads or take an outsized cut of the episode or subscription fee, the content providers are no worse off than with Apple's current or proposed solution. Edit: Outside of YouTube, the ads shown before videos online are one of the few places Google does not seem to have a near monopoly online. In my experience, most of the ads seem to be for cars and insurance companies and controlled by the website owner themselves (Hulu, Comedy Central, NBC, ESPN3).