Have you ever gotten home late from work only to realize you missed your favorite show? It’s happened to me. I think of myself as being quite resourceful but sometimes it’s nearly impossible to find it online. I usually would go to Youtube first and see if anyone has posted the show. The problem here is that there is a limit to the length of each clip, so the episode is usually divided into four videos. Another issue with Youtube is that the content quality is sometimes below par. I’ve even seen videos where the person posting the video sat in front of the TV and recorded it manually. You can imagine how poor the video and sound quality were. My next step is usually to Google the show to find websites that let you watch the show. The problem here is that they usually stop the show to force you into watching their advertisements. I remember watching a show on my computer while I was in Portugal this summer. This website was soooo bad, that it would stop every ten minutes with the same exact advertisement. Towards then of the video it was interrupting the show every 5, then 2 minutes.
Well, apparently I wasn’t the only one frustrated with the current options. Jason Kilar , the CEO of Hulu, took the idea of online video sharing and provided a platform where one could see their TV shows, clips and movies. The estimated value of the company is $1.6 billion and is based out of LA, California. They didn’t invent only video sharing but they took the service offered by Youtube and other alternatives and made it better.
The investors have also shown interest and have been funding regularly. Hulu, despite planning an IPO, might actually be taken over by some big companies. If it comes at a good price, it could be a win-win for everyone.
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