Comments on: My favorite soap opera: the Chinese online video market http://thenextweb.com/2008/07/01/my-favorite-soap-opera-the-chinese-online-video-market/ International technology news, business & culture Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:23:52 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Join me on a 2.0 trip to China http://thenextweb.com/2008/07/01/my-favorite-soap-opera-the-chinese-online-video-market/#comment-364463 Join me on a 2.0 trip to China Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:55:22 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=1492#comment-364463 [...] written quite a bit about China, especially their online video market - which looks like one big soap opera to me. Thus I can’t wait to actually visit the offices of the companies that are building the [...] [...] written quite a bit about China, especially their online video market – which looks like one big soap opera to me. Thus I can’t wait to actually visit the offices of the companies that are building the [...]

]]> By: Ernst-Jan Pfauth http://thenextweb.com/2008/07/01/my-favorite-soap-opera-the-chinese-online-video-market/#comment-364462 Ernst-Jan Pfauth Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:47:03 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=1492#comment-364462 But don't you think that as long as their incredibly successful, new initiatives will keep popping up? But don’t you think that as long as their incredibly successful, new initiatives will keep popping up?

]]> By: 禾草唐楷 http://thenextweb.com/2008/07/01/my-favorite-soap-opera-the-chinese-online-video-market/#comment-364461 禾草唐楷 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:02:20 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=1492#comment-364461 In China, each video sites are in difficult period, many of them bound by the Government, therefore, I am not optimistic about the development of video site In China, each video sites are in difficult period, many of them bound by the Government, therefore, I am not optimistic about the development of video site

]]> By: Will Europe follow Chinese trend of subsituting TV for YouTube? http://thenextweb.com/2008/07/01/my-favorite-soap-opera-the-chinese-online-video-market/#comment-364460 Will Europe follow Chinese trend of subsituting TV for YouTube? Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:35:54 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=1492#comment-364460 [...] China, this already is the case. The country is home of world’s most exciting online video market. The government isn’t afraid to pull the censorship card every once in a while, there’s [...] [...] China, this already is the case. The country is home of world’s most exciting online video market. The government isn’t afraid to pull the censorship card every once in a while, there’s [...]

]]> By: ArtHack http://thenextweb.com/2008/07/01/my-favorite-soap-opera-the-chinese-online-video-market/#comment-364459 ArtHack Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:41:01 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=1492#comment-364459 We can not think you also concerned about the situation of China's online video, terrible…… We can not think you also concerned about the situation of China’s online video, terrible……

]]> By: Pieter-Paul Walraven http://thenextweb.com/2008/07/01/my-favorite-soap-opera-the-chinese-online-video-market/#comment-364458 Pieter-Paul Walraven Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:39:33 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=1492#comment-364458 All the bigger video-sharing sites in China are constantly corresponding with the government which is essential in this market. There are already some smaller players (like Ku6) that have secured licenses from the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (SARFT). Maybe 2008 is the year where also Youku or Tudou will finally get a license if they start 'behaving'. I think the big players like Youku and Tudou know that for stability and luring in investors they have to change soon. Also because of the high bandwidth use and costs they have to start making money fast. I interviewed Viktor Koo while in Beijing and he told me that 2008 is the year of the big clean-up. This is going to be a challenge for them since Both Youku and Tudou have grown so big partly because of their sensitive content (sex sells, especially in a censured society!). The big players have to act simultaniously or at least communicate with each other about this clean-up, otherwise they might lose a lot of users. If they dont they might be shut down for a while and get a bad reputation which scares potential investors or, worse, they could be shut down forever. Anyway, the Chinese video-sharing market (and Internet market in general) is something to keep an eye on. Also because of the innovative ways they will soon start to advertise and monetize. Something we can learn from in the West! I recommend everybody that is interested in China Web 2.0 to read Kaiser Kuo's blog: http://digitalwatch.ogilvy.com.cn/en/ All the bigger video-sharing sites in China are constantly corresponding with the government which is essential in this market. There are already some smaller players (like Ku6) that have secured licenses from the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (SARFT).

Maybe 2008 is the year where also Youku or Tudou will finally get a license if they start ‘behaving’. I think the big players like Youku and Tudou know that for stability and luring in investors they have to change soon. Also because of the high bandwidth use and costs they have to start making money fast.

I interviewed Viktor Koo while in Beijing and he told me that 2008 is the year of the big clean-up. This is going to be a challenge for them since Both Youku and Tudou have grown so big partly because of their sensitive content (sex sells, especially in a censured society!). The big players have to act simultaniously or at least communicate with each other about this clean-up, otherwise they might lose a lot of users. If they dont they might be shut down for a while and get a bad reputation which scares potential investors or, worse, they could be shut down forever.

Anyway, the Chinese video-sharing market (and Internet market in general) is something to keep an eye on. Also because of the innovative ways they will soon start to advertise and monetize. Something we can learn from in the West! I recommend everybody that is interested in China Web 2.0 to read Kaiser Kuo’s blog: http://digitalwatch.ogilvy.com.cn/en/

]]> By: Rutger van Waveren http://thenextweb.com/2008/07/01/my-favorite-soap-opera-the-chinese-online-video-market/#comment-364457 Rutger van Waveren Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:37:11 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=1492#comment-364457 This week's On The Media (an NPR radio show) has an interesting piece on the internet in China and the government's role in it: http://onthemedia.org/transcripts/2008/06/27/02 There is an audio fragment which is worth listening. Skip to the 2 minute mark to hear Rebecca MacKinnon (Assistant Professor at the University of Hong Kong's Journalism and Media Studies Centre). This week’s On The Media (an NPR radio show) has an interesting piece on the internet in China and the government’s role in it: http://onthemedia.org/transcripts/2008/06/27/02

There is an audio fragment which is worth listening. Skip to the 2 minute mark to hear Rebecca MacKinnon (Assistant Professor at the University of Hong Kong’s Journalism and Media Studies Centre).

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