Viacom v Google: What’s developing in the online video world?


Viacom v Google: What’s developing in the online video world?

Filed under: Google (GOOG), Viacom (VIA)There has certainly been a lot of buzz about Viacom Inc.'s (NYSE:VIA) latest moves with online video. Basically, the company doesn't want to play ball with Google, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) YouTube.For example, Viacom cut a deal with Joost, which is an online video service. And, of course, the company also demanded that Google take-down over 100,000 of its copyrighted videos.What does this all mean? Well, I had a chance to interview Hilmi Ozguc, who is the CEO of Maven Networks:First, perhaps provide some background on your company?Maven enables major media companies to create, distribute and profit from Internet TV. CBS, Sony, A&E, The Weather Channel and many others rely on Maven to power their Internet TV initiatives and the online video advertising revenue those ...

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