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a Brightcove Player containing the Energy Policy Channel

a Brightcove Player containing the New Media Channel

Google-YouTube deal signals the ascendancy of online broadband video

Google's acquisition today of YouTube, along with licensing deals entered into prior to that agreement between Google, YouTube, and media powerhouses Universal Music Group, Sony BMG, CBS, and Warner Music, mean both that the Google/YouTube combination (dubbed "GooTube" by The Tonight Show with Jay Leno's Jay Leno) has positioned itself to lead the transition from broadcast/cable-centric television distribution to broadband Internet-based television distribution and that the Brightcove video distribution platform will become the chief alternative to a GooTube video distribution monopoly, or, at least, hegemony.

the Brightcove model

Brightcove, founded by Jeremy Allaire and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, offers content providers large and small an opportunity to create syndicatable players containing their material in a high-quality Flash format.

Later this month, according to Brightcove, the Brightcove Prime program will allow content providers to opt-in to the inclusion of video pre-roll ads along with their content, in these Brightcove syndicatable Players. These online commercial spots will be sold by Brightcove's national sales team and the revenue from them will be split with the content providers.

Brightcove's technology allows for the syndication of its players to multiple sites, where a few lines of code add front-end access to players while all hosting and streaming costs are borne by Brightcove. No system has yet been announced for revenue sharing with syndication sites.

other ways to access Brightcove Players

Web page owners eager to host Brightcove content on their sites can access a directory of available syndicatable Brightcove Players by clicking here. At last count, 35 syndicatable Brightcove Players from Etopia Media, the most from any content provider, are available on the second page of the Brightcove Syndication Directory.

Five different environment-and-energy-related Brightcove Players from Etopia News are now viewable on the Peak Oil News and Message Boards web site.

The Yahoo! Video search page also features a preponderance of links to individual video programs contained in Etopia Media-created Brightcove Players.

Peak Oil/Global Warming Channel player and syndication link

For a collection of interviews about peak oil, global warming, and related subjects, take a look at the programs in the Peak Oil/Global Warming Channel contained in the Brightcove Player below.

You can syndicate the Peak Oil/Global Warming Channel Brightcove Player to your own web site by clicking here.

related interviews on the Sustainable Cities Channel

For more video interviews about renewable energy and related subjects, take a look at the programs in the Sustainable Cities Channel contained in the Brightcove Player below.

You can syndicate the Sustainable Cities Channel Brightcove Player to your own web site by clicking here.

related materials on the Electric Sunshine Channel

You can watch and listen to interviews about coping with all these issues by generating electric power from the sun by clicking on the appropriate menu button in the Electric Sunshine Channel Brightcove Player below.

You can syndicate the Electric Sunshine Channel to another web page of your choice by clicking here.

 

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