Let's see...we've got iTunes, Google, You Tube, vSocial, Veoh and dozens of others in the video distribution game already...and now one of the broadcast networks (CBS) is getting in to it too.
Oh great...yet another place to go to find content. Another subscription. Another log-in. More fees. Enough already and we haven't even started! But is there already a better way?
Om Malik discusses Mary Hodder's new startup, Dabble, which is setup to be an aggregator of video content and more. Here's the amusing thing: when I first read about Mary's startup on Om's blog, I chuckled to myself and thought, "Why in the world would I want an aggregator for video? Certainly one or two companies -- like what happened with satellite DirecTV and DISH -- will become THE dominant distribution hub."
I now see the opportunity. The 'net will bring us a finite, yet enormous number of distribution points for moving images. Perhaps multiple mass distribution hubs and, eventually, narrowly focused ones will appear. Until then (and for quite some time), there will be a need for aggregation. I intend to do more investigation to discover if -- in Mary's startup -- I'll be able to aggregate content and turn around and publish my own aggregated feed. Now THAT would be powerful.
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