Recently, it was announced by Google that around 1.5 Billion People view their YouTube Shorts per month. On the other hand, TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance reported that 1 Billion People watch their shorts per month last year. When it comes… Continue Reading →
The Streaming Landscape has generally been the same for a good amount of time. YouTube has always been a free-short form AVOD Model while Netflix has always been a long-form SVOD Model. You can learn more about these two advertising… Continue Reading →
Becoming a parent can be scary, but it is also one of the most rewarding experiences life has to offer. A child’s best interest is always at the top of a parent’s to-do list, and that includes their financial wellness…. Continue Reading →
Part three of our Granicus Group profiles series focuses on CatapultX. They are an ‘On-Stream Video Monetization & Contextual AI Platform’ who have established a less intrusive, more engaging and more integrated ad experience for viewers. They are an on-stream… Continue Reading →
To those of you who have no idea who I am – most probably all – my name is Frank Pavan and I’m very happy and proud to work for WatchMojo. Our CEO, Ashkan Karbasfrooshan, graciously brought me into the… Continue Reading →
Nothing captures YouTube’s evolution as rights & advertising clearinghouse more than music’s love/hate relationship with pariah-turned-frenemy-turned belle of the media ball. Music and gaming content have always been the biggest content categories on YouTube. It’s thus not surprising that both… Continue Reading →
As I get back into investing, I am inspired by VC firm’s Anti-Portfolio and sharing five companies I loved but whose stocks I never bought. You can jump to my current portfolio, but this article goes beyond “would’ve, could’ve, should’ve”… Continue Reading →
Startup success is a function of Vision, Ambition, Execution, Persistence, Luck, Timing, Focus and Resiliency. Timing is usually a wild card that trumps them all. YouTube won the web video wars for many reasons, I discussed some of it at… Continue Reading →
To avoid accusations of bias and censorship, platforms are trying to find middle ground with regards to freedom of expression and discouraging harmful content. The latest decision to make certain videos available on platforms but not promoted is a reasonable… Continue Reading →
YouTube and Netflix won the AVOD (Advertising Video on Demand) and SVOD (Subscription Video on Demand) wars, respectively, but the way they did so is wildly different. A non-paying user isn’t as valuable as a paying subscriber, of course, but… Continue Reading →
“The best investor is a social scientist.”Michael Milken From 2006-12, we experimented with production and distribution tactics until finding our product/market (or platform/format) fit. In doing so, we built a massive evergreen back-catalog while fine-tuning the production model. But what… Continue Reading →
The Financial Times reported that Apple is developing an alternative to Google search. If you recall, Google was the 13th search engine, following in the footsteps of many Directories (Yahoo!, Looksmart), Search (AltaVista) and Meta search engines (Dogpile, Metacrawler, Mamma)…. Continue Reading →
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