Brightcove: A Safe Harbor?
Newsweek, November, 2006 by Steven Levy
Since google bought youtube for $1.65 million last month, CEOs of other Internet video-related companies have been very popular. Jeremy Allaire is no exception. His two-year-old firm, Brightcove, has so far focused on helping publishers (including NEWSWEEK) get videos on the Net. Now Brightcove is creating a portal where visitors can surf thousands of channels of video uploaded by Brightcove's clients or even random creators, like YouTube's vid-stars.
It will also sell videos directly through the AOL Marketplace. Allaire, 35, came to NEWSWEEK to show his wares, shrug off speculation on whether he's selling his closely held company, and explain why cable is an endangered species. LEVY: Are you worried that the combination of Google Video and YouTube will concentrate too much...
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