Comments on: Bad User Experience: Country-Specific Media Embeds http://www.brendonwilson.com/blog/2009/07/26/bad-user-experience-country-specific-media-embeds/ The personal web site of Brendon J. Wilson, a software developer, technologist, and entrepreneur living in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:19:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: anonymous http://www.brendonwilson.com/blog/2009/07/26/bad-user-experience-country-specific-media-embeds/comment-page-1/#comment-244036 anonymous Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:48:59 +0000 http://www.brendonwilson.com/?p=622#comment-244036 At the very least, they could make the link to the Comedy Network TAKE YOU TO THE RIGHT CLIP. Seriously, even if they can't work out the branding and all that (which, btw, is a great idea), they could at least make the experience functional. At the very least, they could make the link to the Comedy Network TAKE YOU TO THE RIGHT CLIP. Seriously, even if they can’t work out the branding and all that (which, btw, is a great idea), they could at least make the experience functional.

]]> By: Brendon J. Wilson http://www.brendonwilson.com/blog/2009/07/26/bad-user-experience-country-specific-media-embeds/comment-page-1/#comment-240811 Brendon J. Wilson Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:11:24 +0000 http://www.brendonwilson.com/?p=622#comment-240811 Sorry, but this logic doesn't hold up to scrutiny. There's no money involved! The embed don't feature ads, pre-rolls, or anything! Comedy Central loses <em>nothing</em> by allowing playback in other countries. In fact, it has everything to <em>gain</em>. The embeds themselves are ads for the show; blocking playback in other countries effectively undermines any viral/network effect that might result from exposing the show to new viewers. Which, in turn, undermines either Comedy Central's direct revenues (through advertising during programs shown on Comedy Central) or indirect revenues (licensing revenues from partners like The Comedy Network, whose advertising revenue depends on viewership). Sorry, but this logic doesn’t hold up to scrutiny. There’s no money involved! The embed don’t feature ads, pre-rolls, or anything! Comedy Central loses nothing by allowing playback in other countries. In fact, it has everything to gain.

The embeds themselves are ads for the show; blocking playback in other countries effectively undermines any viral/network effect that might result from exposing the show to new viewers. Which, in turn, undermines either Comedy Central’s direct revenues (through advertising during programs shown on Comedy Central) or indirect revenues (licensing revenues from partners like The Comedy Network, whose advertising revenue depends on viewership).

]]> By: Aylwong http://www.brendonwilson.com/blog/2009/07/26/bad-user-experience-country-specific-media-embeds/comment-page-1/#comment-240743 Aylwong Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:33:33 +0000 http://www.brendonwilson.com/?p=622#comment-240743 Actually, it's not that simple. The Comedy Network is owned by CTV, and Comedy Central by Viacom. Comedy Central sells the content to The Comedy Network for distribution in Canada (for exclusive rights, I presume). For your 'branding' idea to work, the two companies have to come up with an agreement to work together and more importantly, a $$$ sharing model. Ain't gonna happen. More likely scenario: Some time in the future, Comedy Central will revoke exclusive rights to The Comedy Network, and then kill them on the internet. Or... the other way around? :) Actually, it’s not that simple. The Comedy Network is owned by CTV, and Comedy Central by Viacom. Comedy Central sells the content to The Comedy Network for distribution in Canada (for exclusive rights, I presume). For your ‘branding’ idea to work, the two companies have to come up with an agreement to work together and more importantly, a $$$ sharing model.

Ain’t gonna happen. More likely scenario: Some time in the future, Comedy Central will revoke exclusive rights to The Comedy Network, and then kill them on the internet. Or… the other way around? :)

]]> By: Lloyd Budd http://www.brendonwilson.com/blog/2009/07/26/bad-user-experience-country-specific-media-embeds/comment-page-1/#comment-239046 Lloyd Budd Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:48:58 +0000 http://www.brendonwilson.com/?p=622#comment-239046 Doesn't bother me at all. I just think of the all the content and web services that are not available online at all outside of the USA. Doesn’t bother me at all. I just think of the all the content and web services that are not available online at all outside of the USA.

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