So how do other online video sites like Veoh pay for worldwide video streaming? It turns out they don't. This weekend a number of Veoh users around the world started reporting on Wikipedia that access was blocked in their countries. And today NewTeeVee confirmed that Veoh has turns off service for all but 33 countries.
Veoh says it's maintaining service in the countries where it has the most viewers, and that only 10 percent of its audience comes from the countries that are experiencing service cuts. The company reportedly is not running out of money, but is trying to focus ont he countries where it has the best chances of actually making money. Again, this all makes perfect sence. But it still stinks if you live in Venezuela, Argentina, the Dominican Republic, the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Romania, Thailand, South Africa, or any of the other countries where Veoh is reportedly no longer available.
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6-02-2008 @ 5:52PM
totoro said...
That is really unfortunate-one of Veoh's real strengths was all the international content.
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6-02-2008 @ 8:15PM
greg said...
still international. Just not as international...
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6-03-2008 @ 6:19AM
Julio said...
Puerto Rico is on the list?! Hello... Puerto Rico is a US colony...er...territory!
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6-03-2008 @ 11:43AM
whiskey said...
Something is wrong here... I mean, the "let's shut down VEOH to customers in latin america as an effort to make ourselves more profitable" is kinda ridiculous. Why? Because you limit your market. Period.
And this is why YouTube still rules!
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