Divx
DivX, Inc. creates products and services designed to improve the experience of media. DivX works to allow digital content creators to have the ability to capture their content in the DivX format using various devices or software and to allow consumers of such content to playback and interact with it on various devices or platforms. The Company's DivX codec is a video compression-decompression software library, or codec, that enables distribution of media across the Internet and through recordable media. DivX also licenses similar technology to consumer hardware device manufacturers and certifies their products to ensure the interoperable support of DivX-encoded content. In November 2007, DivX, Inc. acquired MainConcept AG, a provider of H.264 and other video technologies for the broadcast, film, consumer electronics and computer software markets. Source (http://www.divx.com)
Youtube
Founded in February 2005, YouTube is the leader in online video, and the premier destination to watch and share original videos worldwide through a Web experience. YouTube allows people to easily upload and share video clips on www.YouTube.com and across the Internet through websites, mobile devices, blogs, and email.
Everyone can watch videos on YouTube. People can see first-hand accounts of current events, find videos about their hobbies and interests, and discover the quirky and unusual. As more people capture special moments on video, YouTube is empowering them to become the broadcasters of tomorrow.
YouTube received funding from Sequoia Capital in November 2005 and was officially launched one month later in December. Chad Hurley and Steve Chen proceeded to become the first members of the YouTube management team and currently serve as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer respectively.
In November 2006, within a year of its launch, YouTube was purchased by Google Inc. in one of the most talked-about acquisitions to date.
YouTube has struck numerous partnership deals with content providers such as CBS, BBC, Universal Music Group, Sony Music Group, Warner Music Group, NBA, The Sundance Channel and many more. Source (http://www.youtube.com)
Fox on Demand
FOX does indeed have an on-line place to go to see some free streaming episodes of some of your favorite FOX shows (go to fox.com and click on SHOWS, then click on FOX ON DEMAND). You can access free streaming of previously-aired episodes from FOX’s returning hits and new fall primetime series including BONES, PRISON BREAK, "24" and TALK SHOW WITH SPIKE FERESTEN, as well as others, for a limited time. Additional episodes of these and others, be aware that you will have to download (for free) a videoplayer from the site before you can view any of these episodes. Source (http://www.fox.com)
DivX
DivX is in a sense the middle man, Allowing people to view any sort of digital videos right on your computer. After downloading the DivX player, you're able to buy movies and any digital media you'd like to watch at your convenience.
Youtube
Youtube is an online based video player that not only allows you to upload your own videos for the world to see but also allows you to view videos as well. if you go to the site and type in what it is that you wish to view chances are you'll find it. As of now youtube is so sophisticated that people have been uploading, in parts, movies that are still playing in movie theaters. so now you don't even need to go through the inconvenience of going to the movies and watching a movie, you can do it at home. Just go out, buy the popcorn and soda and you're good to go.
Fox on Demand
Fox on Demand is also online based but unlike Youtube where it's the users that are uploading videos, Fox uploads shows already aired on regular t.v. So if Wednesday nights is your night to work and American Idol is on, no worries you can attack the site full speed Thursday morning and watch the full episode right online.
The Competition
Youtube's Competitors
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Revver, Guba, Metacafe are youtubes main competition but ever since youtubes adding of banners at the bottom of a streaming video these other companies find themselves struggling to keep up.
Competitors have been struggling of recent — Revver lost two founders and Guba lost its’ CEO and two executives.
Revver Loses Founders
Guba Loses CEO and Executives
DivX's Competitors
DivX's top competitors as stated by Hoovers.com are:
Side note, Hoovers not Hoover like the vacuum!
Apple
Google
Microsoft
Fox On Demand's Competitors
The top companies out there competing with Fox On Demand, with no surprise are all the Primetime networks:
NBC
CBS
ABC
But the competition really just depends on what show viewers watch and what network broadcasts it, as each website pretty much has the same type of player that allows you to view any of your missed favorite episodes
Five Forces Analysis
Five Forces Analysis
- Threat of Substitute Products
There are many newswebsites that allow customers to view television news episodes online, Fox.com uses News corporation. However other websites that are very popular and easy to switch to are CNN.com and NewYorkTimes.com. Both are free and allow you to watch bits if not all the news stories that were featured on TV.
- Threat of the Entry of New Competitors
It is easy for many companies to compete with News Corporation, because many tv shows are extending their media to online sources so that they can attract the viewers who are unable to watch the program at the regularly scheduled time.
- Intensity of Competitive Rivalry
Because the rate of industry growth is increasing, the competitive rivalry is increasing at a faster rate. There is fixed cost to the companies, and a very low cost to viewers thus creating a large profit margin for companies. However, since there are many substitues, the rivalry is intense.
- Bargaining Power of Customers
The customer bargaining power is very strong, considering their costs are virutally nothing, and if one site had decided to charge them for online television use, there are plenty other websites that allows you to view tv shows for free, especially when it come to news websites. Thus, viewer bargaining power is very high.
- Bargaining Power of Suppliers
The bargaining power of suppliers are relative to the media source. On actual computers they can decide to give incentives to viewer so that they will stay wiht the same website. However, something like a mobil device, subscribers are already being charged to have tv and internet capabilities on their phone and are less likely to pay additional fees to use that particular website. Suppliers have more freedoms in terms of when they can change prices and charge more for tv viewing capabilities.
