My Latest Guest Post in Venturebeat -- MCNs, Why the $500M-$1B Exits?

For those who follow my ruminations, you know that I have focused heavily on MCNs and the overall YouTube economy in the past couple months -- mirroring the excitement and activity in that space.

Yesterday, Venturebeat published my MCN-focused guest article titled, “Why Everyone Suddenly Wants a Piece of LA’s Super Hot YouTube Networks” (in which I discuss the recent $500-$950 million Disney/maker mega-deal and near-$1 billion rumblings surrounding leading MCN Fullscreen).  Here is the link.

Later today, I moderate a panel at Streaming Media East in NYC titled, “New Opportunities for Monetizing Premium Video” in which we will discuss MCNs, among other players in the overall multi-platform premium video eco-system.