LR on the air: WNYC in New York City

Steve Safran October 11th, 2006

Had a terrific discussion on WNYC - the public radio station in New York City. Discussed the Yoogle/GooTube/Tooble deal with host Brian Lehrer and John Battelle. Not a lot of disagreement here, neither between me and Battelle nor among the listeners. Battelle made several excellent points. Among them - since Google paid stock and the stock only went down slightly, the $1.6 billion figure is overrated - Google acquired YouTube for a net loss of a tiny percent of its market cap. And it’s sure to make that up in short order. Outstanding callers, too - every one of them talked about how they use YouTube in personal and creative ways. Give a listen in their really cool embedded player:

18 Comments Add your own

  • 1. Vinny  |  October 11th, 2006 at 7:28 am

    Do you think that the fact that Google is taking over is going to motivate rights holders to sue faster knowing Google has deeper pockets?

  • 2. Cory  |  October 11th, 2006 at 7:39 am

    Many media executives believe that YouTube’s success is not sustainable, and as a result, Google overpaid. Do you agree?

  • 3. Steve Safran  |  October 11th, 2006 at 7:40 am

    Cory - Battelle just gave a good answer to that one.

  • 4. Steve Safran  |  October 11th, 2006 at 7:45 am

    I should have disclosed that Battelle’s FM group represents our ad sales. Dammit - didn’t even occur to me until after.

  • 5. Vinny  |  October 11th, 2006 at 7:45 am

    Great interview, Steve…

  • 6. mike  |  October 11th, 2006 at 7:51 am

    Got here too late I guess.

  • 7. thedetroitchannel  |  October 11th, 2006 at 8:06 am

    is there anything you ever buy in life that isn’t overpriced?

    i mean rarely does someone actually sell you something at a loss…they turn a PROFIT.

    we need to get beyond the price that was negotiated in the deal and focus on its long term ramifications.

    i would say this is a pretty strong vote of confidence in user generated material and worldwide netcasting.

  • 8. Steve Safran  |  October 11th, 2006 at 11:55 am

    I LOVE that they have this embedded, shareable player. Made it easy as YouTube to share.

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