Video is a BIG market and a lot of players are trying different things. We like this blog by Zokama https://medium.com/@zokama/comparing-decentralized-video-platforms-introduction-5c26b72ea83e
Slightly outdated, but still awesome. The most interesting decentralized competitor to us is FileCoin and the IPFS protocol. This project very publicly raised $250M to build a decentralized service model of unused compute, but is only focused on storage solution with IPFS, that competes with DropBox essentially. They have not made any announcements of a launch, and storage accounts for 6% of the internet. Video represents 80% of the internet and VideoCoin offers encoding, storage and deliver infrastructure.
Like the Avengers, we have assembled the strike team of next generation media infrastructure!
Hanno Basse – he’s now serving as President of Decentralized Media Solutions at Live Planet. Before that he spent the last seven years as the chief technology officer (CTO) at the 20th Century Fox Filmp. And 14 years before that at DIRECTV. He’s got a ton of credentials, patents, and industry respect and connections.
Hanno’s not the only Big Media executive to be excited about and involved in making the VideoCoin Network vision a reality.
Ted Schilowitz – he’s the Futurist in Residence at Paramount Pictures / Viacom (incl. MTV, Nickelodeon) and helps this major media company (which is now merging with CBS, so it’s even bigger) explore and adopt all the latest new tech into the business – like blockchain! Ted has a ton of experience and accomplishment in the media industry and is a huge believer in the VideoCoin Network vision; it’s great to have him on the team.
Similarly, we have John Ward – he’s EVP and CTO at InDemand. And was previously Senior Vice President of Content Operations for DIRECTV/AT&T Entertainment Group, responsible for on- air production for the Group’s original entertainment. John has won 12 Emmy Awards (highest recognition for television production) and has produced a ton of television shows.
He’s an invaluable asset in helping the VideoCoin Network develop to be able to take advantage of the literal cloudburst of production (hundreds of series every year) that all the streaming services like Netflix and others are making