Comcast buys build-your-own-YouTube site
Online publishing blog PaidContent.org is reporting that ThePlatform, a startup that builds customized, YouTube-like video-sharing websites for corporate customers, has been purchased by Comcast for more than $80 million. PaidContent's Rafat Ali -- who also got a big check of his own recently -- reports that he heard Comcast and ThePlatform were in acquisition talks late last year. The cable provider already uses ThePlatform to power TheFan, its online-video website that's used by traditional video providers like ABC, CBS and ESPN. For now, Comcast plans to let ThePlatform keep running sites for its other customers, like ABCNews.com and CourtTV. The upshot? Expect Comcast to get serious about online video, now that it has an in-house technology platform.
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