ABS-CBN Pulls Pinoy Dream Academy Clips Off YouTube
The big media companies shouldn’t worry that people will post their copyrighted material on YouTube. They should worry that people will post their own stuff on YouTube, and audiences will watch that instead.
— Paul Graham.
Ailing Philippine TV network ABS-CBN aggravates its problems by having clips from their show Pinoy Dream Academy pulled off YouTube. This paranoia reflects an ignorant fear of social media from an offline media outlet that can’t diversify. It’s a spectacularly dumb move for four glaringly obvious reasons.
First, they’re being completely indiscriminate. They’re having clips pulled off just because they contain the words Pinoy Dream Academy in the title, even if they don’t contain a shred of material from the show. Way to kill off your completely non-infringing free viral marketing, guys. Some intern probably just conducted a search and sent out a form letter without watching the videos. For that alone, somebody needs to get fired — but oh, there’s more.
Second, they’re killing their only channel to a psychographic that show can’t otherwise reach. Do they honestly believe the average YouTuber would watch some small third-world country’s poor copy of the bastard child of American Idol and Big Brother if it didn’t pop up in their YouTube recommendations, or if it wasn’t embedded in some other YouTuber’s blog they read? I wouldn’t even have heard of this Pinoy Dream Academy garbage if it didn’t appear on YouTube.
Third, they’re ignoring history. CBS has already proven that YouTube exposure increases TV viewership.
Fourth, they’re in love with their own flawed online strategy. Their B2C subscription video site, ABS-CBNnow, is crap — but it’s the simple one-channel command-and-control passive-consumer kind of crap they can comprehend. They’ve actually given me free credits to try the damn thing, and I still wouldn’t waste my time on it.
Don’t get me wrong: I’m not upset over their mistake. In fact, I’m quite happy to watch ABS-CBN dig its own grave. It’s overdue karma for the seventy-four innocents they killed in February. Big slow dinosaurs need to die off for small fast mammals to take over.
In fact, the whole Pinoy Dream Academy concept — playing up to a TV network for a shot at becoming their smiling little bitch, packaging it as a dream worthy of an academy — is something I don’t want to see on YouTube, or anywhere else. In the age of citizen media, smart content creators make their own opportunities.
(Via Jepoy.)
Tags: ABS-CBN, Marketing, Media, Philippines, Pinoy-Dream-Academy, stupid, Video, YouTube
December 19, 2006 | Filed Under Marketing, Media, Philippines, VideoComments
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Great post. I would love to see a Philippine media company take advantage of YouTube type of services.
Nice post. I would love to see fellow Filipinos take over the Philippine Airwaves through “citizen media.”
It is inevitable that Filipinos adopt social media for their love of community collaboration.
It is imperative that mass media adopt micromedia for their own survival.
Holy crap, that’s stupid!
Almost as stupid as the show itself.
i especially liked the quote from Paul Graham. man! that was really good. i liked reading this post as well.
“Big slow dinosaurs need to die off for small fast mammals to take over.”
hoho! that’s a good one! i liked it.
oh well whatever with PDA…i dont even watch the damn show.
That’s evolution for you, Gokisen. Not everyone survives.
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Hi!
My name is Jason T. Roman, I’m 19 yrs old. I’m half filipino and american. I was born in island called Saipan. i wanted to join Pinoy dream academy, but i don’t know how, Please help me. i have a talents i can sing, dance, and act. pls reply back to me jasonroman1987@yahoo.com
Don’t waste your time with those losers, Jason. Get a webcam and join the YouTube nation.
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hi…. plz help me… naman… kuya mike abundo. if how can i join..kc po im in this island called saipan. na i dont know. why their is no audition here..
cooment for the PBB Season 2— i will write in tagalog.. sa mga taga abs cbn” hindi ata maganda yung naging pbb nyo ngayun kasi napaka unfair sa mga contestant esp. sa mga lumabas na tapus ipapasok pa uli nyo.. .. parang build up ang ginawa nyo kay WENDY! Hindi sya pwedeng maging isang ejemplo ng isang pbb season 2 kasi napakasma ng kanyang ugali, ang takaw pang manigarilyo, napaka selfish pa, at NAPAK UNFERAIR NYO! HALATANMnapakatakw sa lalaki,, parang kayang ubusin ang katauhan ni bruce.. kaya dapat bang ibalik pa ang isang tulad nya na sosobrang masma ang ugali? Kung nakapag palabas na kayo ng housemate dapat hindi na nyo ibinabalik kasi yun ang policy nyo since nag start ang PBB. Kung may lumabas dapat kukukuha kayo ng bago hindi yung naging ex housemate na.. kaya napak unfair NYUO! HALATANG ININGTAN NYO SI WENDY.. mUKHAN NAMN SHANG TALANDI! SHA BA ANG PWEDENG IPAGMALAKI NG CHANNEL 2 SA KARAMIHAN? sA I YO KUYA DAPAT ANG GANITONG HOUSEMATE EH HINDI DAPT NA ULING BINABALIK! . SAYANG NA SAYANG ANG PAGHIHINTAY NAMIN LAGI SA GABI MAPANUUD LAMANG ANG INYONG PROGRAMANG KAPAMILYA! PERU LUMALABAS NA MAY FAVORITISM KAYU MR. DYUGI! ANG USP SUAPAN NGA DITO Ay hawak mo sir dyugi si wendy at siguro ikaw pa ng magiging MANAGER NYA PAGLABAS… PERU BUMABABA ANG PAGHANGA KO SA INYO SIR DYUGI KASI MALI ANG NAPIPISL MUNG BABAE! GALING YAN SA TONDO KAYA TONDONG UGALI ANG UTALK NYA AT HINDI PWEDENG IHILERA AYAN SA AMGA TAGA ABS CBN– BAKIT GANUN MGA TAGA CHANEL 2 KUNG SINU MAN ANG BUMUBO NITONG PBB. mR, GABBY DAPAT HINDI NYO PINABABYAAN ANG GANITONG image ng taga housemate maramaing salamt nasyang lang anag aming kuryente sa kapapnood ng pbb na iyan kasi nakakakrami ay HINDI BOTO KAY WENDY! YUN LANG AT SYANG!
dati gusto ko si wendy ng makita ko ang kanyang ugali napakasama e. naibalik lang sa bahay ni kuya magalitin na huwag nalang siya bumalik kon ayaw niyang e binuto siya ganyan ba ang nagpakatutuo? dinhi no. swapang siya ang gusto niya huwag siyang ibuto sa kanyang kasamahan sa bahay. yan ang gusto ninyong kunin artista? siguro nasayahan kayo e free halikan sa bahay walang bayad hindi naman yan artistahin e. galisin maitim pa siya samang ugali pa .pag kinuha ni mr Dyugi si wendy bilang artista sir ikaw nalang ang manuod kang wendy e.maitim galisin pa at asal kalye pa
sa susunod pinoy dreams academy kong ang lahat gaya ni wendy ,sabi ninyo nagpakatutuo pag ibinubuto aawayin yong nag buto sakanya e mag sontukan tinuroan ninyo e. tama ang ginagawa ni wendy .kaya nga nagalit siya sa dalawang kasamang babae i binuto siya yan ba ang gusto ninyo? yong naunang lumabas sakanya hindi naman ganyan e nagdadabog kasi ibinuto yang ba ang tutuong tao para sainyo ? hello okey lang kayo?
para sa akin ang tutuong tao mahinahon marunong mag isip hindi na nanakit sa kanyang kasamahan marunong umanawa or maawain sa kapwa niyang tao hinhi asal hayop or asal kalye nag iisip hindi padalos dalos kon tama ba. ang kanyang ginagawa yan ang tutuong tao . pag ibinubuto nag dadabog kagalitan kon sinu man ang nag buto sayo yan ba ang tutuong tao para sayo ? e magpatayan ang mga house mate sa bahay tinuroan ninyo yan ang nagpaka tao para sainyo .hindi ninyo tinuroan na magmahal sa kapwa ang itinuro ninyo magalit sa kasamahan pag ibinubuto ang kapwa kasamahan hindi kagandahan ang itinuro ninyo buti nalang nag iisa si wendy pag ang lahat gaya sa kanya e nag paluan nag susuntukan yan ang gusto ninyo?
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I have nothing against ABS - CBN. But one question I would address to that network: Why are you pulling out all that posted videos on YouTube? Is it really the copyright that matters, or your interests and profits?
I would say, you used to be my favorite channel and network. But when I found out what you did to FALSE VOICE after putting up/ promoting Charice on YouTube, I was thinking otherwise.
I was also promoting one friend on YouTube and Imeem, Little Big Star Season 2 Champ, Angellie Urquico. It is imperative for me to help promote this young talent internationally as her mom requested me to post her songs on YouTUbe. But I won’t ever dare to post Angellie’s ABS-CBN performances for good reasons. I would rather upload videos that i’ve taken myself. First, I don’t want to be infringing any copyrights (as you’ve claimed on False Voice’s videos). Second, the credits would be mine (and of course, the organizers/ companies responsible for the show). I have several Angellie’s performances, but those were taken during her Pre-LBS2 guestings and competitions. Better be safe than never.
In fact, I have several videos with the contents I created and copyrighted myself, but still I posted it on YouTube for entertainment and educational purposes. My reason for this is simple: I want to show what I could do, and share them or pass on to the next generation, as a form of a legacy. I wouldn’t care that much for profit. What I really cared the most is people’s enjoyment and appreciation of my works.
So again, to ABS - CBN, sana ‘wag nyong tanggalin ang mga videos nyo sa YouTube. Give your talents a break to be known Internationally. Kawawa naman sila, lalo na yung hindi nyo naman nabibigyan ng projects, tulad nung nanalo sa “Little Division” ng Litlle Big Star 2 (nakausap ko yung nanay nung bata, at plano nilang lumipat sa GMA 7.)
Sana magising na kayo. If you’re really into public service and helping others is one of your goals, then prove it! Start with your very own talents….
MANNY DE GUZMAN, JR.
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