Meet The Man In Charge Of Making Hollywood Not Hate Google (GOOG, NFLX)

Robert Kyncl is VP, TV and Film Entertainment at Google, which means he must convince the Hollywood studios that Google doesn't want to destroy them, and thereby get them to license their content to YouTube.

It's pretty interesting to see how he does, because before that he did the same job superbly at Netflix.

The LA Times profiled Kyncl and here's what we learned:

• Like so many in Hollywood, Kyncl got his start in the mailroom, and then worked up his way to dealmaking;

At Netflix, he was the guy behind some of the big content partnerships that got Netflix's streaming service off the ground, and since joining Google eight months ago he got studios to sign off on YouTube movie rentals;

YouTube sees its strategy as resting on three legs: user-generated content, content produced for the web, and licenced media;

One of the ways YouTube wants to get people to watch longer and highlight more content is to "create themed channels that combine original online content with a curated selection of amateur videos," especially on niche topics you might not get to see on TV.

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Comcast Doesn't Plan To Charge Bandwidth Hogs Extra... Yet (CMCSA, AAPL, NFLX)

Comcast president Neil Smit said today that the cable giant doesn't have plans to start charging its broadband subscribers by how much bandwidth they use per month.

Not yet, at least.

But come on, of COURSE Comcast isn't going to make the massive announcement at an investor conference, and spook its customers.

However, you can bet that if Comcast isn't the first major U.S. broadband company to get rid of all-you-can-eat Internet access, it will eventually.

Charging for broadband based on consumption is the holy grail for Internet providers -- it would almost certainly increase the amount that customers spend, on average -- and Comcast would never let its competitors get a financial leg up.

Especially because that's how Comcast is going to stop Netflix! Charging for Internet access based on consumption would deter people from watching more high-bandwidth Internet video on iTunes or Netflix, which represents the biggest threat to Comcast's legacy cable TV business.

Perhaps the real reason it isn't going to start charging based on consumption yet is that the average Comcast customer isn't consuming much bandwidth in the first place.

Smit said the average Comcast user consumes 2 to 4 GB of bandwidth per month -- which is barely 2 or 3 iTunes-sized movies per month.

Related: If Net Neutrality Is Coming, So Is The End Of All-You-Can-Eat Internet Access

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Mobile Music Download Store Gigaboxx Dumps Subscription Charge For Artists And Labels

Gigaboxx, the UK mobile music download platform targeting artists and record companies who want to set up shop to sell direct to fans, has dumped its monthly subscription charge to make the bulk of its B2B service free. This actually makes a lot of sense since the startup gets a kick back for every track sold, so why charge for the razors? Furthermore, Gigaboxx says that it's seen 1,000 new sign-ups since it quietly switched to free last week. As we reported when the service was first outed in April at TechCrunch Europe's GeeknRolla, it has a particular emphasis on live events – hence the mobile component – offering artists a “suite of marketing tools”, including their own store URL, QR codes and a SMS reply service that they can feature in promotional material and share on social networks.

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