Bookmark Vlog Blog
Oct
3
The Podcast Network has recently announced that it has landed former Monty Python star John Cleese to do a regular video blog. The vlog will be called Headcast.
According to TechCrunch, Cleese has described the show as “somewhat humorous, somewhat more thoughtful.” It’s been reported that there will be both a free version of the vlog and a paid, premium version.
Cleese certainly has lots of fans, but it’s hard to imagine how charging for this type of content will hold out in the end. People do indeed pay for content on the internet, but for the most part it’s not so much for entertainment.
It seems to me that, mostly, internet users will pay for things they feel will make them money or things that will solve a problem. They will also pay for things such as porn, of course. But a vlog from John Cleese?
Well, we’ll see. But as places such as the New York Times have discovered, even big names don’t necessarily bring in the dough on the web.
The Podcast Network is said to be profitable, however, and so maybe they know how to make it work.
The video blog is being produced in the UK by Funk. They also produce Cleese’s audio podcasts.
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