NEW YORK (Hypebot) – COMMENTARY: Despite a very rocky start technically, VEVO is pulling some impressive numbers. In December, VEVO had 35 million visitors to its own site, and 13 billion video views across all channels its sites with 90% of it coming via YouTube.
If so much of VEVO's traffic comes from YouTube, what purpose does it serve? For the labels its about command and control and generating more revenue. For the fan? VEVO offers a platform to watch and playlist higher quality music videos uncluttered by fan generated content of very uneven quality.
There is an unquestionable glut of content on YouTube and across the user-generated web, and thus a need for filters. But VEVO is not a filter driven by taste or quality, but rather by the agendas of large music corporations.
In the long run, will fans be willing to trade a higher quality experience for the freedom of broader content? And while technical differences can be narrowed, personal taste is not something easy to replicate.
