Comments on: Instant Media Gone Bust? Feeling the Web Video Bubble Burst

By: IM for sale « Jason Rosenberg

IM for sale « Jason Rosenberg — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 20:58:48 +0000

[...] More signs that the video player crash is coming. According to NewTeeVee, Instant Media has ceased operations. The video player that is just like the rest is no longer offering up video. Instant Media was backed by a billionaire Scott Blum (of SoCal based buy.com) who eventually pulled his money from the project. No formal announcement was made, but Chris Tew of WebTVWire tried contacting Instant Media and couldn’t get a hold of anyone save the developer who said, Blum has pulled his money. [...]

By: Instant Media Grinds to a Halt « NewTeeVee

Instant Media Grinds to a Halt « NewTeeVee — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 07:00:54 +0000

[...] Chris Tew called attention to the company’s demise last week with a blog post on his Web TV Wire site. After reading Tew’s piece — which was based on the very good evidence of Instant Media’s software not working, its site being down, and its affiliate partner removing mention of it — we sent out a pile of emails and voicemails to try to get ahold of the company. We got a single response, from Eric Sterling, an Instant Media developer. “Scott Blum, the eccentric billionaire that was funding our company, decided to scuttle it mid-July.” [...]

By: SonicMountain Buys FireAnt « NewTeeVee

SonicMountain Buys FireAnt « NewTeeVee — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:01:15 +0000

[...] On a related note, we’ve been tracking down a report that another digital media player startup, Instant Media, may have shut its doors. It’s possible the site is just down for maintenance, but when the company contact email address bounces back — as it did to us this morning — that’s a bad sign. [...]

By: Instant Media Is Dead | Why Did The Miro Competitor Just Disappear Over Night? » Web TV Wire

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:47:28 +0000

[...] On Sunday, Chris wrote a great piece about the demise of Instant Media. If you don’t recognize the name, you’re not alone, I know very little about it myself, in fact, almost nothing. [...]

By: Instant Media, Miro Competitor, Leaves The Net Without A Trace

Instant Media, Miro Competitor, Leaves The Net Without A Trace — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:16:34 +0000

[...] Instant Media, Miro Competitor, Leaves The Net Without A Trace Posted by Paul Glazowski on September 11th, 2007 Recognize the name Instant Media? No? Well, to get you a little familiar with it, you only really need to know two things: It’s a competitor of Miro, previously known as Democracy Player; and it’s dead. [...]