Blip.tv from Best YouTube Alternative

Blip was an ultimate YouTube alternative when it comes to series or shows. After the foundation in 2005, its first major accomplishment was having Slacker Uprising by Michael Moore, the first free film by a respectable director released on the Web, without monetizing the product. Besides that, Blip (formerly Blip.tv) is famous for cooperating with producers, studios, and independent creators so they could release their products on the service and receive payments for it.

2009 was the year worth of notion for the Blip, purely because of major cooperation deals with giants like Vimeo, YouTube, NBC LM New York etc. 100 million views landmark was achieved a year later, a clear sign of the big deals starting to pay off. This allowed the company to pursue and fulfill the goal of becoming the source of top-notch series and shows, accessible to anyone, anytime without the heavy need to rely on weighty services with big prices. Blip created its own studio brand, working directly with talented individuals across the country and work to deliver more of top quality content to the constantly growing audience.

The company was acquired by the Maker Studios in 2013, which led to the terms of agreements to change, as well as some other minor innovations. 2 years after Blip was successfully shut down by its new parent company, putting an end to successful business model of sharing the revenue equally between the service and the owners of the content. That is how the story of the service that has managed to reach half of the monthly views that YouTube had in a much shorter time.

What do you think about Blip? Have you ever followed one of the amazing series on that service and supported the creators? If so, post a comment and describe your experience!