Is Canada Ready for a Video only Agency/Wire Service?

[Jimmy Jeong]

Michael Rosenblum is starting what he calls the Magnum of Video. I wonder when something like this will start in Canada.
http://www.nyvs.com/blog/user/michael/The-Launch-Of-A-New-Magnum-For-Video

[Ken Gigliotti]

When you look for historic equivalents the reality of the situation
becomes even more clear . No denial, technology down drafts catch
traditional  business , complacent hiding behind its past glory  and
traditions . Strangling  slowly with nothing but the  time it has left.
Strangely familiar. But ,Strangely it endures
   The Last Charge
­ The three thousand  years history of cavalry
charges ended during WW1 when horse soldiers met the the machine gun.
This , however was not the last charge of the horse soldier . In
1942  Italian cavalry 600 strong   attacked  a Soviet force of over
2000 soldiers , using sabres  , wait for it , ANNND machine guns .
They lost 40  soldiers and one hundred horses . I love that story.
They won the battle and captured 800 Soviet infantry . The horse
soldier plus the machine.
  A gallant last stand .
Horse cavalry morphed into modern tank divisions , light armour ,
then air cavalry in subsequent wars. It  never really  disappearing ,
but became even more  important  with time . A decisive moment pushed
the ancient tradition to a new level. The idea of  light fast moving
, mobile is still at the heart of the idea.The heart of photography.
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  Photographers  have a
unique perspective  often being the  chauffeurs to journalism . Over
the years we witness  first hand how it all works  . So many ,
Personalities, styes , reporting techniques , we see it from the grass
roots ,  ²sharp end² level    . Our eyes are
always up , we have no notebook to stare into .
We do what we always do , we adapt.
Bitch and complain but we adapt.

[Jimmy Jeong]

Well said Ken.

[Jason Franson]

Question is, is anyone willing pay for it? Video is worthless on most editorial fronts. Not many are willing to hire an actual videographer, or pay for the cost of high production video, when they can make staff photographers do it for no extra cost. From what I understand, by the numbers, people are still not watching newspaper website video. This may work well in other avenues, but I can't see it working in an industry that is tightening it's belt every other day.