I think looking for a "YouTube Killer" is the wrong direction anyway, unless you're just looking for another large corporation to take over video dominance.
What I would personally love is an aggregator, or many aggregators, that act like YouTube, but are actually a distributed network of video sources.
The key to the concept is thinking of a source like a library of content, and the individual uploader manages their own source. You could consider it a channel, and then that uploader can syndicate their source/channel to any aggregator they want. Sources can be private/public, sources can be tagged, discoverable, and searchable.
Another key point is that uploaders need not host things themselves, SaaS products will quickly fill that role.
a) Anyone can start an aggregator and immediately have content, lowering the bar for entry.
b) A niche aggregator can pick or have submitted to them video library sources that match their niche, and can curate them just like any other video hosting site.
c) A cottage industry for video hosting can utilize an "average user" friendly UI to allow for anyone to create a source and submit it to these aggregators.
d) Allows free information to flow freely
f) Allows content creators full control over deals with aggregators on how they'll be reimbursed for access to their source. You can imagine YouTube accepting sources with an ad revenue share model just like they have now. Some aggregators will choose to "cache and redistribute" content from sources to allow for consistent UX to their users, but that's their decision.
What I would personally love is an aggregator, or many aggregators, that act like YouTube, but are actually a distributed network of video sources.
The key to the concept is thinking of a source like a library of content, and the individual uploader manages their own source. You could consider it a channel, and then that uploader can syndicate their source/channel to any aggregator they want. Sources can be private/public, sources can be tagged, discoverable, and searchable.
Another key point is that uploaders need not host things themselves, SaaS products will quickly fill that role.
a) Anyone can start an aggregator and immediately have content, lowering the bar for entry.
b) A niche aggregator can pick or have submitted to them video library sources that match their niche, and can curate them just like any other video hosting site.
c) A cottage industry for video hosting can utilize an "average user" friendly UI to allow for anyone to create a source and submit it to these aggregators.
d) Allows free information to flow freely
f) Allows content creators full control over deals with aggregators on how they'll be reimbursed for access to their source. You can imagine YouTube accepting sources with an ad revenue share model just like they have now. Some aggregators will choose to "cache and redistribute" content from sources to allow for consistent UX to their users, but that's their decision.