This document discusses the shifting landscape of online video and its impact on traditional video providers. It notes that online video is giving power to consumers and media companies while disrupting cable, satellite, telco and mobile companies. It then outlines some key architectural principles for delivering online video services, including next generation platforms using web services, large-scale unicast delivery, video intelligence, common client architectures, and services across both managed and unmanaged networks. Finally, it introduces Cisco's Medianet blueprint for delivering these next generation online video services.