Ugh. I hate it when this kind of thing turns up in my search results. I'm looking for "actionable intelligence", and I get some 25 minute long video that I can' really scan through, and certainly can't cut and paste from.
I'm working on some tech that resolves some of these problems, and I'll be unleashing it first in the Ruby circle (merely because that's the topic I know most about). Since you seem to have a real feel for what can be irritating about videos (thoughts I share), I'd love to let you (and/or others here) have a look at the alpha stage in the next few weeks.
That sounds like a big project. I've never encountered anything related to video that is solved with a simple technical solution. Unless you're talking about something like Google's Video Sitemaps.
No, nothing like that I'm afraid. I'm approaching it from the content producer's POV, so it won't be viable for videos that already exist, although with a little work they could be brought into it..
Good luck. I'll keep my eye on the usual Ruby channels then.
Sure, my contact information is freely available - I'd be happy to take a few minutes to look at it.
How about a site for Daytime Soap Operas from Spain?