YouTube to Pay Indie Producers
YouTube has taken a page from Revver’s playbook and now plans to pay a cut of the ad revenue to some of the most popular independent producers who post on the site. The company said in a blog post on…
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Microsoft Interest Propels Yahoo Stock
Yahoo shares jumped as much as 16 percent this morning on news that Microsoft has initiated talks to buy the Internet portal for as much as $50 billion. The companies may be exploring the possible merger partly because of the…
Nielsen to Report HD Ratings
Measurement Company Plans November Roll-Out for HD Estimates
Comcast Enters HD Quality Dispute
Longtime Fan Gripe Becomes Marketing Focal Point
Time Warner Reports Q1 Profit Results
Time Warner’s first quarter profits were slightly lower as gains in cable operations and AOL were offset by a decline at its filmed entertainment unit. For the three months ended March 31, 2007, the world’s biggest media company reported net…
Google Counterpunches in Viacom Copyright Suit
Google’s YouTube video-sharing site fought back against Viacom yesterday with a U.S federal court filing, denying copyright infringement claims. Google sought protection under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which offers some protection to Internet service providers that host pirated content,…
First Annual Webby Film and Video Awards Winners Announced
The inaugural Webby Film and Video Awards were announced Tuesday honoring original film and video premiering on the Internet including winners NBC’s “The Office Webisodes” and Eepybird.com’s “The Extreme Diet Coke and Mentos Experiments.” Jessica Lee Rose won for best…
Joost Starts Online Video Service
Joost officially launched its online video service today, and said it will add programming from Turner Broadcasting networks including Adult Swim and CNN to its content lineup later this week. As part of the launch, Joost said it’s running ad…
‘iVillage Live’ Moving to Chicago
“iVillage Live” is trading in its flip-flops-wearing Universal Orlando theme park audience and moving north to Chicago for its retooled sophomore season. Steve Schwaid, programming VP of NBC Universal Television Stations, informed the Orlando-based staff of the impending change Tuesday….
Producing for Mobile a Specialty
More Attention, Resources Are Going Into Content for the Smallest Screen