Tips, News and Articles on how to make the most money from the video that you distribute over the internet including which web video sites offer revenue sharing and how to sell your video online.

Making Money & Web Video

Glenn Beck Launches GBTV | Subscription Online TV Network With Original Programming

Love or hate Glenn Beck, and he is a man who tends to generate extremes of emotion, you cannot fault him...
Dave Parrack
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Justin.tv Launches Twitch TV – Live Streaming Video Games Portal And eSports Community

Professional sports are big business on television, and are increasingly so on the Web as well. But there is a sport...
Dave Parrack
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Disney.com Becoming Content Hub For Online Video As Major Studios Embrace The Future

Disney is embarking on a journey which will see the company embracing the Web as a content delivery system in ways...
Dave Parrack
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Ustream Now Offering Premium Memberships For A Fee Removing All Of The Advertising

Ustream continues to add subscription options as it attempts to make the freemium model work. At least the latest one –...
Dave Parrack
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Netflix Now Selling Movies… Kinda | Streaming Service Adds ‘Buy’ Button To ‘Little Fockers’

Netflix isn’t interested in selling movies to its users directly, but it has made at least one concession to the studios...
Dave Parrack
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Cloud-based mSpot Cuts Prices Of Video On Demand Movies To Compete With Netflix

MSpot, which offers a range of content on the PC and a host of mobile devices, has lowered its prices, making...
Dave Parrack
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Hulu Reports Great Q1 2011 Results, To Hit 1 Million Hulu Plus Subscribers By End Of Year

Hulu has reported having a great first quarter of 2011, and the company expects to have even better quarters going forward....
Dave Parrack
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Hollywood Agrees To $30 VOD Movie Rentals | Home Premiere Cuts Theater To Home Window

Hollywood still has a chance to prevent itself from losing customers and face from an unwillingness to embrace the Internet. Whether...
Dave Parrack
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Analyst: YouTube A $1 Billion Company In 2011

An analyst predicts that YouTube will generate revenues topping $1 billion in 2011, meaning profitability is all but guaranteed. The reason?...
Dave Parrack
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Netflix Not Interested In Selling Movies, Refuses Studios’ Requests To Add ‘Buy’ Button

Keen to be a company and a service for the future rather than the past and present, Netflix has reportedly turned...
Dave Parrack
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Hulu CEO Jason Kilar Predicts $500 Million In Revenue – Advertising & Subscription – In 2011

Hulu looks set to make $500 million in revenue this year, according to its CEO Jason Kilar. However, while the short-term...
Dave Parrack
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Netflix Talks Increases In Revenue & Subscribers, International Services, ISPs

Netflix has reported strong growth in Q4 2010, with more subscribers and income than ever before, mainly due to the streaming...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Readying Skippable Video Ad Units | Long-form Viewers Can Choose or Skip Adverts

YouTube is about to take a gamble in offering viewers of long-form video content the option of choosing which advert they...
Dave Parrack
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Hulu Plus Out Of Beta With A Price Cut To $7.99 A Month – Enough To Entice Subscribers?

Hulu has announced a price cut and several special offers as Hulu Plus moves out of beta. But is $7.99-a-month going...
Dave Parrack
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Hulu Shares Statistics, Profit Forecast For 2010 | Jason Kilar Also Talks Adverts, Suggestions

Hulu is already big, but it’s due to get even bigger over the next few years. Company CEO Jason Kilar spelled...
Dave Parrack
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BBC iPlayer Going Global In 2011 – Advertising, Fee & Subscription-Based Options Considered

I’m of the firm belief that online video services should all be available globally. The Internet is global, so why limit...
Dave Parrack
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Netflix Offering Streaming-Only Subscription Option In U.S. | Network TV Next On Agenda?

As predicted/expected (though not this quickly) Netflix is now offering a streaming-only subscription option in the United States. Is the company...
Dave Parrack
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U.S. Networks Block Web Content On Google TV, Showing Their Short-Sighted Stupidity

As you may have heard, or experienced if you’ve already bought a Google TV device, some of the major U.S. networks...
Dave Parrack
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Subscribers & Revenue Increase In Q3 2010 As Netflix Becomes “A Streaming Company”

Netflix is growing quickly and strongly, with both revenue and subscriber numbers on the up as it evolves from a DVD-by-mail...
Dave Parrack
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Hulu Preparing To Go Public With $2 Billion IPO – $300 Million Proceeds Used For Content

Hulu is reportedly preparing to go public with a $2 billion IPO (Initial Public Offering). This would raise somewhere in the...
Dave Parrack
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Apple TV Proving A Hit With Consumers | Set-Top Box On For 1 Million Units Per Quarter

It looks as though Apple could have a minor, at least by its standards, hit on its hands with the new...
Dave Parrack
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AOL Acquires 5min For $50 Million To Provide The “Missing Piece” In Its Online Video Efforts

AOL has clearly got too much cash and ambition right now. On the same day it acquired tech blog TechCrunch, the...
Dave Parrack
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Hollywood Wants A Premium VOD Service Offering Movie Rentals At Extortionate Rates

Would you ever consider paying $30 to rent a movie on a one-off basis? Me neither. But that is exactly what...
Dave Parrack
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Netflix’ Victory Over BlockBuster Shows How The Web Can Triumph Over Bricks And Mortar

With Netflix going from strength to strength while Blockbuster nears death, it’s intriguing to look at how we actually arrived at...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube To Make A Profit In 2010 With Help From Improved & Increased Video Advertising

It’s widely believed that YouTube has yet to make a profit. But 2010 could see it making money for the first...
Dave Parrack
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Watch BBC iPlayer Outside Of The U.K. | Mark Thompson Planning Global iPlayer Coverage

International rights licensing is the bane of the lives of those of us eager to see online video reach its full...
Dave Parrack
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Top 10 Biggest YouTube Earners Raking In Over $100,000 Each – How Easy Is It To Join Them?

YouTube is responsible for making some people very wealthy, or at least giving them the means to give up their day...
Dave Parrack
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Kevin Rose: Apple iTV Will Change Everything | Don’t Forget Google TV And Games Consoles

These are exciting times for online video, with the combined targets of the living room and mobile devices signaling the start...
Dave Parrack
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NBC Universal Shows Come To SeeSaw While ITV Plans Major On-Demand Player Overhaul

Broadcasters and content owners are slowly but surely coming around to the idea of online video, as long as they remain...
Dave Parrack
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