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Web TV Wire 2008 Review | A Year In Online Video

2008 has now seamlessly morphed into 2009 and we’re all a year older, and maybe even a year wiser. But what...
Dave Parrack
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Hulu Going Global In The Future? | Video Sharing Site Could Be Home For Music Videos

Hulu is already a huge player in the burgeoning Web video market but things could be about to get even better...
Dave Parrack
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Warner Music Videos Disappear From YouTube | New Licensing Deal Fails To Materialize

Warner Music videos are currently disappearing from YouTube at a rate of knots due to a breakdown in negotiations concerning a...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Goes HD At Last | From Higher Quality To High Definition In One Fell Swoop

YouTube has finally switched on its high definition option, with the old higher quality being replaced by true HD at last....
Dave Parrack
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The Death Of User-Generated Video | Web Video Is Evolving To Professional Content

The times they are a-changing, or at least Web video is. User-generated video content is losing its appeal and being replaced...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

YouTube Adds Sponsored Video Search & Embedded Adverts – Monetization Efforts

It’s hardly news that Google is desperately trying to turn YouTube in to a money-making venture rather than the high-traffic, low-revenue...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

YouTube Adds ‘Click to Buy’ Ads | New Affiliate Monetization Model

YouTube may be the most trafficked video site on the Internet. But until now, that hasn’t resulted in any serious cash...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

YouTube Insight HotSpots | Optimizing Web Video To Gain More Traffic & Revenue

With over 10 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every single minute, getting your video noticed amongst the masses can be...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Google Apps Gets ‘Google Video For Business’ | Bringing The Ease Of YouTube To Companies

Google has been struggling to make any serious revenue from YouTube, but its new Google Video For Business could finally see...
Dave Parrack
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Hulu Vs YouTube | Comparing The Business Models Of UGC And Professional Content

Hulu and YouTube are two of the biggest names in Web video, but while one is struggling to turn traffic in...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

YouTube Homepage Advertising | Google Adds Huge Video Adverts To Make More Money

Could huge banner ads on the YouTube homepage be the solution for Google’s lack of monetizing strategy for the site? No,...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

MacFarlane’s ‘Cavalcade Of Cartoon Comedy’ Launches September 10th – Now On YouTube

Seth MacFarlane’s Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy, an original series aimed to draw revenue for Google, was announced back in June. And...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Live Streaming Video On YouTube – Not Happening Due To Costs, Lack Of Returns

YouTube currently doesn’t offer any form of live streaming, with all videos pre-recorded and uploaded. But is that set to change...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

YouTube Sued Again | Italian Company Mediaset Accuses Google Of Illegal Distribution

Google must be regretting its decision to buy YouTube for such a vast sum of money. Not only is it failing...
Dave Parrack
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Make Money From Web Video – Go Professional | 96% Of Online Advertising Going To Pros

The biggest challenge facing both video hosting sites such as YouTube, and video producers themselves, is how best to make money...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Monetizing YouTube Is The Holy Grail | Google CEO Eric Schmidt Discusses Advert Types

The push to successfully monetize YouTube has been discussed at great length over the past few months, with Google CEO Eric...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Adds Geosearch – Find Video Tagged From Any Location | Google Search Expertise

Now that YouTube is owned by search expert Google, you’d think it would be easier than it is to find the...
Dave Parrack
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Revenue On YouTube | Would Pre-Vetting All Video Help Google Make Money On YouTube?

Over the past few months, there has been a lot of talk about how Google are trying, and ultimately failing at...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Pre-Roll & Post-Roll Ads Coming To YouTube | Monetizing Problems Cause Policy Change

We’ve been hearing lots of stories recently about the problems Google is facing in monetizing YouTube, and then turning a profit...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

YouTube Responds To Decision To Grant Viacom User Histories – Asking More Questions

Two days ago saw news filter through that the judge in the Viacom Vs. YouTube court case over copyrighted material, had...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

YouTube Video Ads Get A Boost | Earning Revenue From YouTube Using Google AdSense

Google has announced two improvements to its AdSense video units which should make it much easier to generate revenue from embedding...
Dave Parrack
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Watch “Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy” Episodes Online With Google | Seth MacFarlane’s New Comedy Series

If you doubted the traction that Web video is currently gaining, then today’s announcement from Google and the creator of hit...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

YouTube – Money Making Machine Or Financial Black Hole? | The Debate Rages On

The last few weeks have seen a rash of opinions being expressed over the ability of YouTube ever making money. The...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

YouTube Showcases Independent Films | Screening Room Debut – Any Money In It?

It was just yesterday that we talked about a new strategy coming from YouTube which involved longer form video taking the...
Dave Parrack
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Watch YouTube Movies Online? | Long-Form Content Revealed & 10 Mins Limit Going

There has been a lot of talk over the past few weeks about the problems Google are experiencing in trying to...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Should Google Kill YouTube? | Was The $1.65 Billion Buyout A Total Waste Of Money?

A few days ago, Google CEO Eric Schmidt spoke to The New Yorker about the problems in making money on YouTube,...
Dave Parrack
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Making Money On YouTube – Google CEO Eric Schmidt Admits He Doesn’t Know How

There has been a lot of talk recently about how YouTube should be making more money than it currently does to...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Dominating Online Video Market But Maybe At Expense Of Making Money

In yesterday’s post about Glam Media’s new online video platform GlamTV, I mentioned how the popularity of online video has so...
Dave Parrack
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Blinkx Shares Rise On Takeover Speculation | Google and News Corp May Be Interested

Blinkx is currently the largest and most advanced Internet video search engine in the world. Something that seems to be of...
Dave Parrack
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