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

Google Tests Skippable Pre-Roll Ads On YouTube | New Online Video Advertising Model?

Having experimented with a number of different types of advertising and settling on none in particular, Google is once again experimenting...
Dave Parrack
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Apple Eyeing iTunes TV Subscription Plan | $30 Per Month Offering Could Challenge Cable

As Web television offerings grow, both free and paid-for, cable providers are finding customers canceling their subscriptions in order to save...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Should The BBC Charge For The iPlayer? | Ex-Exec Ashley Highfield Argues It Should Do

The BBC iPlayer service is currently free to all residents of the United Kingdom. But should the BBC start charging now...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

News Corp: Hulu To Charge By 2010 | Paid Content To Become Part Of Business Model

I think the expression is three strikes and you’re out. And with three execs involved with Hulu now having hinted at...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Watch Channel 4 TV Shows On YouTube | Full Length Streaming Episodes On Demand In Revenue Sharing Deal

Full-length episodes of television shows and movies are an important part of YouTube heading forward. Which means the company must be...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Eric Schmidt Admits Google Paid Premium For YouTube | Real Valuation Was $600 Million

Were you one of the many who back in 2006 wondered why on earth Google was paying $1.65 billion for YouTube,...
Dave Parrack
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BBC Worldwide Planning Global iPlayer | Doctor Who, Top Gear On Overseas VoD Service

It looks as though BBC Worldwide is planning an overseas video on demand service which could be branded as the global...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Watch England International Online | Ukraine Match Streaming Only To Paid Subscribers

I’m a big advocate of choice, especially when it comes to TV, movies, and music. They should be available to consume...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Warner Music Videos Back On YouTube | WMG Branded Player & Own Advertising Inventory

The storm in a teacup which saw everyone, YouTube, Warner, and viewers, lose out when music videos were pulled from the...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Vevo Launch In December | YouTube Music Videos Monetized For Major Record Labels

Music videos are big business on YouTube. Which is why they are being moved off the site and onto their own...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

CBS: Free Hulu Is Killing Network TV | Quincy Smith Cites Fall Premiere Viewing Figures

CBS is the only one of the four major U.S. television networks which doesn’t offer any content through Hulu. And doesn’t...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Joss Whedon Talks ‘Dr. Horrible 2’ | Sing-Along Blog Success Shows Future Of Web Video

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is a Web series turned short film that has turned heads by being a truly phenomenal success....
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Hulu Beta Testing Subscription Based Online Video Service | Rupert Murdoch Destroying Free TV

Hulu has got where it is today – a very popular and widely known online video service – by being free...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Rupert Murdoch Wants You To Pay To Watch Hulu | Subscription-Based Model On Way?

Hulu is a brilliant service which has truly brought American television to the online masses. Part of the appeal of Hulu...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Analyst: YouTube Movie Rentals To Be $1 Billion Business | Google To Outdo iTunes?

If Google started streaming movies on YouTube for a fee, could it make money, serious money at that? A financial analyst...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Streaming Movie Rentals On YouTube | Studios Discuss Netflix, Amazon, iTunes Rival

YouTube’s business model is currently based entirely on advertising revenue. But what if the site started offering streaming movie rentals for...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

YouTube Monetizes Viral Videos | Popular One-Offs Hits Earn Money On YouTube

Making money on YouTube isn’t an easy venture, even for Google itself. But it’s getting easier for individual users. Now, as...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

How YouTube Video Tutorials Turned Lauren Luke Into A World Famous Make-Up Artist

Having a viral video hit on YouTube is one thing, but building a career and making lots of money from YouTube...
Dave Parrack
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Online Video Advertising Detailed | Can Web Television Revenue Ever Equal TV Revenue?

Online video will only truly take off when media, TV, and cable companies embrace it as an alternative to traditional TV....
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Hulu & CBS Debate Online Video Strategy | Web Advertising Vs. Charging For Content

Online video is very young in the big scheme of things, which means it’s a business still finding its way in...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube’s ‘News Near You’ Keeps Online Video Local | Google Geotagging Content

The news is changing, especially the way in which it is reported and delivered to us, the public. While Google has...
Dave Parrack
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JK Wedding Entrance Dance Video Viral Sees YouTube & Sony Make Money – But Not JK?

The JK Wedding video has been a huge success, and not only in terms of affording the couple a great deal...
Dave Parrack
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How To Video Site 5min Raises New Venture Capital For VideoSeed Syndication Platform

One area of online video which isn’t short of competition is ‘How to’ sites which specialize in instructional videos. One of...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

YouTube Mythbusters | Facts on Premium Content, UGC, Advertising, HD, Monetization & Growth

Just about the only thing known about YouTube for sure is its immense popularity, with viewer numbers making it one of...
Dave Parrack
2 min read

Should Google Charge For YouTube Uploads? | Profit-Making Alternative To Video Advertising

Since paying the GDP of a small country for YouTube, Google has turned the site into a more legitimate, more stable,...
Dave Parrack
2 min read

ManiaTV Back Online | Drew Massey Believes Original Web Shows Can Make Money Online

Original Web shows, programming made just for the Internet, seemed to be the next big thing at one point. And then...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

ASCAP Video Embedding License Scam | Claims Copyright Infringement off Jason Calacanis Ignoring YouTube ToS & DMCA

No one begrudges content creators being given the money they are owed for their work. But when ASCAP (the American Society...
Dave Parrack
3 min read

Joost Edges Closer To Death | Becoming White Label Video Provider Amid Multiple Changes

Joost seems to heading ever closer to death. It’s refocusing on becoming a white label video provider, is letting go of...
Dave Parrack
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The Pirate Bay Sells Out For $7.7 Million | Future Of The The Site Mired In Confusion

The Pirate Bay has sold out, to a Swedish company no one has ever heard of. The acquisition has been confirmed...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

The Simpsons Worth More On Hulu Than On TV | Web Advertising Rates Find Their Worth

Big-hitting and ever-popular shows such as The Simpsons and CSI now carry a higher advertising rate on the Web than they...
Dave Parrack
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