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Why Online Video Advertising May Soon Match TV Advertising & That Isn’t Such A Bad Thing

Online video viewers aren’t currently bombarded with lots of ads. Most sites include a few, but nowhere near as many as...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

SeeSaw Beta Begins As Invite-Only | New Content Deals In Place As Arqiva Plans Launch

SeeSaw, Arqiva’s attempt to create something similar to what the BBC had hoped to do, has now entered a private, invite-only...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Could Conan O’Brien Take His Show To The Web? | Would Audience & Advertisers Follow?

Conan O’Brien may now have waved goodbye to both The Tonight Show and NBC, but his television career is far from...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

YouTube To Start Charging For Content? | Monthly Subscriptions Could Rival Cable TV

YouTube may be about to diversify its content in an extreme way – by charging for it. Whether by one-off rentals...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

ShareThrough.com – Get YouTube Views | Viral Video Marketing & Online Advertising Platform

Sharethrough is a company at the cusp of new media and harnessing the power of viral video. It has a platform...
Chris Tew
2 min read

YouTube Goes Offline… With YouTube’s Got TV Advertising Campaign For ‘Shows’ Section

YouTube’s move into the realm of professional and full-length content continues apace. And it’s now launching its first ever offline advertising...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Hulu Grows In New TV Season & Advertising Jumps | New Embed Policy A Backward Step

Hulu is rising once again after having what can only be described as a lull in its incredible growth. Thanks mainly...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

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
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

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

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

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

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
2 min read

MSN Video Player Review | Microsoft Online Video Streaming Service Vs. iPlayer & Hulu

It was only announced last week but the MSN Video Player has now gone live. Is it worth watching? How does...
Dave Parrack
2 min read

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
1 min read

Microsoft Launches Online TV Service | MSN Video Player To Rival BBC iPlayer & Hulu

With the collapse of Project Kangaroo, I assumed online TV in the U.K. would be limited to the BBC iPlayer for...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

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

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
1 min read

Maybe YouTube Isn’t The Money Pit For Google After All | Research Disputes Credit Suisse

Everyone knows YouTube is losing lots more money to run than it’s bringing in, right? Wrong. Sure, a Credit Suisse report...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

YouTube Gives Users The Chance To Choose Ads | Unfortunately, No Adverts Not An Option

Google is continuing to struggle to make YouTube profitable. All those eyes watching the site should be worth a mint, but...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

YouTube Boasts 20 Hours Of Video Uploaded Every Minute | But It Still Wants More UGC

To hear that YouTube is the most popular, most visited, and most content-filled online video site on the Web is hardly...
Dave Parrack
2 min read

Full-Length Shows Coming To YouTube UK? | The Kings Of Short-form Look To Long-form

YouTube has, for a long time, been the king of short-form content. And despite various pretenders to its crown, this looks...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

The Hulu Hullabaloo | Would The Real Online Video Metrics Please Stand Up To Be Counted?

Each month, several companies release viewing figures for online video. This month was no exception, although the huge difference in figures...
Dave Parrack
2 min read

YouTube Cracks Down On In-Video Product Placement Adverts | Wants Action For Itself

Product placement has been a mainstay of movies and television shows for years now. But with some content creators utilizing the...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Susan Boyle Clips Making No Revenue Due To YouTube and ITV Arguing Over Advertising

Old media and new media are often uncomfortable bedfellows. The old knows it needs the new but cannot quite give up...
Dave Parrack
2 min read

Analysts Claim YouTube On Course For Massive Loss In 2009 | The Site Impossible To Monetize?

On the day that it’s rumored Google is looking to buy Twitter, analysts claim that the company is set to make...
Dave Parrack
2 min read