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

Yahoo Wants To Beat YouTube | Coaxing YouTube Stars With Advertising Revenues

YouTube is one of the tentpoles of the Web at this point in time, being a household name and one of...
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Netflix News Roundup: Subscriber Numbers, Pricing Tiers, Net Neutrality Statement

Netflix has had a big news week, with various stories emerging from and about the streaming video company. This includes revenue...
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YouTube Launching Paid Spotify-Like Streaming Music Service Before End Of 2013

Google is set to launch a YouTube music streaming service before the end of 2013, at least if current persistent rumors...
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Netflix Originals Keeping Subscribers Happy | Original Content Strategy Already Working

Original content looks like being a small but significant part of the future of online television.. It’s certainly an area Netflix,...
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YouTube Opening New Production Studio In New York | Original Content Ramped Up

YouTube is set to continue its efforts to evolve from the home of a disparate collection of funny animal videos into...
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Hulu Owners Decide Not To Sell After All | Fox, NBC, & Disney Reinvest Millions Instead

Hulu has been withdrawn from sale for the second time in its history, with the joint partners once again deciding against...
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Nintendo Claims Copyright Over YouTube Gameplay Videos, Using Content ID System

Nintendo has, in its infinite wisdom, decided to declare war on the fans who dare to post videos of themselves playing...
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YouTube Starts Charging For Content | Select Subscription Channels Go Live For 99 Cents

As was rumored for some time, YouTube has started charging for content, with paid channels making their debut. The pilot scheme...
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YouTube To Start Charging For Access | Google Experimenting With Channel Subscriptions

YouTube has long been seen as a possible alternative to pay-TV offerings, with a mix of music videos, television shows, and...
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YouTube Partners Make Money, Get Rewarded

YouTube Partners, the individuals or organizations who go that extra mile, are being rewarded by YouTube. Both in monetary terms and...
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Amazon Studios Chooses First Four Television Shows For Series Development Slate

Amazon Studios has selected the first four shows it wants to develop further as part of its quest to create original...
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YouTube Live Gets Monetized | Content Owners Invited To Make Money From Live-Streaming

YouTube Live looks set to take off in a big way thanks to the introduction of monetization options. Content owners will...
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BBC Planning iTunes-Style Service For Content | TV Shows Available As Digital Downloads

The BBC could soon be selling shows – both old and new – to the British public who originally funded the...
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‘Leap Year’ Season Two Gets Go-Ahead – Hiscox Orders Second Series Of Hulu Web Video Hit

I’m writing this on February 29, a day that only exists once every four years. It’s a leap year, which makes...
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Sony Music Boss Loves YouTube, Hates GEMA

Wait, what? There’s a music label executive who thinks the Internet is a force for good? Wonders will never cease. Unfortunately...
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Could YouTube Be Planning Subscription Based Channels? Would Viewers Pay For The Privilege?

The world is changing, and the Internet is playing a more-important role in our daily lives than ever before. That isn’t...
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NinjaVideo Co-Founder Hana Amal Beshara Imprisoned In Copyright Infringement Case

If you download movies from the Internet then there’s a small chance you’ll get caught. If you run a site offering...
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Does Anyone Know What Is Legal and Illegal On YouTube? Does Anyone Even Care Any More?

Believe it or not things aren’t as black and white as they may at first appear when it comes to copyright...
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Hate Louis C.K., Love His (Profitable) Digital Content Distribution Honor Box Experiment

It’s OK to hate Louis C.K. I do. But you should love his latest comedy special. Not for the content, necessarily,...
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Sony Experimenting With Early Digital Sales To Tempt People To Buy Rather Than Rent Movies

What do you do when you see everyone renting your movies rather than buying them? Why, you offer buyers an advantage...
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Glenn Beck Vs. The Young Turks | The Online Video Battle Of Political Commentators

The world of online video has become something of a political battleground, with Glenn Beck on one side and The Young...
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Online Video Translastion Site ViKi Funded To The Tune Of $20 Million As Investors Pile In

When investors start stepping over each other to put their money into a company you know it’s on the way up....
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Netflix Lowers Estimates, Stock Tanks After Price Increases | Confident Of Longterm Future

Netflix has taken a bit of a hit for the first time since it embraced the Internet as a means of...
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Video Commerce Site Joyus Raises $7.9 Million In Startup Funding, Launches In Public Beta

Despite being mostly terrible, infomercials and home shopping channels are big business, with people responding to them by cracking open their...
Dave Parrack
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Netflix Earnings Report: Price Hike Fears As CEO States, “We Can Thrive On Streaming Only”

The latest financials from Netflix suggest the company is flat-lining a little, especially with the recent price hikes affecting confidence. But...
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An Explanation For Netflix Price Hike – Reed Hastings Wants To Force Hollywood’s Hand

Netflix may not be so stupid in risking a customer revolt by hiking its prices after all. It’s all part of...
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Netflix: DVDs By Mail Will Cost Extra! | Streaming Only and DVDs Only Plans Unveiled

Netflix has taken its biggest step so far towards being primarily a streaming company, with ‘Watch Instantly’ now costing as much...
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Owners Of Bebo, Criterion Capital Partners, Target Acquisition Of SeeSaw From Arqiva

SeeSaw may not be shutting after all, with buyers possibly queuing up to stage a last-minute buyout. One of which is...
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Kino.to Shut Down In Massive European Police Raid | Anonymous Retaliates Against GVU

Kino.to is the latest website to be taken offline for linking to copyrighted material. This despite previous cases suggesting linking rather...
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YouTube Music Video Views Prove The Future Is Online As Music Piracy Begins To Tail Off

YouTube is helping beat music piracy by offering a free and legal alternative. The users get the content they desire, while...
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