The Salt Lake Tribune has an interesting article that takes a look at the guys behind the wildly successful video podcast, WillItBlend?
George Wright and Tom Dickson have managed to do two things on the Web that advertising execs worldwide have yet to achieve: launch a successful viral video campaign - and make money from it.
“We’re [...]
Online video behemoth YouTube announced today an initiative in which original content creators will now have an opportunity “to reap rewards from their work” and receive the same promotional benefits afforded to YouTube’s other professional content partners.
YouTube is inviting US and Canadian users to join their expanded YouTube Partner Program. Earlier this year, the YouTube [...]
If you haven’t seen Yo Gabba Gabba yet, sorry if we just ruined the rest of your week. This stuff is insanely catchy, more than a bit weird and you’re probably going to be singing “there’s a party in my tummy” for days.
You have our apologies.
But the real blame goes on NickJr. They’ve [...]
Looking to take his popular online comedy video podcast “to the next level,” Tim Street, Creator and Executive Producer of French Maid TV has signed with United Talent Agency.
“Seeing what UTA has done for Ask A Ninja, Ze Frank and Sam Has Seven Friends’ Big Fantastic I couldn’t see signing anywhere else. These guys understand [...]
Ze Frank has wrapped up The Show, his weekday video blog conversation with viewers. He posted the final episode (below) on Saturday.
Frank’s Show has been amazing for many reasons, but what’s impressed us the most is Frank’s honed sense of how to use video podcasting and the Internet to build a community. Fans of the [...]
Kent Nichols, Douglas Sarine, and the Ninja have announced that they’ve signed a major ad deal.
“We have signed with Federated Media to handle all of our advertising,” they note. “We’re really excited to be working with John Battelle and the crew over there. They’ve got a great track record and really seem to be author [...]
A Brazilian court has ordered YouTube to be shut down until it removes a celebrity sex video featuring Daniela Cicarelli, a model and ex-wife of soccer great Ronaldo. Cicarelli sued YouTube after a video of her apparently having sex in shallow water on a beach with her boyfriend Tato Malzoni was posted to the site.
Cicarelli [...]
Juniper Research is predicting that the increasing influence of mobile video enabled on 3G networks will drive the uptake of many mobile sports, leisure and information services over the next five years. The global market for sports, leisure and information content (infotainment) is set to grow from its 2006 value of just under $4.2 billion to [...]
The newsroom comedy video podcast Goodnight Burbank has a special Christmas episode this week.
Find out what happens behind the scenes after Gordon Winston-Smythe and Kelly Jones (that’s “honess”) sign off.
Ad Age reports that Dove Evolution, a 75-second viral film created by Ogilvy & Mather, Toronto, for the Unilever brand, has reaped more than 1.7 million views on YouTube and has gotten significant play on TV talk shows “Ellen” and “The View” as well as on “Entertainment Tonight.”
Its also brought the biggest-ever traffic spike to [...]
