Variety reports that YouTube will update it site as early as next week to integrate advertising with its vast library of videos. Content creators who upload their videos to the site will be offered the option of having short ads shown at the beginning or end, with the resulting revenues split 50-50. In order to […]

Local TV broadcasters are worried about the rise of Internet television. They’re seeing popular prime-time content like Fox’s 24 go online, and wonder if the rise of Internet TV will put them out of business. While Internet television is creating new opportunities for content providers, local affiliates think that the Web may give networks more […]

According to Will Friedwald, he has the largest iTunes collection in the world, with more than a terabyte of music managed through iTunes. Friedwald is a music writer, and has been described as “The Poet Laureate of vintage pop music.” Friedwald spends much of his day in front of a Power Mac G5 using his […]

YouTube plans to start banning videos posted to the site that may contain copyrighted content, according to CEO Eric Schmidt. The new system, which Schmidt called Claim Your Content, will automatically identify copyright material so that it can be removed, Schmidt said. Schmidt made his comments at the National Association of Broadcasters conference. “We are […]

Dan Gillmor has published an interesting article at the Center for Citizen Media blog, reflecting on How Media Are Evolving. Gillmor notes that the day is coming when we’ll be watching tragedies like the Virginia Tech killings in real time: The killings Monday at Virginia Tech brought to the forefront the remarkable evolution in media […]

Comedian Will Ferrell and partner Adam McKay have launched a new site that’s trying to be the YouTube of comedy, FunnyorDie.com. Like other video sites, users can upload comedy videos to be voted on by other viewers. Videos can also be embedded into blog posts and other sites (see sample below). Votes determine whether the […]

Internet radio broadcasters that include traditionally-licensed music in their shows were dealt a setback Monday when a panel of copyright judges threw out a request to reconsider a recent hike in royalty rates¬†they must pay to record companies and artists. A broad group of public and private broadcasters, including radio stations, small startup companies, National […]

Podcasting network Wizzard Media announced today that they have hired Jim Else, a 30-year advertising sales veteran previously with Time, Inc., as Vice President of Sales. Mr. Else will lead the advertising sales team with the goal of monetizing podcasts and creating new opportunities for content creators and advertisers. Else spent 20-years as an advertising […]

EPOIA Interactive Studios today launched its PodshowCreator ContentPay service in association with Amazon.com’s Associates program. PodshowCreator is a web-based podcast software and hosting service offered by EPOIA. ContentPay is a new PodshowCreator service that lets podcasters earn revenue with a customizable storefront that showcases Amazon.com products relevant to the content of the podcast. Each time […]

NAB: Apple unveiled Final Cut Studio 2, a video editing suite which features: Final Cut Pro 6, which introduces Apple‚Äôs ProRes 422 format for uncompressed HD quality at SD file sizes and support for mixed video formats and frame rates in a single Timeline; Motion 3 featuring an intuitive 3D environment, paint and new behaviors; […]