Read Write Web reports… This is BIG news for video publishers.
According to early reports from the Associated Press and Variety, Google is set to make a major announcement tomorrow concerning YouTube integration with AdSense. Selected YouTube videos will be available to AdSense publishers and will appear wrapped in banner ads.
The AP offers auto websites selecting [...]

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Brandweek reports that TVGuide is taking on YouTube.

NEW YORK — TV Guide is trying to muscle in on YouTube’s considerable turf.
The publication famous for its television-centric editorial and show listings launches at TVGuide.com today its Online Video Guide, a search service that will attempt to filter out the junk and leave users with the best [...]

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Information week reports that…
Online sales of Blendtec blenders have increased five-fold over the company’s old record revenue prior to the videos.

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The NYTimes reports…
NBC Universal said yesterday that it would soon permit consumers to download many of NBC’s most popular programs free to personal computers and other devices for one week immediately after their broadcasts.
The service, which is set to start in November after a test period in October, comes less than three weeks after NBC [...]

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Beet.tv reports that Revver has paid out a cool 1 million to it’s video content producers last year. Nice! YouTube can’t be far behind.
Revver, one of the first sites to share revenue with with content creators has paid out $1 million over the past 12 months, the Los Angeles-based company said today.
The also linked to [...]

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The startup game has some good analysis on a new Jupiter report about online video. A few highlights.
Jupiter Research released an online study on the subject, The Importance of Delivering a Great Online Video Experience. The survey, commissioned by Akamai (AKAM), showed that 46 percent watch online video monthly and 43 percent watch online video [...]

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Search Engine Land has the scoop. I was wondering exactly how YouTube was going to do this, and frankly, I’m not blown away. This to me seems obtrusive to my viewing experience. I suppose I’ll have have to wait and see it live in action.
This is HUGE, HUGE news for video publishers.
People have been [...]

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I’m not sure. Send me the report for free and I’ll review it, but I stand on my original assessment. Who needs this?
The Online Video report analyzes and compares the online video delivery channels that are creating both uncertainty and a sense of opportunity among media professionals.
Some players are fearful that the widespread availability of [...]

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A Google exec says… Story in WSJ. Subscribers only, dumb.
A Google director of product management, Gokul Rajaram, expects that 2008 will see a transformation in Web video advertising, as the result of experimentation with new formats that is currently under way. Major Web video sites are looking away from preroll ads and replacing them with [...]

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Variety is reporting that NBC Universal is launching a YouTube competitor called Didja.

NBC Universal is expanding its battle against YouTube and other viral video sites, using the weight of its top-rated USA cable network to launch an all-advertising website called Didja.com.
Set to launch early next year, site will offer a vast archive of current and [...]

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