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How Could YouTube Finally Make Some Dough?


YouTube wants to be your friend. Well, if you’re a media company, that is. The site has been striking deals with programmers like Sony, Lionsgate and MGM, as well as with the ABC Television Network and ESPN TV (both owned...

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June 24, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (4)

YouTube Star Earns Six Figures


The high-pitched Web star Fred is raking in the bucks, earning a six-figure income from his YouTube videos, a Google-YouTube executive said at the OMMA Video conference. Last week in New York executives in online video are gathering in New...

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June 22, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (4)

What Do Women Want to Watch on TV?


What do women want? It’s an age-old question and it’s getting a lot tougher for TV networks to answer because, evidently, a lot of women are tuning out the TV. It’s mostly background music, says a new study from Solutions...

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June 10, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (23)