By Ashley Phillips

Jun 24, 2009 10:59am

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 by the Walt Disney Company, the parent company of ABC News).

It’s also letting many of those programmers use their own video players and sell their own ads on the site. ESPN is next in line to start in July. There are smart business reasons for these twin moves, Daisy Whitney explains. For more on their potential, check out this week’s New Media Minute.

User Comments

web development. There site is ugly and so is their logo – look at hulu or vimeo – they have their act together.
They think that they will break something – they are associated with noisy muddled low quality videos.

Posted by: Greg Bowen | June 29, 2009, 8:05 pm 8:05 pm

They will work it out – hire some pros, up the quality and weed out amateurs. It will take a little while. And yea, hulu and vimeo are leading the way.

Posted by: smarcuse | October 20, 2009, 6:45 pm 6:45 pm

Thank you a pleasant read, interesting and informative.

Posted by: HEEL LIFT | November 2, 2009, 4:58 pm 4:58 pm

Thank you a pleasant read, interesting and informative.

Posted by: HEEL LIFT | November 2, 2009, 4:59 pm 4:59 pm

interesting and informative.GO AHEAD

Posted by: FORMATION | February 1, 2010, 3:03 pm 3:03 pm

Watching Movies Is a similar website like ‘You tube,’ you can watch movies, documentaries, and even films. It’s FamedMoives.com allows you to watch the entire film, which is hosted somewhere other than ,on the sites. Very interested concept.

Posted by: Bryan Deloatch | March 22, 2010, 9:16 pm 9:16 pm

Couln not get this to play. Wonder what this post is?

Posted by: Todd | May 2, 2010, 1:25 pm 1:25 pm

Interesting how advertisers are creative and adapting to new technology as quick as it comes on line.

Posted by: Iomega | May 2, 2010, 1:44 pm 1:44 pm

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