YouTube to share ad revenue
Popular video sharing site YouTube has signed a deal with Warner Music Group to distribute music videos on the web. WMG will now share ad revenue with YouTube from videos that display its content.
Instead of being removed from the site, home-made videos posted on the site that include music by Warner-backed artists like Madonna and Green Day will generate royalities for both companies.
By teaming up, YouTube has legitimized a large portion of its content, ensuring that it will likely remain a leader in the online video business. recess only wishes that WMG had been around when the powers that be shut down Elliott Wolf's server.
Primetime shows on Death Watch
Ever wonder what happens to TV pilots when they disappear from prime-time? BrilliantButCancelled.com is literally betting that you care.
A new site asks users to gamble on which new shows won't make it. Brilliant posts odds weekly and rewards prizes like iPods to those who pick correctly.
Fans of FOX's new comedy Happy Hour may be out of luck: Brilliant gives it 3:1 odds it will survive the weekend.
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