Back in May of this year, YouTube began allowing its “most popular and prolific original content creators” to become partners and receive profits from ads displayed alongside their videos, and other revenue sharing models.
YouTube Expands Partner Program
Thanks to an expansion of the YouTube Partner Program, video makers’ odds of earning money on the video-sharing site just got a little better; partners will actually be included in the ad revenue-sharing process.
Facebook, ABC News Partner On Political App
The concept of getting one’s news on Facebook sounds like a joke. It’s not, though, and following a partnership between them, both ABC News and the social networking site are hoping the idea will take off.
Yahoo, Sony BMG Partner Over Video-On-Demand
Destination Handycam seemed like a marketing ploy as much as the result an important partnership, but the site, which was worked on by both Sony and Yahoo, may have led to the current development: a deal relating to music and video content.
Joost, Meebo Partner On Channel Chat
When watching a movie in a public theater, it’s usually best not to talk. But when watching online videos in your own home, there’s no reason not to, and Joost and Meebo have just partnered to provide a new communication option.
Ask, “ET” Partner
You may or may not be able to monitor the pulse of a nation through search terms, but in this case, that’s something of a non-issue; a partnership between Ask and “Entertainment Tonight” will only focus on celebrity names.
Fox And Apple Partner On TV Deal
Fox Broadcasting and Apple iTunes are partnering to offer free premiere episodes of seven of Fox’s television programs.
AT&T And ESPN Partner For College GameDay
AT&T announced today that it is partnering with ESPN College GameDay host Chris Fowler and analyst Kirk Herbstreit this fall for "Confessions of a College Football Junkie," a series of weekly video clips available on AT&T 3G wireless handsets.
Apple And Starbucks Partner On Music
Apple and Starbucks have entered into an exclusive partnership that allows customers to wirelessly browse, search, preview, buy and download music from the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store at Starbucks.
MTV, RealNetworks Partner On Music Service
RealNetworks, MTV Networks and Verizon Wireless have partnered to create a digital music service that users can access using their PC, portable music device or mobile phone.