Stars get paid in YouTube
YouTube started to share advertising revenues with the creators of some of its more popular channels, including LisaNova, renetto, HappySlip, and some other stars.
According to the YouTube blog, the chosen channels have “built and sustained large, persistent audiences through the creation of engaging videos, their content has become attractive for advertisers, which has helped them earn the opportunity to participate on YouTube as a partner.”
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This looks a lot like what Metacafe has been doing for a while now.
By Jake on May 4, 2007 3:26 pm
[...] key to reach younger viewers, who remain cynical against traditional advertising. Recently, pioneer YouTube started sharing revenues to its popular channels that helped create large audience base for the [...]
By socialDragon brings content providers and advertisers together | 901am on May 12, 2007 10:31 am