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Online Movie Trailers For Friday, January 6 Include The Devil Inside

Over the course of 2012, I'd like to discuss online movie trailers for upcoming major releases.  I'd like to see if a high view count translates into a big opening weekend.  I'd like to discuss the effectiveness of the trailers online.  I'd like to see ...

Where Gaming & Online Video Collide: Tour Of Machinima

Of all the YouTube Partners that are succeeding, perhaps none is thriving and growing quite like Machinima. Machinima is the home to a host of recurring and regular programming, most of which is centered around the world of video games--machinima is a modern word used ...

MTV & YouTube Stars, Nitro Circus, Star In 3D Feature Film

The legitimization of YouTube continues. We've already seen YouTube stars getting TV deals like Rhett & Link or Epic Meal Time. We've seen YouTube stars grab some awesome endorsement deals and promotional arrangements as well (like Hyndai's Christmas commercials featuring YouTube celebrities). And now the feature ...

Fake And Real Movie Trailers Blur The Line Of Fact And Fiction

Recently, Slate discussed a trailer for the is-it-or-isnt-it-a-movie Bad Ass.  Starring Danny Trejo, the ultra-grizzled character actor from the movie Heat and star of the Robert Rodriguez fake-trailer-turned-movie Machete, Bad Ass had David Haglund debating whether the trailer was real or not, and mentioned that ...

FedEx & UPS Learn Online Video Lessons The Hard Way

The video revolution is still a pretty young movement, and sometimes I think we're not really ready for all the challenges its going to bring--specifically with regard to privacy. I've been offering this advice for a few years: wherever you go in life, behave as ...

Watch The Dark Knight Rises Trailer Online... Right Now

Here's a little Monday fun for everyone, so take a three minute break from your early work week and watch one of the most anticipated trailers of the year--maybe ever. It's the trailer for The Dark Knight Rises, the final film in Christopher Nolan's Batman ...

Xbox Live YouTube App Will Change Online Video - The Reel Web #18

This week there's a lot of little news along with a couple big news items, including what Mark Burnett is doing with his upcoming reality TV shows to make them more social and interactive and the new YouTube app for Xbox Live. We look at ...

TumTiki Launches TikiGuide’s Video Countdown To Christmas

Last month, Chris Atkinson reported that Frontier Communications (NYSE: FTR), one of the nation's largest providers of telecommunications services, was creating TumTiki.  I was getting ready for SES Chicago, so I didn't get a chance to check out the largest online library of premium TV ...

The Second Annual Vimeo Festival+ Awards Are Now Open For Submissions

YouTube gets an awful lot of press around here, and generally that's for good reason--they're huge. But Vimeo is also huge (just maybe not as big when placed side-by-side with YouTube). And Vimeo has a uniquely artistic community that is passionate, supportive, critical, and engaged. ...

ivi TV Continues Its Fight For The Future Of Internet TV

One of the biggest stories of 2011 is what the future of television will look like as service providers, consumer electronics manufacturers and content aggregators all jockey for the prime position in your living room. One company seeking to help consumers "cut the cord" is ...

Watch It Button Will Revolutionize How You Watch Movies

Plexus Entertainment has looked at the Internet and has said, "If there was only a way people could read a review or watch a trailer for a movie and then click a simple button to be notified when and where that movie becomes available on ...

An Interview With Jim Meskimen, YouTube Success Story & Man Of Many Voices

Jim Meskimen is an actor who has worked steadily since Ron Howard's 1994 film The Paper.  He has a varied career, one filled with voice work for animated films and TV shows along with video games.  His IMDB page is absolutely stacked with character acting ...

You'll Be Able To Get Disney Movies On YouTube, Just Not For 99 Cents

About a week ago we talked about how Disney movies were going to be available for rent on YouTube, and everyone rejoiced at the affordable ease-of-access of Disney's library that the deal would bring.  But, it won't be as low as a 99-cent rental, because ...

The Week's Best Viral Videos & Marketing Lessons - Artists Edition

Greetings, and Happy Day After Thanksgiving--AKA Black Friday. While many of you might be out standing in line for new video gadgets on sale or being trampled at Wal-Mart by the masses, some of you are back to work, fighting the turkey hangover. You didn't ...

You Can Now Rent Disney Movies On YouTube

As promised, Disney films are now beginning to roll out to YouTube Movies--the video platform's streaming online video rental service for premium video content. A handful of titles are available now, with many more on the way over the next several weeks--YouTube says it'll be ...