The Weekly Online Video News Round Up – Web Series Edition
This week’s online video news was dominated by web series talk. For instance, we have a retrospective on the BMW web series, The Hire, which was way ahead of its time. We also have some articles about a new Tom Hanks web series, the future of branded video content from Coke, and a story about a YouTube star signing a big new deal.
For those articles and all the rest of the week’s biggest online video stories, read on…
Reel News You Might Have Missed
- A look back at the BMW web series, The Hire, which preceded YouTube by several years.
- Even Tom Hanks is getting in on the web series thing.
- We announced the winners of our Sucky Video Awards.
- Soon, 90% of all web traffic will be video.
- Coke’s secret marketing formula.
- YouTube star Philip DeFranco has signed with Revision 3.
- Cord cutting is real.
Online Video News
- Is there a new thumbnail-preview feature coming to the YouTube video player timeline? (Digital Inspiration TV)
- LG & Google TV? (Fierce Online Video)
- What are Sony’s online video plans? (All Things D)
- The Doritos Crash The Super Bowl contest is back. (Ad Age)
- Netflix heads to the UK & Ireland. (Web TV Wire)
- Music publishers have only one more day to sign up for YouTube’s new system for monetizing their catalog. (YouTube Blog)
- Hulu had a pretty good year. (Social Times)
- Funny Or Die – How they make their money. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Online Video Editorials & Opinions
- Some more thoughts on how video ads might evolve in 2012. (Media Post)
- Every brand is going to be their own studio. (ReelSEO)
- If you pay for cable, you’re a hostage of sports. (NPR)
- 2012 video advertising forecast. (ReelSEO)
Tools, Tips, Software, & Gadgets
- More Fox content headed to Xbox Live. (Fierce Online Video)
- Use annotations to make your YouTube videos interactive. (ReelSEO)
- Boxee now has Facebook integration. (The Verge)
- Google TV Marketplace turns YouTube into TV. (ReelSEO)
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About the Author - Jeremy ScottJeremy Scott is the Editor-in-Chief at ReelSEO.com. He is also founder of The Viral Orchard (http://www.viralorchard.com), an Internet marketing firm offering content writing and development services, viral marketing consulting, and SEO services. Jeremy writes constantly, loves online video, and enjoys helping small businesses succeed in any way he can. - View All Posts ByJeremy Scott
