Old Media On “Death March,” And YouTube is “Draconian”

ByNalts

We are highly amused by thoughts from former Disney CEO (Michael Eisner) at the recent NATPE event (see TubeFilter for more). Eisner is now CEO of The Torante Company, and its digital studio is called Vuguru. Very web 2.0 branding. He speaks about traditional media’s “death march,” and says YouTube’s revenue share “draconian.” But he also…

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Why Squeegees Is Hysterical and ABC’s Financial Quagmire

ByNalts

The New York Times writes another “web video is a losing proposition” article, and boasts countless of examples of overbaked web series that lost their shirts. I think Squeegees is a perfect example of the problem with online video and monetization. Writes Brian Stelter: “Squeegees,” a 10-episode series by Stage 9 (a digital subsidiary of…