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YouTube To Share Revenue With 20-year-old Filmmaker
destinyland writes "YouTube just has signed a deal to share ad revenue with 20-year-old Brandon Fletcher. YouTube had already said they'd implement revenue sharing this summer, but this indicates they're willing to put their money where their mouth was. 10 Zen Monkeys has a funny chronicle of Brandon's enviable march to YouTube money. 9 weeks ago he flew to California to demand YouTube feature his video on their front page. A security guard refused to let him off the elevator — but he made crucial contacts which helped seal the deal 9 weeks later. Taking this business to the next level makes sense in the here and now, when some 70 percent of internet users are streaming video."
Are they giving him a share of the overall revenues (unlikely), or a percentage of adclicks on his videos? (Which seems more likely, despite the oddity of wanting to be paid for someone clicking away from your content...)
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Have a look here:
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=101169
This is a very interesting discussion I am currently having with indie film makers, on how to use the internet and video sharing sites to produce web TV series and make money out of the whole deal.