Tuesday Morning Vid-Biz Headlines
Contract Hinges on New Media Residuals, with the Writers Guild sitting down with the producers association yesterday in negotiation for a new three-year contract — producers claim web and mobile still “experimental,” writers call this “stalling tactic.” (Reuters)
Gold Rush Sequel On Hold, the Mark Burnett-produced web gameshow and centerpiece of AOL’s upfront “First Look” not “coming together the way we wanted to” according to spokesperson. (paidContent)
PSP Getting Mobile TV, a new add-on receiver-tuner that plugs into the handheld gaming device giving users access to terrestrial broadcast — but only in Japan. (Kotaku)
Make Money from Embeds with Prerollr, a small piece of code will overlay embeds with a clickable banner ad with revenue sharing offered to the syndicator but not necessarily the creator of the content. (TechCrunch)
Layoffs at Meevee; online TV guide tells TechCrunch it has let go of 20 percent of its staff. (TechCrunch)
Mark Cuban Mixing it Up, As Usual, this time taking on young ’sport’ Nick Douglas in an argument over whether or not early online video play Broadcast.com was a good investment for Yahoo. (Valleywag comments)
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