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Disrupt and Distribute: VHX Helps 'Internet Revolutionaries' Self-Release Their Films

02.12.13 @ 9:10PM Tags : davegrohl, distribution, drm, foofighters, indiegamethemovie, monetize, pwyw, releasing, selfdistribution, selfrelease, thepiratebay, tpbafk, vhx, vimeo, vimeoplus, vimeopro, wearelegion, webvideo, youtube

As promised, the team behind VHX is steadily working to change the independent film distribution landscape. Veteran experience in populist collaboration and the building of Vimeo means VHX understands web video, audience interaction, and tracking social trends. Can it really work? The likes of NPR and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl (as director) think so, joining the ranks of non-fiction VHX-powered releases like Indie Game: The Movie. VHX has also empowered documentary filmmakers spotlighting the ‘hacker’ community Anonymous, and the creators of the controversial BitTorrent tracker The Pirate Bay — even with the latter doc’s simultaneous free release through YouTube and BitTorrent. More »

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You Too Can Make Money on YouTube - New Policy Opens Partner Program to Everyone*

04.15.12 @ 5:48PM Tags : distribution, monetize, youtube, youtubepartner

Does your video have a million views?  Do you consistently draw large audiences?  This past Thursday, YouTube announced it would throw out old criteria and let anyone with eligible content join the YouTube Partner Program, if they so wished (and are in the list of 20 approved countries).  How does this make it more likely that you can make a few bucks off your short? And how does this announcement play into YouTube’s larger strategy?  Read on: More »