Blip , the go-to viewing destination, distribution center, and revenue generator for thousands of independent creators of original web series, recently added a new feature to its website. An application form .

YouTube started to distribute an exclusive slate of its original programming to Virgin America ’s in-flight entertainment network in December 2012.

Virgin America is the tech-savvy airline of choice for those traveling within the airline’s limited footprint and in possession of enough disposable income to spring for the marginally more expensive airfare.

ZoomTilt, which I wrote about a while back , is in the business of finding talented filmmakers who have got financially sustainable web series they want to make. In order for them to be financially sustainable, they need to appeal to brands who will sponsor them and to audiences who will help generate revenue to offset production costs. Now, ZoomTilt has announced the five finalists in its TV Reset contest.

It's been kind of a B2B week for me and what I've got covered. Earlier in the week LinkedIn announced that they've now got video ads. Today I've got some research from Brightcove, Content Marketing Institute and MarketingProfs that generally talked about content marketing for B2B but had some interesting things in regards to video in that context

Samsung is holding their third annual Free the TV Challenge and the theme this year is Second Screen Storytellers which means they're looking for a full package production that will couple TV viewing with additional content meant to be viewed on another screen but tie directly into the story and the show. They've teamed with NYTVF , New York Television Festival, and are offering a whopping $300,000 production budget to the winner as well as distribution on Samsung Smart TVs and Galaxy devices. According to the release: Free the TV Challenge III – “Second Screen Storytellers” is Samsung’s third Free the TV Challenge, following successful competitions in 2010 and 2011.

The future of television, as Roku Founder and CEO Anthony Wood sees it, is not as futuristic as you'd think, where we'll be able to watch every movie ever made, in any language, day or night.

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Making money is pretty much what drives the majority of people working in the online video industry and so it's important that you're able to maximize the income from all that work you do when you create content. Now,

Blip, an independently-run video destination, announced the creation of Blip Studios today .