Verizon, Next New Networks & FM Launch $99 Music Videos
02.19.2009
Billboard coverage here Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom full .
Wired interview with Next New’s Fred Siebert here.
And from CNET:
“$99 Music Videos Network, a joint venture of Next New Networks and Verizon, launched Thursday in the hope that it can transform the way music videos are distributed. According to the company, each Thursday it will debut one music video and a ‘making of’ clip and make them available through YouTube and iTunes. Eventually, the company hopes to partner new artists and independent filmmakers to create videos on just $99 (thus the name). The first music video available on the site is ‘The Sun Song’ from La Strada.”
[...] February, Verizon teamed up with NNN to sponsor $99 Music Videos, a project where indie bands get creative with $99 and a video camera to produce made-for-YouTube [...]