Thanks to Variety, I learned that YouTube has a live, streaming, concert planned. The “stars” that are slated, are those that succeeded on YouTube. They are mostly musical acts (Akon included), and I noticed that a Hollywood Film Studio, Lionsgate, is involved, and will be promoting “Saw V”.
Hm.
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Are these the same movie studios that refuse to agree with SAG on the point about paying actors for internet work? I wonder if it’s true that, for acting, they don’t deem the internet as an important enough classification to be “payable”…They certainly deem it important enough to sponsor this YouTube event, and to market a movie…
Okay, I got that negative part out of the way. On a positive note, I think this event is gonna be as cool as can be. I am putting the article, as written by Marc Graser and dated Oct 22, so that you can know all about it too:
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YouTube is going offline for its latest endeavor.The Google-owned company will host YouTube Live on Nov. 22 in San Francisco. Two-hour event will showcase talent who have become popular through videos that have played on the site.
Streamed by the Internet vid behemoth from the Herbst Pavilion in Fort Mason Center, YouTube Live will feature performances by such music acts as Akon, Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em, the Black Eyed Peas‘ will.i.am, Ask a Ninja, “Step Up 2 the Streets” helmer John Chu and Discovery Channel’s MythBusters, as well as Esmee Denters, whose videos have been viewed more than 111 million times on the site.
Sponsors include Lionsgate, which will use the event to push “Saw V,” while Activision will promote its “Guitar Hero World Tour” game. Virgin America will broadcast YouTube Live on its planes.
Idea is for the event to serve as a concert, variety show and party for its talent and viewers, YouTube said.
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