So in the field of Post - just how viable is online videos, webcasts, vblogs and iTV? Anyone can be famous on the internet (starwars kid, Mentos guys, Free hug guy, etc) but a completely different issue to make money on the net.

Just who is making money, how much and exactly how? And - should I really think about giving up my day job ?

If you listened to last week’s fxphd podcast (fxphdod) or the fxguide podcast you’ll know that we have decided to post the odd reflection on the industry here in our Quick Takes section. This is not a policy shift, we remain focused on post. It is just us following our original rule of thumb “if it is of interest to us, - it might be of interest to you”.
Click the Read More to read about the state of online post from a commercial point of view. (no cat videos - no baby videos allowed)
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Quantel’s regional office in Burbank was broken into last week, and the company’s brand new Neo control panel for its Pablo color correction system was taken. Quantel introduced Neo at NAB in Las Vegas. The stolen Neo was one of only a few in existence, and was slated for use in a series of upcoming demo sessions, says Quantel. And while its impressive design “might have caught the thief’s attention, the unit is worthless without a companion Pablo system and the company’s V4 code to drive it” commented the company. Searches on ebay has failed to spot it. Any leads regarding Neo’s disappearance can be directed to the company