October 30, 2011
October 29, 2011
October 28, 2011
YouTube Set to Announce TV Initiative With 100 Niche Channels; WWE Included
The Google-owned site's partners include BermanBraun, WWE, HSN, Ashton Kutcher and Amy Poehler.
In a low-budget early effort to compete with satellite and cable TV providers, YouTube is set to announce Friday that it has partnered with several entities to roll out television-style channels with professionally produced shows that will strike a sharp contrast to the short videos of crazy cats, skateboard wipeouts and other amateur content that made the site famous.
The online TV channels will be programmed by the likes of BermanBraun, FremantleMedia, Shine Group, The Wall Street Journal, pro skateboarder Tony Hawk and actors Ashton Kutcher and Amy Poehler.
Insiders said the Google-owned property has shelled out some $150 million in advances for the creation of about 100 channels, with a maximum $5 million going to any single channel. Financial details were sketchy on Friday, though The Wall Street Journal reported that deals call for YouTube recouping its advances then giving as much as 55 percent of the ad revenue to the content creators.
The 10 Greatest Entrances In WrestleMania History
1. John Cena, WrestleMania 23
2. Shawn Michaels, The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania
3. Triple H, WrestleMania XXVII
4. Edge, WrestleMania XXIV
5. Undertaker, WrestleMania XX
6. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, WrestleMania 13
7. John Cena, The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania
8. Rhythm & Blues WrestleMania VI
9. Triple H, The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania
10. WrestleMania Ring Carts, WrestleMania III & VI
Maryse Released
From wwe.com:
WWE has come to terms on the release of WWE Raw Diva Maryse as of today, October 28, 2011. WWE wishes Maryse the best in all of her future endeavors.
WWE has come to terms on the release of WWE Raw Diva Maryse as of today, October 28, 2011. WWE wishes Maryse the best in all of her future endeavors.
Kevin Nash's Justification for Sledgehammer Attack on Raw
Kevin Nash tweeted his justification for the sledgehammer attack on Triple H on Raw:
"Recall HHH bashing me in the head at the Night of Champions with a sledgehammer? Now I'm the bad guy or do I scare the s--- out of you?"
This Day in Wrestling History
Arn Anderson and Sid Vicious are involved in a brawl at their hotel which sees Anderson rushed to the hospital for 20 stab wounds from a pair of scissors, and Vicious with four puncture wounds.
October 28, 1993
October 27, 2011
Rumor Mill - WWE Pushing Twitter
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting the WWE promoting twitter handles, tweets and trending topics is a direct influence from Vince McMahon. He is the one who is very supporting of getting things trending at the beginning of WWE broadcasts and the company talked about on social media.
Rumor Mill - Vince McMahon "Freaked Out" Over Zack Ryder Shirt
Zack Ryder's t-shirt that says "Take Care Spike Your Hair" caused some problems with Vince McMahon according to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. McMahon "freaked out" when he saw the shirt because it had the word "spike" and he didn't want any name or association to SpikeTV and TNA.
McMahon was going to have the shirt pulled off the shelf but Ryder's merchandise has been such a hot seller that he decided to sell what they had made of the shirt and stop production of it.
partial source: wrestlezone.com
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
