DailyReel refining Web video search (Reuters)

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Carson Daly has signed onas a contributor to theDailyReel.com, a new online videopublication from film producer Jamie Patricof and publishingexec Jeffrey Stern designed to help entertainment professionalsnarrow their Web video searches for undiscovered talent.

"Half Nelson" producer Patricof and former Details magazinepresident and publisher Stern will oversee the site, which usesa team of editors to distill the best content from more than250 video sites, including YouTube, Google Video, iFilm andAtom Entertainment. It also provides detailed production notesand filmmaker contact information.

The "Last Call With Carson Daly" host, who recently signedBrooke Brodack to his Carson Daly Prods. after seeing herpopular YouTube videos, is among the commentators who willcontribute perspective on the emerging online video market.

"The industry has been saying 'OK, this phenomenon ishappening -- what's the business model?"' Daly said. "The keyto user-generated content is revenue share. You have to empowerthese filmmakers financially."

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