http://www.overlay.tv/
Overlay.tv is an upcoming video network that lets you add hyperlinks and image overlays to video content in order to monetize the clips. The Overlay technology and network won’t be launched until Valentine’s Day, but the service is getting some early press thanks to its funding news. $4.6 million in Series A financing has been provided by Celtic House Venture Partners, EdgeStone Capital Partners and Tech Capital Partners.
Now, you’re seeing the word “overlay” being used in the same sentence with “video” and “ad.” At first blush this may sound like another questionably effective tool for the purpose of getting viewers to see your ads, or for video distributors to earn some extra cash from their content. But take a closer look at what Overlay does, and you’ll see that there are a couple of things going on............
http://mashable.com/2008/01/15/overlaytv/