Network Awesome is a virtual TV station that brings viewers four to six hours of curated old-time TV a day. Like TV Land, but online, the site serves up a host of videos that are entertaining, educational — and above all, nostalgic. Read More »
Rumors that Google may acquire Next New Networks heated up today, but if the deal goes through, the company won’t be getting the rights to many of Next New’s most popular shows, which belong to their creators. So what does it get instead? Read More »
RockMelt launched its Facebook browser a few months ago to much fanfare — and criticism. Now it is adding web services apps, like an application for YouTube that will let users view videos, as well as create and manage playlists directly through the browser. Read More »
Super Bowl Sunday is here, and even if you don’t care about the game, you’re probably interested in the ads — and you don’t even need to watch the game in order to watch the most popular ads of the day, thanks to both YouTube and … Read More »
Today on the Net: NBC explains why it fired the leaker of an old Today Show clip, TiVo wants to help brands measure the effectiveness of their ads for free, and execs are all huffy over Viacom’s deal this week with Hulu. Read More »
The social media surrounding this year’s Grammy Awards includes a three-day live stream of behind-the-scenes action, red carpet coverage and classic Grammy moments, which this year is hosted by YouTube. Don’t expect much in the way of live performance, though, thanks to approval issues. Read More »
Today on the Internet: Amazon is preparing to launch a service that directly competes with Netflix, it turns out that YouTube’s recommendation algorithm is based on Amazon’s, and federal, state and local government agencies will soon be marketed the Brightcove platform. Read More »
Tonight Life in a Day, the crowd-sourced documentary culled from over 80,000 submissions, premieres at the Sundance Film Festival — and simultaneously on YouTube. The live stream begins at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT, and will be rebroadcast on Jan. 28. Read More »
Want to watch a 24-hour news network without having cable? Then you might want to check out Tiltview, a mashup that combines news clips from a number of networks to a continuous 24-hour stream, complete with leanback-like user interface developed with Google TV in mind. Read More »
This year’s broadcast of President Obama’s third State of the Union kicks off officially tonight at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT, and online plans for it have evolved dramatically from last year’s coverage, with enhanced viewing options offering heightened insight into the action on screen. Read More »
Today on the Net: Cablevision is finally rolling out its network DVR service to select users, National Geographic has picked up YouTube’s Life In a Day for theatrical distribution and Microsoft is trying to block TiVo DVR imports with a U.S. trade complaint. Read More »
YouTuber Josh Sundquist was named today as YouTube’s On the Rise star for January, getting a featured spot on the front page. Looking at his videos, it’s not hard to see why — the author, Paralympian and motivational speaker’s work isn’t just fun, but truly inspirational. … Read More »
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Today, Google Director of Product Development Hunter Walk answers our five questions! And on his mind are the tools that help creators connect directly with audiences, as well as YouTube’s strategy for dealing with the content world in light of those Next New Networks rumors. Read More »
YouTube’s made its home page a lot more customizable, thanks to a new design. The new home page still contains a column of promoted and featured videos, but approximately 75 percent of the screen is now devoted to content drawn from the user’s social interactions. … Read More »
While YouTube wasn’t a big topic of discussion during Google’s fourth quarter earnings call, CFO Patrick Pichette let slip that revenues grew at the online video site more than doubled in 2010. There’s still no word on whether or not YouTube is profitable, though. Read More »
Today on the Net: Disney expresses concerns about the conditions the FCC plans to levee against Comcast as part of its takeover of NBC Universal. Also: Fast Company profiles YouTube and Bitbop parent Fox Mobile Group has rebranded as Jesta Digital and gotten a new CEO. Read More »
There are many strategic reasons why Google might have dropped support for H.264, but lowering costs for YouTube isn’t one of them. The decision will only add cost and complexity for the video site, which now just has yet another video format to support. Read More »
Today on the Net: Comcast may need to make some concessions about online video to get its NBCU transaction approved, YouTube brings ads to videos on its Android mobile app and the BBC will refuse to create bespoke versions of the iPlayer unless compensated for them. … Read More »
Google Docs users can now upload videos and watch them right within Docs. The upload is limited to 1GB files, and uploads count against your Docs storage. Sounds more like a paid storage solution than a free video hosting service like YouTube, doesn’t it? Read More »
The gang at YouTube had a busy year when it came to creating new features and improving on new ones — so here’s a quick look at five things you may not have known you could do while using the world’s largest video site. Read More »
Over the course of 2010, professionally produced content, not cats and stunts gone wrong, was what people were watching online. While the power of viral spread will never disappear, the decline of amateur found footage indicates that in 2011, sustainable brands will eclipse the viral … Read More »
YouTube announced today it was handing out $500,000 worth of B&H Photo credits to its content partners, enabling them to buy better gear to make videos with. But the investment is meager compared to what some other video distributors, like Netflix, pay for their content. Read More »
Today on the Net: Google is reportedly working on striking deals for an expanded video rental service to be heavily promoted next year, between the Comcast NBCU merger and net neutrality the FCC has a lot on its plate and Hulu increased its 2010 revenue forecast. Read More »
YouTube’s place in the online video ecosystem could change dramatically, if today’s rumors that it will acquire Next New Networks are true. The two companies already have a relationship beyond distribution, and if they were to merge, it would possibly have ramifications for other content providers. … Read More »
The thriller anthology series BlackBoxTV has been steadily pushing the web series world’s boundaries since launching last August. Today, for example, it’s stepping away from scripted programming this week for a little field trip to Iowa, live-streaming for 24 hours straight from a haunted house. Read More »
Next New Networks’ Auto-Tune the News and Key of Awesome topped YouTube’s most watched list for 2010, but the company’s success goes well beyond the fact that it’s mastered the art of the parody viral video. The question is now: When will it reach profitability? Read More »
There are many services enabling users to listen to music in the cloud, but Pandora and others have to contend with the delightful entities that are music labels. The site Tubeify is sparing itself that headache by not hosting content, instead indexing what’s already available online. … Read More »
Today on the Net: online video will be at the heart of the Comcast-NBCU federal regulatory review, YouTube is relying on users to flag videos that might be responsible for inciting terrorist violence and Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes calls Netflix names in the NY Times. … Read More »
Want to know what kind of videos are popular in Hong Kong, Honolulu or Houston? YouTube’s new Trends site offers direct access to some of its localized data, offering the ability to compare trends globally — and showcasing how Google could surface videos in the future. Read More »
Miramax has some of the most popular films of the past 15 years in its movie catalog, and is now independent. That means suitors like Netflix, YouTube and Hulu could be lining up to stream movies like Pulp Fiction and No Country for Old Men online. Read More »
YouTube has released their list of the 10 most watched commercials of 2010, and looking at it proves how when it comes to creating online advertising experiences, today’s Mad Men are finding real success by looking beyond the 30 second broadcast spot. Read More »
OK Go have amassed close to 110 million views on their YouTube channel – but the site’s partner program hasn’t made them rich just yet, I was told by Tim Nordwind and Damian Kulash in a video interview that also revealed surprising news about Michelle Obama. Read More »
There goes that saying about 15 minutes of fame: YouTube announced today that it is doing away with limiting video uploads to 15 minutes. However, you’ll only be able to upload longer videos if you behave well and don’t violate any of the site’s rules. Read More »
YouTube’s new Android app is a step backwards from Google’s overall web apps strategy. It also limits the availability of new features not just to Android users, but since it is available on Android 2.2 devices or above, still a minority of Android users, at that. Read More »
YouTube’s top earners are Rhianna, Eminem and Justin Bieber, according to new stats from music app maker MYU2B. Each or these artists brings in a million dollars or more through YouTube’s partner program – much to the joy of VEVO, which publishes all of their videos. Read More »
Chad, Matt and Rob aren’t just three guys named Chad, Matt and Rob; they’re three guys who’ve been making web content since 2007, and were among the first to experiment with interactive narratives. Today, they discuss misconceptions about web content and their secrets to interactivity. Read More »
Google’s acquisition of Widevine isn’t just about DRM. It’s about helping to make nice with Hollywood, widening distribution of YouTube content on connected devices, getting Google TV embedded with more CE manufacturers and making mobile video on Android devices a lot less painful to watch. Read More »
Here we go again: Viacom has filed an appeal in its long-running lawsuit against Google and YouTube, arguing that founders of the video sharing site were aware of the massive infringement happening and that they shouldn’t be protected under the DMCA’s Safe Harbor provisions. Read More »
High-quality online video playback works flawlessly on Verizon’s new 4G LTE service, enabling users to watch content from YouTube, Hulu and Netflix without any stuttering or slowdown. But watch out for usage caps: you only get 5 GB of data for $50 under Verizon’s data plan. Read More »
Users watching YouTube Leanback spend 30 minutes watching video — twice as much as users of the traditional site — and it’s YouTube’s goal to make that difference even larger. Tonight comes a new initiative in that effort: Personalized channels created around specific topics, accessible … Read More »
YouTube’s skippable ad format — dubbed TrueView — is going live today, offering users the ability to choose between different pre-roll units or skip them altogether. That means advertisers get more engaged viewers for their ads, and YouTube will get paid more for ads that actually … Read More »
When it comes to selling advertising on online video, two different approaches are becoming clear: longer and broader, or shorter and targeted. YouTube’s current strategy reflects the latter, but studies show audiences are ready for a higher ad load. Is one strategy superior to the other? Read More »
YouTube has struggled for years to add premium, long-form content to its video library. But the news that it is in talks to bring Miramax titles like Pulp Fiction to its site might mark a shift in its strategy for acquiring content. Read More »
A new section of product placement site Tadcast will soon be available for musicians hoping to see their songs used by video producers — with musicians being charged per click or per view for the chance to expose their music to the YouTube masses. Read More »
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