Google's YouTube is preparing to launch several premium video channels, charging users as much as $5 a month to view specific content, AdAge reported. The company reportedly also is considering charging for pay-per-view events, advice shows and content libraries. . Read More

Social music service Soundrop announced at the Midem Music Festival this week that its listening room app is now available on Facebook, which will allow users to listen to artists while chatting with friends and other fans on an artist’s Facebook page. . Read More

After 3 years, German YouTube viewers are still unable to watch certain music videos due to a copyright dispute. GEMA, Germany's music royalties authority, declared today that they broke their negotiations with YouTube, claiming that YouTube has violated their copyright laws. Read More

It’s official. For better or for worse, 2012 will forever be associated with Psy’s international hit “Gangnam Style” ( 강남스타일 ), now that it has become the first-ever video to surpass 1 billion views on YouTube. Read More

Multi-channel YouTube network MiTú, which exclusively addresses Latino audiences, has obtained financing from the Chernin Group and some other very interesting investors. Read More

Magnet Media’s Ryan William Neal guest-blogged the Future of Television Summit. Here’s his take on, “Digital Distribution Models: How Technology is Changing the Way Viewers Access TV and Video Content.”. Read More

The Chernin Group has invested $10 million in Base79, a U.K.-based online media company that operates 550 YouTube channels, in exchange for an estimated 20-28 percent stake. Read More