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YouTubeYouTube Head of Content Partnerships Steps DownAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 3, 2009 - 10:33am.
San Bruno,
Calif. - Google's YouTube has
lost its head of content partnerships, as Jordan Hoffner has left to joint a
new content venture at IAC headed up by Ben Silverman, PaidContent reported. Hoffner
will be replaced at YouTube by Chris Maxcy, who was leading YouTube's music
content partnership efforts.
Funny or Die to Launch Dedicated YouTube ChannelAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 29, 2009 - 3:27pm.
San Francisco - Funny or Die, the Web comedy studio backed
by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, plans to launch its own YouTube (NASD: GOOG) channel next
month, COO Mitch Galbraith said at Digital Media Wire's Digital Media
Conference West in San Francisco, NewTeeVee reported. The company, which had
previously operated a standalone site with an embeddable player, also has plans
to produce a TV show for HBO and a feature film.
Live U2 Concert on YouTube Serves 10 Million StreamsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 29, 2009 - 9:41am.
San Bruno,
Calif. - The live video webcast
of U2's concert at the Rose Bowl on Sunday via Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube served up
nearly 10 million streams, a company spokesperson told NewTeeVee.
Labels, Artists Target YouTube in Germany Over CopyrightsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 27, 2009 - 11:45am.
 *A correction was made to this story.Hamburg, Germany - Google and YouTube face a copyright-related investigation in Germany, after a group of independent labels, publishers and artists filed complaints against the companies, Billboard reported. Parties to the complaints include labels Highball Music and Coconut Music; publishers Gerig Musikverlage, Bishop Songs and Musikverlag Progressive; and artists including soprano Sarah Brightman. tags: Video | Law | Music | Music Videos | Google | YouTube | Copyright | Highball Music | Coconut Music |
AT&T to Sponsor Vevo Music Video Portal VentureAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 27, 2009 - 10:33am.
New York
- Vevo, the online music video portal joint venture between Universal Music
Group, Sony (NYSE: SNE) Music and Abu Dhabi Media Company, has signed AT&T (NYSE: T) as the first
sponsor of the site.
tags: Video | Marketing | Advertising | Music | Universal Music | Music Videos | AT&T | Google | YouTube | Sony Music | Abu Dhabi Media Company |
YouTube to Stream Live Webcast of Full U2 ConcertAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 20, 2009 - 12:13pm.
San Bruno, Calif.
- Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube has announced plans to offer a live webcast of U2's concert
this coming Sunday at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena,
California. The live webcast of
the entire concert -- a first for YouTube -- will kick off at 8:30 p.m. PST and
be available for free to users in 16 countries. Viewers will also be able to chime-in
in real-time via a Twitter widget on U2's YouTube channel. A rebroadcast of the
full show will also become available on Monday.
Independent Label Group PIAS Signs YouTube DealAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 19, 2009 - 12:00pm.
London
- Independent record label PIAS Entertainment Group has signed a deal with
Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube, under which PIAS sell and manage the advertising sold against
videos from its artists on the site, and share revenue with artists. The deal
includes both official and user-generated videos, and will additionally see the
parties collaborate on channel and page sponsorships.
Abu Dhabi Invests in Music Video Portal Joint Venture VevoAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 19, 2009 - 8:19am.
 New York
- Vevo, the music video portal joint venture between Sony (NYSE: SNE) Music and Universal
Music Group, has received an investment from Abu Dhabi Media Company, All
Things D reports. While terms of the deal were not disclosed, the report cites
a source who says the joint venture was valued at $300 million for the deal.
tags: Deals | Video | Music | Universal Music | Music Videos | YouTube | Investments | Sony Music | Abu Dhabi Media Company | Vevo |
YouTube Serving "Well Over a Billion Views a Day"Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 9, 2009 - 9:29am.
San Bruno,
Calif. - Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube is now
serving "well over a billion views a day," CEO and co-founder Chad
Hurley wrote in a blog post. "Three years after the acquisition, our
platform and our business continue to grow and evolve," Hurley wrote. "As
we've started to see demand for longer, full-length content, we've brought more
shows and movies to the site. We're working hard to keep up with the fast pace
of technology to bring you everything you would expect from the world's largest
video site: better quality; a full spectrum of choices and tools for users,
partners and advertisers; and ways to make the YouTube experience your own
anywhere, anytime."
Warner Music Taps Outrigger Media for Music Video Ad SalesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 8, 2009 - 11:36am.
New York
- Major record label Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) has partnered with Outrigger Media to
sell advertising against its music videos on YouTube, as well as WMG-operated
sites and other platforms. WMG recently reached a new agreement with YouTube,
after pulling its videos for a nine-month period after negotiations broke down.
Outrigger also sells ads for video publishers including Veoh and Next New
Networks.
tags: Video | Advertising | Music | Music Videos | Google | YouTube | Warner Music | Outrigger Media |
Report: YouTube Employees May Have Uploaded Viacom ClipsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 6, 2009 - 8:12am.
San Francisco
- Viacom (NYSE: VIA), the media conglomerate that filed a $1 billion copyright infringement
suit against Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube, may have uncovered evidence that YouTube employees themselves
uploaded Viacom content to the site, CNET News.com reported, citing three
sources with knowledge of the case. The evidence is reportedly found in emails,
which "indicate that YouTube managers knew and discussed the existence of
unauthorized content on the site with employees but chose not to remove the
material," CNET reports.
Warner Music Videos to Return to YouTubeAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 29, 2009 - 8:34am.
 New York
- Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) has signed a new licensing agreement with Google's
YouTube (NASD: GOOG), which will see the major record label's music videos return to the
site after a nine-month absence. In recent weeks, several outlets had reported
that a deal between the two parties was close.
Record 161M U.S. Internet Users Watch Web Video in AugustAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 29, 2009 - 7:21am.
Reston, Va. - About 161 million U.S. Internet users
watch a video online in August -- the largest audience ever recorded --
according to new figures from comScore.
Google Adds YouTube Insight for Content ID PartnersAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 28, 2009 - 9:17am.
Mountain View,
Calif. - Google (NASD: GOOG) has announced
that the over 1,000 content owner partners using its Content ID system to track
and remove or authorize their content on YouTube can now see additional data on
the videos via YouTube Insight. Every major U.S. network broadcaster, movie
studio and record label is now using the Content ID service, Google said.
Content owners will now gain access to the more detailed YouTube Insight data
on unauthorized videos uploaded by users that they allow to remain on the site.
YouTube Selling Ringtones via Overlay Ads on Music VideosAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 23, 2009 - 12:50pm.
San Bruno,
Calif. - Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube has
begun selling ringtones, via affiliate links to iTunes and Amazon in overlay
ads on music videos, NewTeeVee reports.
Report: Warner Music, YouTube Close to Music Video DealAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 21, 2009 - 9:20am.
New York - Major record label Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) and
Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube "have managed to reach terms on most of the major
issues" of a dispute over licensing music videos for display on YouTube,
and "a final deal could be announced within the next few weeks," CNET
News.com reported, citing sources with knowledge of the talks.
Movie Based on YouTube Star "Fred" in the WorksAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 18, 2009 - 12:14pm.
Los Angeles
- YouTube (NASD: GOOG) star "Fred," whose kid-friendly video channel until
recently featured the most subscribers on the entire site, will be the subject
of a feature-length movie, Tubefilter reports. A production company called Derf
Films has put out a casting call for the movie, which will likely feature the
real-life Fred -- sixteen-year-old Lucas Cruikshank, who is making a six-figure
income off of his hit Web videos.
PRS Deal Brings Music Videos Back to YouTube in U.K.Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 3, 2009 - 7:27am.
London - U.K. royalty collection society PRS for Music announced
on Thursday that it has reached a new licensing agreement with Google's (NASD: GOOG)
YouTube, which will return music videos to the site in the U.K. Videos had
largely been absent on YouTube in the U.K. since March, when PRS pulled them
after unsuccessful licensing renegotiations.
WSJ: YouTube in Talks with Studios on Web Movie RentalsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 2, 2009 - 11:11am.
San Bruno,
Calif. - YouTube, the popular
online video site owned by Google (NASD: GOOG), is in talks with movie studios Lionsgate,
Sony (NYSE: SNE) and Warner Bros. (NYSE: TWX) about the possibility of streaming movies that site
visitors could view for a fee, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
Report: Vevo in Talks with CBS, NBC to Add Music ProgrammingAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 2, 2009 - 8:34am.
New York
- Vevo, the music video site joint venture between Universal Music Group and
Sony (NYSE: SNE) Music that will be based on technology from Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube, is in talks
with CBS (NYSE: CBS) and NBC (NYSE: GE) to license and develop music-related programming for the site,
Reuters reported.
tags: Video | Music | Universal Music | Music Videos | Google | YouTube | Warner Music | EMI | Sony Music | Vevo | NBC< CBS |
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