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Vevo to Debut Music Video Portal on Dec. 8

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 18, 2009 - 1:23pm.
New York - Vevo, the music video joint venture between Sony Music and Universal Music that will use technology from Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube, is set to launch on Dec. 8, the company announced via its Twitter feed. The labels hope the standalone site will help them further monetize their music videos -- which are the most-watched content on all of YouTube.

tags: Video | Music | Universal Music | Music Videos | Google | YouTube | Sony Music | Vevo |

EMI First Record Label to Bring Music Videos to Hulu

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 18, 2009 - 1:03pm.
London - U.K.-based EMI has signed a deal to become the first major record label to feature its music videos on Hulu, the video portal joint venture between NBC Universal (NYSE: GE), News Corp. (NYSE: NWS) and Disney (NYSE: DIS).
tags: Video | Music | Music Videos | EMI | Hulu | Vevo |

Abu Dhabi Invests in Music Video Portal Joint Venture Vevo

Authored 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 |

Report: Vevo in Talks with CBS, NBC to Add Music Programming

Authored 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 |

Report: Vevo Music Video JV Raising Funds at $300M Valuation

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 31, 2009 - 9:31am.
Los Angeles - Vevo, the music video website joint venture between Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube, and major record labels Universal Music and Sony (NYSE: SNE) Music, is currently in the process of raising new funding at a $300 million valuation, PaidContent reported.
tags: Deals | VC | Video | Music | Universal Music | Music Videos | Google | YouTube | Investments | Sony Music | Vevo |

Report: Indie Labels in Talks to Join VEVO Music Video Site

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 9, 2009 - 11:56am.
San Francisco - VEVO, the music video site in the works from Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube, Universal Music Group and Sony (NYSE: SNE) Music, is in talks to sign on A2IM, a consortium of over 225 independent record labels, Wired.com reported.
tags: Video | Music | Indie | Universal Music | Music Videos | Google | YouTube | Sony Music | A2IM | Vevo |

Sony Music Joins Universal, YouTube for Music Video Venture

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 4, 2009 - 10:38am.
*A correction was made to this story.

New York - Universal Music Group announced on Thursday that fellow major record label Sony (NYSE: SNE) Music Entertainment has been added to its VEVO music video site partnership with YouTube (NASD: GOOG). Announced in April, the ad-supported VEVO will operate both a standalone site featuring music videos and other video content from Universal and Sony artists, as well as a VEVO YouTube channel and branded embedded player.
tags: Video | Music | Universal Music | Music Videos | YouTube | Sony Music | Vevo |

Caraeff Expected to Head Vevo Music Video Joint Venture

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 11, 2009 - 9:09am.
San Francisco - Vevo, the music video website joint venture between major record label Universal Music Group and Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube, is expected to name Rio Caraeff, currently executive vice president of Universal's eLabs unit, has president of Vevo, CNET News.com reported, citing sources close to Vevo.
tags: Video | Music | Moves | Universal Music | Music Videos | Google | YouTube | Rio Caraeff | Vevo |

Universal Music, YouTube Detail VEVO Music Video Portal

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 9, 2009 - 10:39am.
New York - Major record label Universal Music Group and Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube on Thursday announced a partnership to launch VEVO, an advertising-supported premium music and video site. Set to launch later this year, VEVO.com will host official music videos from Universal Music artists, in addition to artist-generated and user-generated videos; the same content will be available on a VEVO-branded YouTube channel, and through a VEVO-branded embeddable player.
tags: Video | Advertising | Music | Universal Music | Music Videos | Google | YouTube | Vevo |

Universal, YouTube in Talks on Standalone Music Videos Site

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 5, 2009 - 11:05am.
Los Angeles - Major record label Universal Music Group is close to negotiating a deal to create an online repository for major label music videos, and is working with YouTube (NASD: GOOG) on the project, codenamed "Vevo," CNET News.com reported, citing sources close to the matter. Universal already claims the most-trafficked music video channel on YouTube, with 3.5 billion views, and has previously stated that it is generating "tens of millions" of revenue from the site.
tags: Video | Music | Universal Music | Music Videos | Google | YouTube | Warner Music Group | Vevo |