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DreamWorks deals industry’s first major acquisition of a YouTube Channel

, May 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

DreamWorks has officially acquired the teen-centric YouTube channel, AwesomenessTV. AwesomenessTV is touted to be one of the most subscribed to channels for teens, having over 14 million subscribers, 55,000 channels, and 800 million total views so far. DreamWorks acquisition of AwesomenessTV is the first major acquisition of a YouTube channel by a big media company, and it will help boost DreamWorks's online presence. Read The Full Story

Viacom loses copyright lawsuit against YouTube

, Apr 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

Once again, YouTube had risen as victor against Viacom in a copyright lawsuit that has been limping along for quite some time now. U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton sided with the video hosting service, stating that YouTube is protected by the DMCA, and that Viacom's arguments against it demonstrated an anachronistic slant on the law. Read The Full Story

YouTube for iOS updates with live streaming support

, Apr 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

It seems like Google has been spending a lot of time on its YouTube app for iOS. Of course, this isn't too surprising, as the search giant was more or less forced to release their own when Apple dropped it from iOS 6. This time around, the app comes with the ability to access live streams right from the iOS app, letting you tune into live events while on the go. Read The Full Story

YouTube celebrates anniversary of VCR with silly VHS feature

, Apr 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

Google likes to celebrate the birthdays and anniversaries of various people who contributed to the world, as well as technological breakthroughs. For instance, Google is currently celebrating mathematician and physicist Leonhard Euler's 306th birthday today. However, they're also celebrating the 57th anniversary of the VCR with a new VHS mode in YouTube. Read The Full Story

Psy to debut new single live on YouTube

, Apr 11th 2013 Discuss [0]

If you've been on the internet at any point during the past several months, or have even listened to the radio, then you undoubtedly know about the popular K-Pop hit "Gangnam Style" by Psy. The music video currently has over 1.5 billion views on YouTube, which is more than any other YouTube video ever. However, Psy is moving onto another new song that he will be debuting live on YouTube this Saturday. Read The Full Story

YouTube co-founder announces MixBit video site

, Apr 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

After the announcement that Google would be shutting down YouTube after eight years (not really), the service's co-founder, Chris Hurley, has announced his new video website to fill the void. Hurley assures us this isn't an April Fools' joke either, but he pokes fun at Google's attempt at April Fools humor on his new site called MixBit. Read The Full Story

After 8 years, YouTube is finally shutting down

, Mar 31st 2013 Discuss [0]

No, not really. In celebration of April Fool's Day, YouTube went all out with their (highly unbelievable) prank. Now some of you may be saying, "You're one day early YouTube, it's March 31st", but you have to keep in mind that its April 1st in some countries already, like Japan. In its April Fool's Day prank, YouTube stated that after 8 years, the contest that is YouTube, will finally come to an end come midnight, April 1st. Read The Full Story

YouTube announces live-streaming tools for game developers

, Mar 28th 2013 Discuss [0]

YouTube has been wanting to focus more on its live streaming capabilities for a while now, and they've just now started to expand the functionality. At GDC 2013 today, YouTube announced that it's making its live-streaming tools available for game developers, which will allow them to implement live streaming capabilities in their video games. Read The Full Story

YouTube’s newest milestone: 1 billion unique monthly users

, Mar 20th 2013 Discuss [0]

Where do you go when you want to see clips of your favorite movies, check out music videos, or watch cats in various states of irritation or derpiness? If you're like most Internet users, you turn to YouTube, which is celebrating its newest milestone: over 1 billion unique monthly users. Such a huge number is hard to fathom, and so the video website has dropped a few examples to help put it into perspective. Read The Full Story

Simon Cowell to launch next competition on YouTube

, Mar 18th 2013 Discuss [0]

Simon Cowell, renown for his position as a talent judge for several popular TV series like The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent, and American Idol, will be launching his next competition online. The competition won't just be limited to the vocally talented, like American Idol or The X Factor. It's extended to anyone who has a talent that they're willing to display on YouTube. Read The Full Story

YouTube Capture now available for iPad

, Mar 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

Google first launched the YouTube Capture app for iPhone back in December. It allows you to record videos and instantly upload them to YouTube with nothing getting in your way. Today, though, Google has added support for the iPad and iPad mini to YouTube Capture. Users can now record videos on their iPad and then directly upload them to their YouTube channel right away. Read The Full Story

Vimeo on Demand lets content creators charge for videos

, Mar 12th 2013 Discuss [0]

Vimeo, one of the top video content sharing websites, is implementing a new feature today that will allow Vimeo users with Pro accounts to sell their videos to their audience. The feature is called "Vimeo on Demand", and content creators can choose whatever content they want to sell, whether its films, episodes, skits, anything for whatever price they want. The sellers are able to sell their content through Vimeo or their own personal website. Read The Full Story
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