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Founded in February 2005, acquired by Google Inc. in 2006, YouTube is a consumer media company for people to watch and share original videos worldwide through a Web experience. People can see first-hand accounts of current events, find videos about their hobbies and interests, and discover the quirky and unusual. As more people capture special moments on video, YouTube is empowering them to become the broadcasters of tomorrow.
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NAICS Code Other Motion Picture and Video Industries: 512199
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Vevo CEO Responds: Some Things We ARE Getting Right
PaidContent
- 2009-12-17
Earlier today we posted a product and biz review of Vevo by Ty Ahmad-Taylor, founder and CEO of FanFeedr and previously SVP of Strategy and Product Development at Viacom (NYSE: VIA). It has generated a bunch of discussion and tweets since this morning. Vevo CEO Rio Caraeff had a...
Vevo's Caraeff: 'We Have To Establish Credibility'
PaidContent
- 2009-12-14
The glitzy opening at a trendy club in Tribeca—followed by a crashing site when millions of would-be music video viewers tried to sign on and a night of instant scaling—was just the beginning for Vevo. But CEO Rio Caereff is careful not to jump too many chapters ahead when...
Vevo signs up CBS and Last.fm
Strategy Eye
- 2009-12-03
Online music video site Vevo is signing a deal with CBS Interactive Music, which will allow it to host live performances, in-studio sessions and interviews from CBS's network of radio stations and online radio service Last.fm. The site is due to go live next week. ...
Project Kangaroo set to be reborn
Financial Times
- 2009-12-01
Project Kangaroo ? the failed web-video joint venture between the UK's largest broadcasters ? is set to be reborn after the website's new owner, Arqiva, secured its first content from the BBC.SeeSaw, as Arqiva's service will be called, is also close to a licensing deal with Channel 4, according...
How Will Chrome OS Make Money? The Secret Is YouTube
BNET
- 2009-11-20
Yesterday Google showed off its forthcoming Chrome OS, leaving many to wonder how exactly the company will monetize it. The answer: it won't. Since Google derives 97% of its revenue from online ads, it simply wants you using a computer that is always online. Specifically, it wants you on a...
NPR Adds Video Clips and Citizen Reporters Via YouTube Deal
BNET
- 2009-11-18
In a new deal announced this week with YouTube, National Public Radio will now select user-generated videos and embed them on its website. This is the latest in a series of moves to establish NPR as a multimedia company. by David Weir
YouTube Tries To Win Over News Sites With A Video Upload Tool
PaidContent
- 2009-11-17
Google’s YouTube is making another pitch to media organizations, this time with YouTube Direct—a tool that makes it easy for news websites to solicit videos from their visitors. YouTube Direct lets visitors to a news website upload YouTube videos right from that site; news orgs can then vet the...
Warner sells own ads on branded YouTube videos
Strategy Eye
- 2009-11-12
Warner Music videos are returning to YouTube with extensive branding after YouTube owner Google signed a deal with the record label. Warner’s agreement allows it to sell its own advertising against the videos and take the majority of revenues. Warner...
YouTube Tests Ad-Skipping Feature As A New Form Of Engagement
PaidContent
- 2009-11-11
YouTube is testing “skippable” pre-roll ads on a select group of its content partners’ videos, as it tries to determine what sort of spots are engaging to viewers and what turns them off, Mediapost reports. The ads will appear on the clips of partners who have chosen to participate...
Warner Music Hands Over Video Ad Sales To Outrigger
PaidContent
- 2009-10-08
Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) has a vision for how it’s going to make money with digital content this time around—and it includes a few key tech platforms and sales partners. On the sales end in the U.S., the company is giving the reins to Outrigger Media, a New...
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