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Warner signs YouTube video deal - Rumour
Warner Music Group has reportedly signed a deal with YouTube to bring music videos from artists such as U2 and Madonna back to the video-sharing website. The videos were removed from the site in December following a row over royalty payments. ...
Tags: YouTube Video, YouTube Inc., Video, Warner Music Group Corp., Music Video, Ad Revenue, Corporate Communications, Sales Strategy, Marketing, Sales, YouTube, Vevo, Sarah Vizard
Articles 2009-09-27
Google buys video compression firm On2
Google is acquiring On2 Technologies, a firm that specialises in video-compression technology, in an all-stock deal worth USD106.5m. The agreement, which is due to close in Q4, is likely to give support to YouTube and Google's Android platform, easing bandwidth costs and boosting video playback performance. ...
Tags: Google Inc., Video Compression, On2 Technologies, YouTube Inc., Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing, YouTube, Andrew McDonald
Articles 2009-08-04
YouTube Jumps Into The Local News Business?What It Means For Broadcasters
Although their plight hasn't gotten as much attention as that of local newspapers, local broadcasters have also been hurting lately as small department-store chains and auto dealers have gone out of business and taken their ad dollars with them. Now, they're getting hit from another side: YouTube's News Near...
Tags: YouTube Inc., Video, Broadcaster, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Advertising, Local, Media & Publishing, TV, Broadcast, Social Media, News Sharing, Companies, Google, YouTube, David Kaplan, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.
External links 2009-08-03
Muzu signs licensing deal with indie labels
Music video site Muzu TV has signed a global licensing deal with Merlin, an international rights group that represents independent labels. Though Muzu already has deals with Universal, Warner, EMI, Sony and Beggars Group, the deal will give the site a 10% share of the US indie market and...
Tags: Video, Licensing Deal, Muzu TV, Corporate Communications, Marketing, MySpace, Beggars Group, Sony Music, Universal Music Group, EMI Music Publishing, YouTube, Merlin, Muzu, Editorial, Warner Music Group Corp.
Articles 2009-07-19
Google launches volunteer search site
Google is launching a new website which collates volunteer events from around the US to allow users to find community and volunteering opportunities in their local area. Allforgood.org detects users’ locations via their IP address and links them up with...
Tags: Google Inc., Allforgood.org, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Network Technology, Networking, Internet, craigslist, YouTube, Sarah Vizard
Articles 2009-06-22
Vevo in talks to bring indie labels on board
Vevo, the music video joint venture between Universal and YouTube, is in talks with a consortium of independent records labels, A2IM, to bring additional music content to the site. A deal would be a crucial boost to the Vevo project, which is trying to establish itself as a key...
Tags: Project, Sony Corp., Consortium, Board, YouTube Inc., Vevo, A2IM, Corporate Governance, Digital Media, Corporate Communications, Digital Music, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Universal Music Group, YouTube, George Mitton
Articles 2009-06-08
Sony joins YouTube-Universal music venture
Sony Music Entertainment is joining Vevo, the music video joint venture formed by YouTube and Universal Music Group. Sony will provide backing for the project in the form of an undisclosed equity stake alongside access to its music catalogue. Universal’s...
Tags: Sony Corp., Universal Music Group, YouTube Inc., Video, Vevo, Music Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing, YouTube, Music Ally, Jasper Jackson
Articles 2009-06-04
YouTube in talks over full-length UK shows – Rumour
YouTube is reportedly holding talks with ITV, Channel 4 and Sony Pictures about hosting full-length content in the UK. The move is the latest effort by the Google-owned site to beef up its premium content. It also signals heightening competition in the UK video on-demand VoD market, with rival...
Tags: YouTube Inc., U.K., Video On Demand (VoD), TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics, Channel 4, Sony Pictures Entertainment, ITV, YouTube, Hulu, Andrew McDonald, Google Inc., Sony Corp.
Articles 2009-05-20
Blinkx puts video search in set-top boxes
Blinkx aims to make its video search engine available on TV through a partnership with Miniweb, a firm that makes interactive services for set-top boxes. The deal promises to make Blinkx's 35m hours of indexed videos available to TV viewers and will establish Blinkx's technology as a default search...
Tags: Blinkx, Set-top Box, Set-top, Video, Video Search, Tv & Home Theater, TVs, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, ITN Group, YouTube, Miniweb, Andrew McDonald, BSkyB, British Sky Broadcasting Group, Reuters Group Plc.
Articles 2009-05-10
Disney takes 30% stake in Hulu
Disney is buying an equity stake in Hulu, in deal that will make Disney and ABC programmes available through the online video portal for the first time. Though Hulu would not confirm the terms of the deal, analysts familiar with the matter claim the station is taking a 30%...
Tags: Disney Corp., ABC Inc., Hulu, Corporate Communications, Portals, Marketing, Internet, NBC Universal, YouTube, Andrew McDonald, The Walt Disney Co., News Corp.
Articles 2009-04-30
YouTube to stream Sony films
YouTube has signed deals with Sony and a host of other content producers as it rolls out site changes that will promote ad-supported, premium content. The deals mark a renewed effort by the Google-owned video site to compete with VoD rival Hulu, which only streams professionally produced content. ...
Tags: Sony Corp., YouTube Inc., Video, Corporate Communications, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Business Structures, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Finance, Endemol, YouTube, Bandai Networks Co Ltd, First Look Studios, Shout! factory, Andrew McDonald
Articles 2009-04-16
Syndicaster to put local TV on YouTube
Video delivery company Syndicaster is offering local TV stations several new distribution channels for their video clips. These include YouTube, Yahoo! and AOL, via Brightcove. Syndicaster is a web-based video editing, management and delivery company that targets the...
Tags: YouTube Inc., Video, Syndicaster, Corporate Communications, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, AOL, Brightcove, YouTube, Editorial, Yahoo! Inc.
Articles 2009-04-14
Universal and YouTube to launch premium music site
Universal Music and YouTube are set to launch a premium music video and entertainment site after the pair agreed new content licensing terms. Vevo, which will launch in the coming months, marks a concerted effort by Google to boost ad revenues for its music content. ...
Tags: Advertisement, Universal Music Group, YouTube Inc., Video, Site, Advertiser, Vevo, Corporate Communications, Marketing, EMI Group, Sony Music, YouTube, Andrew McDonald, Warner Music Group Corp.
Articles 2009-04-13
Shareholders Sue To Stop Google's Purchase Of On2
Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is offering a 57 percent premium to purchase video firm On2 Technologies—but that's not enough to satisfy a cadre of On2 shareholders, who are suing to block the deal. Investors say that there's "no evidence that On2's directors shopped the company in order to obtain the...
Tags: Shareholder, Google Inc., On2 Technologies, Financial Accounting, Finance, Legal, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Companies, Google, YouTube, Joseph Tartakoff
External links 2009-08-13
YouTube's Hurley Bankrolling US F1; Plans Video Content, Social Media
His video site may not yet be as profitable as hoped, but YouTube co-founder and CEO Chad Hurley’s a wealthy young man in need of an outlet. He has becoming the “primary investor” for US F1, the motorsports team debuting in next year’s season.Hurley, who recently met Formula One...
Tags: Team, Social Media, YouTube Inc., Video, F1, Obviously Video, Team Management, Management, Entertainment, Sports, Companies, Google, YouTube, Robert Andrews
External links 2009-08-20
Report: Warner, YouTube Reach A Deal?With Talks For Vevo, Too
Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) and YouTube have finally negotiated a deal that will bring music videos from artists like Madonna and U2 back to the video site, AdAge is reporting. Warner pulled all of its artists clips from YouTube in December, after the two companies could not agree...
Tags: Advertisement, YouTube Inc., Warner Music Group Corp., Music Video, Sales Strategy, Corporate Communications, Sales Force Management, Sales, Marketing, Entertainment, Music, Social Media, Video, Companies, Google, YouTube, Tameka Kee
External links 2009-09-25
Industry Moves: Nokia's Kohl To Head Up Ad Sales At Vevo
Former Nokia interactive ad sales vet David Kohl has joined Vevo, the music video site that labels like UMG and Sony are hoping will be “the next Hulu.” As EVP of of customer sales and operations, Kohl will lead Vevo’s efforts to secure big brand sponsorships, reporting to CEO...
Tags: Advertisement, Brand, Nokia Corp., Industry, David Kohl, Branding, Sales Strategy, Marketing, Sales, Advertising, Industry Moves, Entertainment, Music, Social Media, Video, Companies, Google, YouTube, Vivendi, Universal Music Group, Tameka Kee
External links 2009-09-23
Google In Talks To Buy Brightcove?
So the rumor is, after Mark Glaser tweeted about a tip he got. The price, he says, is around $500 million to $700 million. This comes after Brightcove CEO Jeremy Allaire has been on a PR tour, meeting journalists including our own Tameka Kee last week, telling us that...
Tags: Google Inc., Brightcove, Public Relations, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Companies, Google, YouTube, Rafat Ali
External links 2009-09-16
YouTube Movie Rentals: An Intriguing But Dubious Idea
[by Will Richmond, VideoNuze] Last week it came out that YouTube is in talks with Lionsgate, Sony (NYSE: SNE), MGM and Warner Bros. about launching streaming movie rentals. On the surface this is an intriguing proposition: the 800 pound gorilla of the online video world tantalizing Hollywood with its...
Tags: Advertisement, Movie, YouTube Inc., Features, Leading Voices, Companies, Google, YouTube, Rafat Ali
External links 2009-09-08
Music videos back on UK YouTube
YouTube has come to an agreement with royalty collectors PRS for Music which will allow UK users to watch official music videos on the Google-owned network for the first time since they were removed in a dispute over fees six months ago. The new compromise deal lasts until 2012...
Tags: YouTube Inc., Video, Music Video, Corporate Communications, Free Trade, Marketing, Finance, YouTube, PRS for Music, Jasper Jackson, Google Inc.
Articles 2009-09-03
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