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Google Execs Convicted For Video UGC | Will YouTube Start Moderating All Uploaded Videos?

The Italian legal system today faces charges of being an absolute joke. Not only were Google executives brought to trial over...
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YouTube Video Rentals Service Expanded | More Content Providers Join Google’s Beta

YouTube looks to be expanding its video rental service despite only mild success with the experiment with Sundance film festival offerings...
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YouTube Celebrates Fifth Birthday | The Past, Present, & Future Of The Online Video Leader

It feels like YouTube has been with us for ever. It’s such an essential part of the Web, and known by...
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Online Video Continues Momentous Rise | YouTube, Hulu Lead Another Record Month

Online video is growing ever more popular, particularly in the United States. But it’s YouTube which continues to drive market penetration,...
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YouTube Movie Rentals Trial Nets $10,000 | A Successful First Step Rather Than A Failure

YouTube’s movie rentals trial brought in just over $10,000. But rather than the failure some are describing it as, this is...
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YouTube Redesign Arrives, Profits To Follow?

YouTube has grown and evolved a massive amount since it launched. It’s even changed owner. And yet 2010 could be the...
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Watch Indian Premier League Cricket Free On YouTube | Google Does Worldwide IPL Deal

Cricket is one of those sports you either love or hate. There’s very little middle ground. Those who love it are...
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Silvio Berlusconi’s Italian Government Wants To Regulate Online Video – ISPs As Policemen

Silvio Berlusconi’s government has been a controversial one. To say the least. But its latest innovation is one which will directly...
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U.S. Supreme Court Bans YouTube From Broadcasting California’s Prop 8 Trial

It looked as though the Perry et al v. Schwarzenegger et al case attempting to have Prop 8 overturned was going...
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Interactive Video Games Coming To YouTube? | Google Patent Hints At Online Gaming

Casual and online gaming are two sectors that have grown exponentially over the past couple of years. As a consequence, video...
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YouTube To Start Charging For Content? | Monthly Subscriptions Could Rival Cable TV

YouTube may be about to diversify its content in an extreme way – by charging for it. Whether by one-off rentals...
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Top 10 YouTube Videos Of 2009 | Google Also Reveals Top Music Videos & Search Terms

YouTube is by far the most popular and most visited online video site on the Web. But which videos in particular...
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Can YouTube’s ‘Hulu For Music’ Vevo Succeed?

Vevo, the Hulu for Music videos which has the backing of YouTube (and obviously Google) and three of the four major...
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YouTube Music Video Site Vevo Launches | Questions Over Content, International Rollout

Vevo has finally arrived after months spent preparing the site for launch. However, its first day was marred by the site...
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Google Tests YouTube ‘Feather’ | Lightweight Video Player Streamlines Viewing Experience

Not all computers are created equally and not all connection speeds offer the same experience. Which is why companies are now...
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YouTube To Start Charging For Streaming TV? | Competing With Apple iTunes, Hulu Plans

It’s a simple question – would you pay to stream an episode of a TV show on YouTube? It would cost...
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YouTube Goes Offline… With YouTube’s Got TV Advertising Campaign For ‘Shows’ Section

YouTube’s move into the realm of professional and full-length content continues apace. And it’s now launching its first ever offline advertising...
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Italian Prosecutors Seeking Jail Sentences For Google Execs In Down Syndrome Video Case

The Italian prosecutors currently pursuing Google and its executives through court in Milan are seeking jail sentences for all four of...
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Watch Full-Length TV Content On YouTube | ‘Shows’ Section Features Channel 4 & 60 More

British viewers now have a new section of YouTube named ‘Shows’. It contains clips and full episodes from 60 partners, with...
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Facebook Becomes Third Largest Video Site In U.S. | YouTube Beats Hulu By A Huge Margin

Every month new viewing figures for online video are released and they tend to follow a similar pattern – YouTube at...
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YouTube Direct Sees Google Matching Citizen Journalists With News Media Organizations

Citizen journalists have increased both in number and importance in recent years. And Google is now seeking to bring some order...
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YouTube Offers Full HD At Last | Watch 1080p High-Def Videos On The Online Video Giant

YouTube is now offering viewers the chance to watch videos in Full HD or 1080p high-definition. This is an important move...
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Google Tests Skippable Pre-Roll Ads On YouTube | New Online Video Advertising Model?

Having experimented with a number of different types of advertising and settling on none in particular, Google is once again experimenting...
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U2 Concert Is YouTube Hit With 10 Million Live Streams | Huge Success For Google & Akamai

On Sunday, U2 played a gig at the Pasadena Rose Bowl in California as part of their current world tour. It...
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Watch U2 Live On YouTube | Online Video Site Streaming Irish Rock Band’s California Gig

U2 are a hugely popular group with fans from every part of the world, many of whom will never get to...
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YouTube Celebrates One Billion Views A Day On Three Year Anniversary Of Google Sale

It was three years ago today that Chad Hurley and Steve Chen sold YouTube to Google for $1.65 billion. It has...
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Eric Schmidt Admits Google Paid Premium For YouTube | Real Valuation Was $600 Million

Were you one of the many who back in 2006 wondered why on earth Google was paying $1.65 billion for YouTube,...
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Google On Trial In Italy Over Down’s Syndrome Bully Video | Who Is Responsible For UGC?

As a trial begins in Italy against Google employees over an offensive user-uploaded video, the question of who is responsible for...
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Warner Music Videos Back On YouTube | WMG Branded Player & Own Advertising Inventory

The storm in a teacup which saw everyone, YouTube, Warner, and viewers, lose out when music videos were pulled from the...
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Analyst: YouTube Movie Rentals To Be $1 Billion Business | Google To Outdo iTunes?

If Google started streaming movies on YouTube for a fee, could it make money, serious money at that? A financial analyst...
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