That’s what the iProspect is claiming in its research into how consumers are responding to new technologies. The over-50s are, according to the Ageless Internet: From Silver Surfers To Golden […]
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WIN windmills into YouTube
WIN (the Worldwide Independent Network) was going to publicly lay into YouTube over what it saw as “unnecessary and indefensible” template contracts for indie content on its planned subscription service. […]
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Shakira’s ‘La La La’ is the most-shared ad of all-time
BREAKING NEWS: Shakira is quite popular on YouTube. But the latest story about her online success is about her song ‘La La La’, whose music video doubled as an ad […]
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The top 10 YouTube music videos in 2014 have been watched 2.4bn times
YouTube has announced a list of 2014’s most-played music videos so far on its service: Katy Perry’s ‘Dark Horse’; Shakira’s ‘Can’t Remember to Forget You’ and ‘La La La’; Pitbull’s […]
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YouTube gives creators a glimpse at new features on the way
YouTube continues to work on new features for its individual creators. The company published a video on its YouTube Creators channel yesterday called YouTube Creator Preview promising to “give you […]
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Vimeo taps Audible Magic for new Copyright Match infringement-spotting system
YouTube’s Content ID system for identifying licensed music and enabling rightsholders to file takedowns, take over the advertising or leave it be has been in place for a long time. […]
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BBC Radio 1 explains its video plans for iPlayer
The BBC’s Radio 1 is planning to launch a ‘visual’ space on its parent corporation’s iPlayer service later this year, and controller Ben Cooper has been explaining why and how […]
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Snoop Dogg helps PSY back into the world’s top 10 YouTube channels
There are no surprises at the top of the latest monthly YouTube chart, with gaming channel PewDiePie’s 351.1m views making it the most popular in the world in June. Shakira […]
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Amazon adds ‘Video Shorts’ section to its Instant Video service
Amazon has been investing heavily in original video content for some time now: it’s planning to spend $100m in the next quarter alone on its own TV shows for adults […]
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YouTube’s new music service might be called MusicKey
Things have gone quiet (publicly at least) on YouTube’s negotiations with independent labels for its upcoming subscription music service. However, news emerged at the weekend about its possible branding. It […]
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Rhapsody / Napster reach 2m subscribers, talks licensing and YouTube
Three months after revealing that they had 1.7m paying subscribers between them, Rhapsody and Napster have announced another milestone this morning: 2m subscribers.
The mathematicians among you will already have worked out that this means the pair have been averaging 100k new subscribers a month, fuelled by a mixture of organic growth and telco partnerships in Europe; recent expansion into Latin America; and a partnership with US telco T-Mobile in June to launch a new mid-priced personal radio service called unRadio.
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LoveLive launches live-music TV app and prepares to raise $20m-$25m in funding
British startup LoveLive has made its name as a B2B partner for major labels, the BPI and Vevo, shooting gigs and live sessions for distribution as online videos. However, the […]