Tag: music videos

We reported earlier this week on YouTube's plans to allow people to download videos to their mobile devices for offline viewing in the YouTube app. But how will this work, and what will it mean for the music rightsholders...

YouTube's long-running licensing dispute with German collecting society GEMA has seen many music videos blocked in that country, and growing frustration from labels. Some good news for the latter, today: not a YouTube licensing...

Russian startup Coub has raised $1m to fuel global expansion of its website, which lets people create looping music videos using footage from YouTube and Vimeo. The company says that it's currently attracting 8m unique visitors...

GEMA has filed a lawsuit against YouTube, demanding a cease-and-desist order to stop it implying to users that GEMA is refusing to license videos.

A rumpus is kicking off in the Netherlands after reports that collecting society Buma / Stemra is reviving its plans to charge websites for embedding YouTube music videos.

Big news for music videos service Vevo this morning, as it launched in three more European countries: Spain, France and Italy.

Viacom has launched a 'Artists.VH1' which is part online showcase for VH1-friendly artists and part a way to bring those artists onto its main channel.

Digital distributor The Orchard has another partner for its The Orchard Marketplace selection of services that can help artists: Radar.

Analytics firm Visible Measures says PSY's unstoppable Gangnam Style video has generated 145m views on YouTube but its true reach is more like 350m.

Vevo's latest US Music Video Viewership Report says that 40bn music videos were watched globally between July 2011 and June 2012.

The latest artists giving music videos an interactive twist are Miranda Lambert and Ellie Goulding.

The time is nearing when music videos service Vevo has to decide whether to renew its distribution deal with YouTube, or hook up with another partner.