Tag: music videos

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Looping music-videos startup Coub raises $1m

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...
July 23, 2013
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GEMA sues YouTube

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.
January 29, 2013
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Buma / Stemra tipped to charge sites for YouTube embeds

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.
January 21, 2013
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Vevo expands to Spain, France and Italy

Big news for music videos service Vevo this morning, as it launched in three more European countries: Spain, France and Italy.
November 15, 2012
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Viacom debuts Artists.VH1 music site

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.
November 15, 2012
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The Orchard adds Radar videos to its Orchard Marketplace

Digital distributor The Orchard has another partner for its The Orchard Marketplace selection of services that can help artists: Radar.
November 1, 2012
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Gangnam Style tops 350m views with a little help from its spoofs

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.
September 14, 2012
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Vevo tops 18m app downloads as mobile drives growth

Vevo's latest US Music Video Viewership Report says that 40bn music videos were watched globally between July 2011 and June 2012.
September 12, 2012
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New twists for Miranda Lambert and Ellie Goulding music videos

The latest artists giving music videos an interactive twist are Miranda Lambert and Ellie Goulding.
August 10, 2012
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Vevo renegotiations resurface in the press as Morris plays hardball

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.
July 13, 2012
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Vevo launches Certified award for 100m-view videos

What's the equivalent of a gold disc for music videos? Vevo hopes its new Certified award will take the role.
June 7, 2012
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Online TV service Viki gets into music videos

More than 12m people are watching TV shows and films on Viki, a global site launched by a Singapore startup.
May 24, 2012