Viacom has informed a New York Federal Court of its intention to launch an appeal against the June copyright ruling that went the way of YouTube.
YouTube leans towards the TV
Watch Video: YouTube has taken a further move towards true integration with the television with the launch of YouTube Leanback.
YouTube at 14.6 billion video all-time high
YouTube achieved record levels of viewing activity in May with an all-time high of 14.6 billion videos viewed in the US alone and surpassing the threshold of 100 videos per […]
Landmark ruling in Viacom-YouTube case
Viacom has lost its three-year old legal battle with YouTube after a New York Federal Court ruled that the video sharing website had not infringed the media giant’s copyright.
Daily Dutch soap gets YouTube exposure
YouTube and RTL Nederland have signed an agreement to bring the daily soap Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden (Good Times, Bad Times) to the online video portal. New full length episodes […]
Lagardere Active seals YouTube deal
MIPTV 2010 – CANNES. The French broadcaster Lagardere Active and YouTube have signed a strategic partnership that will bring hundreds of hours of French language programming to the video portal.
YouTube viewer sees more than 93 videos
Video viewers at YouTube.com watched 93 videos on average during the month January, representing an increase of 50% versus a year earlier. Nearly 173 million US internet users watched online […]
LG adds Maxdome access in Germany
Consumer electronics manufacturer LG is launching the first connected TV sets on the German market. They offer direct access to the premium VOD portal Maxdome, as well as assorted other […]
YouTube: profitable in 2010
Cable Congress 2010 – Brussels. Speaking before a packed house, Patrick Walker, director of partnerships, YouTube/Google, said he expected the online video service to be profitable this year.
YouTube launches Sundance movie rentals
YouTube has announced a partnership with the Sundance Film Festival to make five films from the 2010 and 2009 festivals available for rent for US viewers on the portal. The […]