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Online video isn’t just growing fast, it’s growing faster than any other type of consumer service offering – and soon it’s going to be even more popular than Facebook, Twitter and Co, according to Cisco’s new Visual Networking Index forecast. The newest edition of Cisco’s data-heavy report on how we all spend our time and Continue Reading →

BuzzFeed is accelerating ahead with plans to broaden its presence and storytelling after it partnered with CNN to launch a new YouTube channel that will feature broadcast content specifically designed to be shared across social platforms. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, BuzzFeed COO Jon Steinberg said the company will invest ”a low Continue Reading →

  Google announced that it’s working together with Microsoft on a new YouTube application for Windows Phone. Following a fight with Microsoft over its unauthorized YouTube app, the pair appear to have resolved their differences. Google demanded that Microsoft should remove its app by May 22nd, but Microsoft issued an update to address some of Continue Reading →

Microsoft is updating its Windows Phone YouTube app. In a statement to The Verge, the company says it’s making some changes to address concerns from Google. “Microsoft updated the Windows Phone YouTube app to address the restricted video and offline video access concerns voiced by Google last week,” says a spokesperson. “We have been in Continue Reading →

Have you ever been watching cat videos on YouTube and thought, ‘You know what would really go well with these? A live look-in at Capitol Hill!’ While many of us have never had that thought, if you have … you’re in luck! YouTube recently brought live streams from members of US Congress to its site, Continue Reading →

YouTube turned eight years old on Sunday, reminding each of us in some odd way how young or old we really are. Remember, the company launched back in 2005, the same year that Michael Jackson was found not guilty of child molestation, and Lance Armstrong was winning his seventh Tours De France, and Arrested Development Continue Reading →

As long-rumored, YouTube is now launching paid channels in a pilot program. A small number of shows, including Sesame Street and UFC, will begin offering channels that can only be accessed after paying an apparently variable subscription fee, which starts at $0.99 per month. The Sesame Street channel, for instance, lets users stream full episodes Continue Reading →

Microsoft is updating its YouTube application for Windows Phone in a significant way. Previously, the app was simply a web link to the mobile YouTube interface, but it’s now a full application for Windows Phone 8 devices. You can now access videos, channels, playlists, and pin them to the Windows Phone 8 Start Screen. Microsoft Continue Reading →

Google is set to introduce new paid subscriptions for specialist video channels on YouTube, as it looks to move beyond its main advertising revenue stream and deliver a wider range of content. Google could launch the new service, with up to 50 YouTube channels offering subscriptions to video content from $1.99 a month.  Reports of Continue Reading →

One of the cool features expected to come from Google Glass is the ability to film what you’re seeing and share the footage with others online. The first iterations of Glass for developers only let them share video to Google+.  A developer at YouTube network Fullscreen unveiled  an app that lets wearers upload video content Continue Reading →