Entries in 'youtube' (98)
Is YouTube still not playing fair with indie artists?
[Update: a YouTube spokesperson has provided the following statement to Music Week: "Any artist who agrees to our basic ...
SoundCloud offering indie labels unfair licensing terms?
SoundCloud is reportedly offering independent labels less than favourable terms in licensing deals for its streaming platform.
YouTube's 10 most profitable channels of 2014 revealed - report
Taylor Swift's Vevo channel has made the ten most profitable YouTube channels of 2014 as calculated by analytics company OpenSlate.
Azoff's YouTube battle 'could end with billion dollar lawsuit'
A lawyer working for Irving Azoff’s Global Music Rights company has said that the ongoing dispute over licensing for 20,000 ...
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Video startup Vessel to launch in 2015 with 'early access' model to rival YouTube
Vessel, a new San Francisco-based video start-up has raised $75m in initial funding and will launch in early 2015.
Women dominate YouTube's most watched videos in 2014
Eight of the top ten most watched music videos were women, with Katy Perry’s Dark Horse (Official) ft. Juicy J taking ...
YouTube launches music copyright tracking feature
YouTube has launched a new feature called Content ID that will determine if an uploaded video contains copyrighted music.
Gangnam Style forces YouTube to upgrade counter
Psy’s hit single Gangnam Style has racked up so many views that YouTube has had to change the way it ...
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YouTube Music Awards to return in 2015
After a gap this year, YouTube’s second Music Awards will take place in March 2015.
Azoff's fight against YouTube escalates
Irving Azoff's standoff against YouTube over the "trampling of writer's rights" has reached new heights as the Google-owned company has ...
Irving Azoff demands higher royalties for songwriters from YouTube
Music mogul Irving Azoff has damned YouTube's recently launched video streaming service, threatening to remove music by the artists he ...
YouTube launches video streaming subscription service
YouTube is finally ready to launch its long-rumoured video streaming subscription service with all the major labels and "hundreds of ...
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YouTube strikes licensing deal with Merlin
YouTube has finally struck a deal with indie trade body Merlin to license music from the thousands of labels it ...
YouTube CEO: 'It's amazing how much music we have'
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has said she remains “optimistic” about YouTube’s long-awaited subscription service, although she avoided answering whether it ...
YouTube pays $1bn to companies in Content ID programme
YouTube has reached the $1 billion milestone in payments to companies that take part in its Content ID programme.
YouTube launches real time analytics
YouTube has made it possible for users to analyse data in real time with a real time reporting interface now ...
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YouTube vlogger Michelle Phan counter-sues Ultra Records
YouTube fashion and beauty star Michelle Phan has counter-sued Ultra Records, following a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by the label ...
YouTube introduces fan-funding feature
YouTube has added a new feature for users in Australia, Japan, Mexico and the US, which allows donations to be ...
YouTube attracts 1bn monthly users, watching 6bn hours of video
Over one billion YouTube viewers are now watching 6 billion hours of video each month, with around 40% of that ...
YouTube music service will be called YouTube Music Key - report
Brand new details around YouTube's much rumoured music service may have surfaced if reports are to be believed.
Russell Simmons' All Def Digital receives $5m investment
The YouTube-focused record label, TV and film development group and artist management company launched by Russell Simmons last year, All ...
YouTube exec Fred Beteille elected Chairman of the Music Business Association's Board of Directors
YouTube's product manager Fred Beteille has been elected chairman of the Music Business Association's (Music Biz) Board of directors.
YouTube streaming music exec moves to Spotify
YouTube’s director of product management Shiva Rajaraman has left to work at Spotify.
IMMF outlines requirements for 'fair and transparent' digital market
The International Music Managers Forum (IMMF) has outlined a number of measures it believes should ensure fairness and transparency in ...
Google execs join Spotify - report
Two Google executives are taking positions at Spotify, according to people close to the companies.
