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DreamWorks confirms daily YouTube series
Animation studio DreamWorks is launching YouTube Nation, a daily series that will showcase the best…
Channel 4 pulls YouTube shows
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has taken down all of its programming from Google-owned streaming service…
DreamWorks into TV: Awesome and Classic
In diversifying away from movies, DreamWorks has made two key acquisitions, the multimillion dollar deal…
Youku Tudou content boss to open ATF
Sunny Xiangyang Zhu, chief content officer at China’s equivalent of YouTube, will give the opening…
Canal+ launching raft of YouTube channels
French premium channel operator Canal+ is launching several new channels on YouTube based on its…
RTL touts digital growth and YouTube success
RTL Group said that its strong and rapidly growing digital presence has now established it…
Netflix and YouTube account for half of US internet traffic
Netflix and YouTube now account for more than 50% of downstream traffic on fixed networks…
Cars and comedy dominate YouTube ratings
German motoring channel Motorvision (pictured) is the most-watched original YouTube channel in the EU. It…
News brief: Nat Geo Kids YouTube channel buys 9 Story shows
Canada-based producer and distributor 9 Story has sold three shows to Nat Geo Kids. The…
Base79 trebles online video views
Base79, the UK-based network for video creators, content owners and brands, reached 92 million unique…
YouTube channel SBTV scores funding
UK youth entertainment YouTube channel SBTV has won private equity backing from London-based Miroma Ventures,…
MIPTV to host first international Digital Upfronts
Reed MIDEM, the organiser of MIPTV and MIPCOM, is launching a new showcase for digital…
International media coming to Cambridge
Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries, ABC boss Paul Lee and Microsoft Studios chief Nancy Tellem…
Electus scores Uncommon Content deal
Ben Silverman’s studio Electus has acquired rights to sell a pair of shows from YouTube…
YouTube to launch New York production base
Google-owned video website YouTube will launch a new production office in New York next year. YouTube…
Google launches TV streaming dongle
Google has launched a low-price TV dongle designed for people to stream web content to…
Sonar Entertainment launching paid-for YouTube channel
Sonar Entertainment launching a paid-for YouTube channel, Minis + Movies. The TV movie and series…
YouTube agrees Ashes cricket streaming deal
The England and Wales Cricket Board has signed a deal with YouTube to stream the…
RTL Group invests US$36m in YouTube network BroadbandTV
RTL Group has partnered with multi-channel YouTube content network BroadbandTV, putting US$36 million into the…
Discovery’s Revision3 buys YouTube channel operator
Discovery-owned online video operator Revision3 has acquired a DeFranco Creative, which operates aportfolio of online…
Discovery launches online video network
Discovery Communications and Revision3, the online video business that Discovery bought last year, have launched…
Entertainment One takes in Simon’s Cat
Entertainment One has taken a raft of rights to YouTube animated property Simon’s Cat. The…
Profit and revenues down at FremantleMedia
FremantleMedia has reported a year-on-year declines in revenue and profit. The producer and distributor blamed…
YouTube launches first paid-for channels
YouTube has launched a subscription channels pilot for its site and announced 53 initial participant…
Google plots YouTube video subscriptions
Google is looking to launch subscription options for video site YouTube in a bid to…
Sierra/Engine making series for Electus’ NuevOn
Producer and distributor Sierra/Engine is making an animated show with Latino star Don Cheto for…
DreamWorks to acquire AwesomenessTV
DreamWorks Animation has agreed to pay up to US$117 million for AwesomenessTV, a YouTube channel…
Kabillion meets its Maker
US children’s VOD platform Kabillion has teamed with YouTube network Maker Studios. Yesterday, Kabillion content…
MIPTV News: YouTube launching first Online Screenings
YouTube will launch a showcase for original online content at MIPTV. The Original Online Content…
YouTube hits a billion and says TV is a priority
Bringing fully featured YouTube to the TV is a key priority for the video portal,…