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YouTube
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eMarketer: YouTube ‘close to saturation’ in the UK
More than 90% of digital video viewers in the UK regularly visit YouTube with the…
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Most UK kids now reject TV for personal devices – study
For the first time this year the majority of UK children view most video content…
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OTT value to reach $119bn by 2022
Over-the-top (OTT) providers of digital TV such as Netflix and Amazon, are set to reach…
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Opinion: TV content – where’s the innovation?
Megan Goodwin, joint managing director of digital consultancy Interactive Rights Management, argues TV companies are running…
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Google: YouTube should not be regulated like a broadcaster
Google’s European president Matt Brittin has said it is “appropriate” that YouTube is not subject…
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‘Half of TV and video viewing on mobile by 2020’
By as early as 2020 half of all TV and video viewing will be done…
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‘FAANG effect’ creating UK production shortages
Research by Creative Skillset (CS), the industry skills body for the screen-based creative industries in…
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GroupM: young will ‘erode TV viewing’ as they age
Growing older no longer increases television viewing time, according to GroupM’s ‘The State of Video’…
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YouTube Red orders Rabbit reality show
Online service YouTube Red has commissioned a reality competition series from Finland’s Rabbit Films. Ultimate…
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YouTube living room viewing ‘up 70% in a year’
Viewers now watch more than 100 million hours of YouTube in the living room every…
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NPD: video eats up most US smartphone data
Streaming video accounts for 78% of total data used by smartphone owners in the US,…
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comScore: 37m Brits turn to YouTube
In the UK some 37.1 million adults watched an average of 311 videos each on…
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YouTube shuts down paid channels
YouTube has ended its 2013-launched paid channels initiative and has instead introduced sponsorships in a…
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TBI Weekly: Digital giants invest in original teams
This week saw veteran programming execs move over to digital giants Apple and YouTube, as…
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YouTube adds ex-WGN & Fox execs for originals
YouTube is bolstering its original programming team by hiring former WGN America (WGN) and Fox…
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Zodiak Kids brings YouTube shows to OTT platforms
Zodiak Kids has partnered with Future Today, a US-based technology and distribution company, to bring…
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Facebook greenlights more originals
Social media platform Facebook has ordered a pair of new original shows, as it pushed…
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BBC commerce chief: focus is on online, talent & finance
The BBC needs to respond to the fragmentation of audiences and theemergence of global competition…
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ProSieben’s Studio71 set for France launch
Multichannel network (MCN) Studio71 is to launch in France in September. The move follows the…
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Netflix, Facebook ‘face Thai ultimatum’
Digital giants Netflix, YouTube and Facebook must register with Thailand’s national telecoms register or face…
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Kevin Hart, Katy Perry making YouTube originals
YouTube has unveiled a slate of original programmes including shows from Ellen DeGeneres, Katy Perry,…
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Google surges despite YouTube ad controversy
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, reported large growth in both revenues and profits, driven by gains…
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Seacrest, Endemol Shine pact for YouTube talent show
Ryan Seacrest Productions and Endemol Shine are making Best.Cover.Ever, a singing competition series that will…
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YouTube launches Kids app on smart TVs
YouTube is launching its YouTube Kids app on select smart TVs around the world. As…
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Mobile now the ‘go-to’ destination for YouTube
Mobile is now the ‘go-to’ destination for most video viewers, according to ComScore research. The…
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Netflix continues US market domination – ComScore
Netflix continues to enjoy significant domination of the US streaming market, new stats from ComScore…
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YouTube channels streaming launches
YouTube’s television streaming service, YouTube TV, has gone live in the biggest US metro areas,…
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ComScore: Netflix leads by US use and engagement
Netflix has the highest household penetration and viewing time per month among the major OTT…
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YouTube launches live TV streaming service
YouTube has unveiled details of its much-anticipated television streaming service, describing it as “live TV…
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YouTube viewers watch 1bn hours a day
YouTube viewers are now watching a billion hours of content a day on the Google-owned…