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Category Archives: YouTube
YouTube Launching Movie Rentals
January 21, 2010
An announcement came out yesterday that YouTube is going to begin testing movie rentals starting Friday with movies from the Sundance Film Festival. This move represents a new opportunity for YouTube to generate revenue in addition to advertising with its’... Continue reading...
Posted by Heather Dougherty at 02:53 PM
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In Categories Apple | Entertainment | Video | YouTube
YouTube Driving Majority of Visits to Vevo
January 06, 2010
Thanks to the ease of file sharing, media companies have been battling piracy to protect content like music, movies, and TV shows online. Last year, Hulu was launched by NBC Universal, News Corp., and The Walt Disney Co. as one... Continue reading...
Posted by Heather Dougherty at 11:34 AM
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Top Michael Jackson Song Searches
July 01, 2009
Immediately after Michael Jackson's death, sales surged as fans purchased music and DVDs from the King of Pop in both physical and digital formats. Jackson's music quickly topped the sales charts on retailers like iTunes and Amazon. Last week, the... Continue reading...
Posted by Heather Dougherty at 09:56 PM
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In Categories Music | Video | YouTube
Twittering the Iran Election
June 23, 2009
Following the elections that took place in Iran on June 12, Twitter has become one of the most popular mediums for distributing information about the protests. Daily visits to Twitter.com (excludes mobile & desktop applications) increased 13% on June 12th... Continue reading...
Posted by Heather Dougherty at 02:52 PM
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Top Searches on Hulu.com
April 17, 2009
YouTube has unveiled several partnerships with studios to expand the selection of TV shows and movies available on the website. With YouTube adding premium content onto their website, this move starts to make them compete more directly with websites like... Continue reading...
Posted by Heather Dougherty at 05:15 PM
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In Categories Entertainment | Hulu | Video | YouTube
