Dwayne Johnson unveils awesome trailer for new YouTube channel

It’s here. The new Dwayne Johnson trailer you’ve all been waiting for. Not for The Rock’s latest feature film, but his YouTube channel.

It’s as awesome as you’d expect.

Dwayne Johnson launches new YouTube channel

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Smosh to broadcast live YouTube show in August

YouTube comedy duo Smosh will broadcast their first live YouTube show this August.

The pair, Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox, have become two of the video site’s biggest success stories, particularly in the comedy arena. Last year, they released their … Read More

The Orchestra of Syrian Musicians and Damon Albarn concert to stream live on YouTube

The Orchestra of Syrian Musicians will stream a live concert tonight (Saturday 25th June) on YouTube with Damon Albarn and guests.

The orchestra, led by principal conductor Issam Rafea, first played with the songwriter and producer at the Damascus Opera … Read More

Step Up TV series leads YouTube’s new line-up of originals

YouTube is stepping up its original content game with a new line-up of shows and movies – literally, in the case of its biggest new production.

Yes, YouTube is turning Step Up the movie franchise in a TV series. Starting … Read More

YouTube remains top VOD player in UK, as Netflix overtakes in US

YouTube remains the top VOD player in the UK, despite Netflix overtaking the site in the US to become number one.

New research from Ampere Analysis shows that the VOD giant stormed to the top of its popularity charts this … Read More

Advertising your business on YouTube? There’s an app for that

Hoping to advertise on YouTube? There’s an app for that, as the video site targets small businesses.

YouTube is always keen to emphasise its potential for advertisers. This week, research commissioned by the streaming giant highlighted its engagement with younger … Read More

YouTube reaches more young people than commercial TV, claims study

YouTube reaches more young people than any commercial TV channel, claims one new study.

The research, commissioned by the video site, was run by Comsore and uses ratings data from BARB and findings from a YouGov survey. It found that … Read More

10 years on: How YouTube’s Lonelygirl15 help invent the web series

Say the words “Lonelygirl15” to someone these days and you’ll likely be met with faint recognition. “Oh yeah, that YouTube hoax”, they might say. “How long ago was that?” The answer is 10 years ago.

16th June 2006. That was … Read More

The Telegraph teams up with Huffington Post for live YouTube Brexit debate

The Telegraph is teaming up with The Huffington Post for a live debate about the UK’s EU referendum.

The debate, which will be chaired by radio broadcast Aasmah Mir, will last for 90 minutes and give Telegraph and Huffington Post … Read More

Dave takes on Ted with new spoof Dave TALKS

Dave is taking on Ted with a series of new spoof educational talks.

The UKTV channel has long embraced the world of online video, with each of its original commissions premiering first on VOD service UKTV Play. Now, though, Dave … Read More