YouTube
The Diamond Minecart becomes most popular channel on YouTube
September 2, 2015 | David FarnorThere’s a new top dog on YouTube this summer: The Diamond Minecart has enjoyed runaway success to become the most popular channel on YouTube.
The Minecraft videos, made by Daniel Middleton, overtook previous YouTube king PewDiePie to become the most-watched … Read More
YouTube Gaming powers up
August 26, 2015 | David FarnorYouTube Gaming has officially powered up.
Gaming.youtube.com launched at 6pm today as the video giant looks to take on a growing number of rivals.
Amazon-owned Twitch has dominated the live-streaming arena when it comes to gaming content, putting the pixellated … Read More
James Corden’s YouTube Late Late Show: The Highlights
August 24, 2015 | David FarnorLast weekend, The Late Late Show with James Corden presented a world first: an entire episode of a late night talk show from a YouTube studio.
Recorded at the YouTube Space Los Angeles, the episode marked the 10th anniversary of … Read More
UK-produced music videos given age ratings
August 19, 2015 | David FarnorAge ratings will now be displayed on UK-produced music videos on Vevo and YouTube.
“Clear” ratings will be added to videos on the streaming sites that are not suitable for children as part of a voluntary government initiative to … Read More
The Late Late Show to broadcast from YouTube Space LA
August 12, 2015 | David FarnorThe Late Late Show will film an episode entirely at YouTube Space Los Angeles, CBS has announced.
The chat show, which is hosted by James Corden, has placed an increasing focus on its YouTube audience, with skits such as “James … Read More
ITV invests in YouTube channel for mothers
August 12, 2015 | David FarnorITV has invested in a YouTube channel for young mothers.
Channel Mum was launched at the beginning of 2015 by Siobhan Freehard, founder of Netmums. The MCN had 15 vloggers signed up in January 2015 and partnered with Panasonic … Read More
YouTube scraps 301+ view counter
August 6, 2015 | David FarnorSay goodbye to the magic number “301”: YouTube will no longer use it to freeze view counts on its videos.
Views are a crucial part of a video site’s ecosystem, making it clear to viewers which videos are most popular, … Read More
YouTube web player gets sleek new look
August 5, 2015 | David FarnorIf you’ve been on YouTube this week, you’ll have noticed something different about it. Is it YouTube’s hair? Has it lost weight? All of those and more, because YouTube has got a new look – and it’s totally pulling it … Read More
YouTuber Hank Green hits out at “lying, cheating and stealing” Facebook video
August 4, 2015 | David FarnorYouTube star Hank Green has hit out at Facebook for its “lying, cheating and stealing” practices.
Hank – brother of John “The Fault in Our Stars” Green – has been a leading member of the vlogging community for years. Together … Read More
From virtual reality to Facebook: 3 things we learned from VidCon
July 27, 2015 | David FarnorVidCon took place at the weekend, with more than 20,000 fans of online video descending upon the Anaheim Convention Centre for three days of celebrating the streaming world. Between the cheering crowds and influential creators, though, the star of the … Read More