YouTube
Views of top channels on YouTube jump 110pc
March 3, 2015 | David FarnorThe number of views received by the top channels on YouTube has jumped 110 per cent in the past year.
A new report from Tubefilter, which monitors the 100 most popular channels on the video site, shows that they notched … Read More
Happy birthday, YouTube: 10 defining videos from the site’s first decade
February 16, 2015 | David FarnorYouTube turned 10 years old this weekend. The site now has more than 1 billion users. 300 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute. That’s five hours of video for every second, which means it is humanly impossible … Read More
Zoella joins Great Comic Relief Bake Off as YouTube star influence rises
February 10, 2015 | David FarnorZoella will join this year’s line-up of celebrities on The Great Comic Relief Bake Off.
The 24 year old vlogger, whose real name is Zoe Sugg, will not be known by many of the people tuning in to the BBC’s … Read More
Twitter and Facebook step up video plans with billions of views per day
February 7, 2015 | David FarnorTwitter and Facebook are stepping up their video plans on the back of results that show each site records billions of views per day.
Twitter made its first move into video with its increasingly prolific Vine app – the GIF-like … Read More
2014’s most-watched White House YouTube video: A president goes for a walk
January 4, 2015 | David FarnorThe White House has announced its 10 most-watched videos on YouTube from 2014. Top of the pile? Not an impassioned address or a political ultimatum: just a guy going for a “surprise walk” on a May morning.
“The President was … Read More
YouTube killer? Details revealed about Twitter’s video service
January 4, 2015 | David FarnorDetails have been revealed about Twitter’s video service.
The plans, which were first announced by Twitter last year, mark the social network’s latest step to increase its presence in the video sector – a move that puts it in direct … Read More
Netflix most downloaded video app in UK
December 27, 2014 | David FarnorNetflix is the most popular video app in the UK, according to one new report.
Apps and the Evolution of Video Content Distribution in Europe, published by analysts App Annie, reveals that, across both iOS and Google Play devices, Netflix … Read More
YouTube rival Vessel launched by ex-Hulu chief
December 23, 2014 | David FarnorIf you thought there were already too many video on-demand services around, think again: a new YouTube rival has just come out of the blocks.
Vessel, launched this month, is a VOD subscription service that will offer “your favourite web … Read More
YouTube finally has an official GIF creator
December 15, 2014 | David FarnorGood news! YouTube finally has its own official GIF creator.
The bad news? It’s only available on a select number of channels.
Ever since YouTube first started letting people upload videos to the Internet, even more people have been turning … Read More
Gangnam Style music video breaks YouTube
December 5, 2014 | David FarnorGangnam Style broke YouTube this week.
Ok, that’s a lot to take in all at once. Let’s rewind a bit.
Here’s a fact for you: Gagnam Style was two years ago. Here’s another scary fact: The Korean pop song is … Read More