Viacom YouTube

2010-03-18T15:01:36Z

This image shows the YouTube Web site Thursday March 18, 2010, in Los Angeles. Court documents unsealed Thursday as part of a 3-year-old copyright lawsuit against the online video leader reveal YouTube founders' views on copyright, and Viacom's desire to buy the the site before getting beat out by YouTube founder as video pirate, show Viacom wanted to buy YouTube</div><div><p>Viacom Inc. and Google Inc.'s YouTube site began airing each other's dirty laundry Thursday, providing a tantalizing peek at the wheeling and dealing that triggered a bitter battle over t...

Nasty Google-Viacom billion-dollar battle goes public

2010-03-18T17:15:37Z

<div><p>Court documents made public Thursday in a billion-dollar copyright battle between Viacom and Google accuse YouTube executives of posting stolen videos to rocket the startup to stardom.</p><p>Viacom was also a target in filings with Google countering that the SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Viacom Inc accused Google Inc of turning a blind eye to illegal video clips on its YouTube site in a bid to attract viewers, according to court documents relea...

Google-Viacom lawsuit deal cloaks YouTube user identities

2010-03-18T16:16:27Z

<div><p>Court documents made public Thursday in a billion-dollar court battle between Viacom and Google accuse YouTube executives of posting stolen videos to rocket the startup to stardom.</p><p>Viacom was also a target in filings with Google countering that the YouTube founders views on copyright</div><div><p>THE REVELATIONS: YouTube co-founder Steve Chen once warned a fellow co-founder to stop posting pirated videos on their Web site. And Viacom Inc. wanted to buy YouTube before getting beat out by

Court records illuminate Viacom-YouTube battle

2010-03-18T12:16:29Z

<div id="subtitle">Court records show YouTube founders views on copyright, reveal Viacom wanted to buy YouTube</div><div><p>YouTube co-founder Steve Chen once warned fellow co-founder Jawed Karim to stop posting pirated videos on their Web site, according to cou...

24 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every minute

2010-03-17T16:16:24Z

<div><p>YouTube said Wednesday that 24 hours worth of video are being uploaded to the video-sharing site every minute.</p><p>"What?s next? 30 hours? 36 hours?" YouTube director of product management Hunter Walk said in a blog post.</p><p>"A day's worth of content uploaded to YouTube every minute is a big achievement for our community and speaks to the role video plays in connecting and changing the world on...

Online music vet launches song service for smartphones

2010-03-15T12:16:19Z

<div><p>Internet music veteran David Hyman on Monday unveiled a service that promises low-cost "all-you-can-eat" on-demand songs for users of Apple iPhones and Android smartphones.</p><p>MOG All Access Mobile will be live in the United States by mi...

US YouTube video views up 50 percent in January: comScore

2010-03-08T14:19:34Z

<div><p>Industry tracker comScore on Monday reported that US online video viewing at YouTube climbed 50 percent in January as compared to the same month a year earlier.</p><p>More than 173.3 million US Internet users watched video online in January, tuning into a total of 32.4 billion videos. The duration...

YouTube extends automatic video captioning

2010-03-04T15:17:05Z

<div><p>YouTube, in a significant development for millions of deaf Internet users, extended automatic caption capability Thursday to all English-language videos on the video-sharing website.</p><p>YouTube users have been able to manually add captions to videos since 2008 and in November of last year the site began offering machine-generated captions for about a dozen partner channels.</p><p>Hiroto Tokusei, ...

Viacom to drop Jon Stewart, Colbert Report from Hulu

2010-03-04T10:00:25Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Viacom Inc's Comedy Central is withdrawing its popular comedy shows "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "Hulu might have to charge fees, but paid videos come with own problems</div><div><p>Hulu's days as a free online video site could be ending soon.</p><p>Comedy Central's decision to yank two of the most popular shows on Hulu — "The Daily Show" and "

Summary Box: Hulu could mix free, paid videos

2010-03-03T15:45:18Z

<div id="subtitle">Summary Box: Hulu could become a site that offers some free, some paid videos</div><div><p>HULU FOR A FEE? The pressure is mounting for Hulu to charge fees.</p><p>TRAFFIC MIGHT FIZZLE: Fees will turn off many viewers, who could go elsewhere to watch many of the shows for free.</p><p>FUTURE OF HULU: Analysts say Hulu will most likely become a site that offers some content for free, s...

Paying For Hulu

2010-03-03T15:32:15Z

FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2009 file screen grab, the home page of Hulu.com, is shown. Hulu's days as a free online video site could be ending. The departure of Viacom Inc.'s Comedy Central from Hulu is the strongest signal to date that advertising revenue alone cannot support online video. (AP Photo/Hulu)

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Hulu losing `Daily Show,' `Colbert Report'

2010-03-03T07:00:07Z

<div id="subtitle">Comedy Central pulling `Daily Show,' 'Colbert Report' from Hulu over revenue issue</div><div><p>The popular video Web site Hulu is losing two of its most popular offerings: "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report."</p...

Daily Show, Colbert Report to be removed from Hulu

2010-03-02T18:00:16Z

<div id="subtitle">Hulu to lose Daily Show, Colbert Report after failing to secure further rights from Viacom</div><div><p>Video streaming site Hulu is saying goodbye to The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, two popular shows from Simon Fuller, the creator of a little show called "American Idol," will debut "If I Can Dream" on Hulu.com. The magnitude of the ev...

Cablevision service lets customers see PCs on TV

2010-02-24T14:45:53Z

<div id="subtitle">Cablevision service lets customers watch Internet, computer content through cable TV channel</div><div><p>Watching online video and other content on a television screen typically means buying a special device such as an Apple TV, or plugging lots of wires into the right holes on the PCs and TVs. Cable TV provider ...

dwp giant pet rodent

2010-02-17T17:46:12Z

GIANT RODENT IS NET HIT He's the largest pet rodent in the world – and now he's the most popular too. Caplin Rous the giant capybara has become an internet sensation with his regular updates on Facebook and crazy YouTube videos.The 100-pound rodent, who lives with his owner

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