Google announced that it's working together with Microsoft on a new YouTube application for Windows Phone. Following a fight with Microsoft over its unauthorized YouTube app, the pair appear to have resolved their differences. Google demanded that Microsoft should remove its app by May 22nd, but Microsoft issued ...
Microsoft Updates Windows Phone’s YouTube App, Google Asks for Removal
on 5.23.13
Microsoft is updating its Windows Phone YouTube app. In a statement to The Verge, the company says it's making some changes to address concerns from Google. "Microsoft updated the Windows Phone YouTube app to address the restricted video and offline video access concerns voiced by Google last week," says a spokesperson. "We ...
Shelly Palmer Radio Report – May 23, 2013
on 5.23.13
Have you ever been watching cat videos on YouTube and thought, ‘You know what would really go well with these? A live look-in at Capitol Hill!’ While many of us have never had that thought, if you have … you’re in luck! YouTube recently brought live streams from members of US Congress to its site, helping make your ...
Happy 8th Birthday YouTube! Here’s 100 Hours of Video Per Minute
on 5.19.13
YouTube turned eight years old on Sunday, reminding each of us in some odd way how young or old we really are. Remember, the company launched back in 2005, the same year that Michael Jackson was found not guilty of child molestation, and Lance Armstrong was winning his seventh Tours De France, and Arrested Development was ...
YouTube Launches Paid Channels Starting at $0.99 per Month
on 5.9.13
As long-rumored, YouTube is now launching paid channels in a pilot program. A small number of shows, including Sesame Street and UFC, will begin offering channels that can only be accessed after paying an apparently variable subscription fee, which starts at $0.99 per month. The Sesame Street channel, for instance, lets ...
Windows Phone Finally Gets a Full YouTube App
on 5.8.13
Microsoft is updating its YouTube application for Windows Phone in a significant way. Previously, the app was simply a web link to the mobile YouTube interface, but it's now a full application for Windows Phone 8 devices. You can now access videos, channels, playlists, and pin them to the Windows Phone 8 Start Screen. ...
Google Reportedly Launching Paid YouTube Subscriptions
on 5.6.13
Google is set to introduce new paid subscriptions for specialist video channels on YouTube, as it looks to move beyond its main advertising revenue stream and deliver a wider range of content. Google could launch the new service, with up to 50 YouTube channels offering subscriptions to video content from $1.99 a month. ...
Google Glass Gets its First YouTube App, Called BEAM
on 5.5.13
One of the cool features expected to come from Google Glass is the ability to film what you’re seeing and share the footage with others online. The first iterations of Glass for developers only let them share video to Google+. A developer at YouTube network Fullscreen unveiled an app that lets wearers upload video ...
YouTube Streaming More than 6 Billion Hours Every Month
on 5.2.13
People are now watching more than 6 billion hours of video a month on YouTube, the Google-owned video service announced on its blog Wednesday afternoon. That’s twice as much as just a year ago: In May 2012, YouTube announced that its viewers were watching three billion hours of videos a month. In August, that ...
YouTube to Offer Live Streams from Capitol Hill
on 5.1.13
In between watching giraffes fight and people who can't parallel park, you'll find a new attraction on YouTube this week: live streams from members of US Congress. Today, the video-sharing website announced that all federal legislators will receive the ability to tap into advanced features on their YouTube channels, and ...
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