YouTube & Video

Facebook’s Live Video Free-For-All

Facebook's recent announcement that it would be starting testing of live video sharing is good news for indie artists, as it represents an opportunity to connect with fans in real-time on a platform that. Continue reading

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Tags: Artist, Broadcasting, Facebook, IPhone, Mobile phone, social media, south by southwest, Streaming media, Twitter, YouTube

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How To Become A Successful Hip Hop Artist: Videos

In this final component of a series on how to become a successful hip hop artist, part four examines why videos are a useful marketing tool and how to make them effective and engaging without breaking the. Continue reading

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Tags: 2010 FIFA World Cup, 50 Cent, album, Beats Electronics, Dr Dre, Grammy Award, Hip hop music, Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, YouTube

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Google Launches $14.99 Six Person Family Plan For Google Play Music, YouTube Red Combined

Just as the industry starts to limit freemium music, a new marketing tactic is gaining traction – deep discounts. Spotify is offering 3 months for $.99 and Google has just. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/10/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Android (operating system), Apple Inc., Canada, Germany, Google Play, Hong Kong, IOS, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States

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Vevo Announces Top Music Videos of 2015

Popular music video and entertainment hub Vevo has released its Top Music Videos Of 2015. Mark Ronson’s smash hit “Uptown Funk,” featuring Bruno Mars managed to best Tayl0r Swift. The full. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/09/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Arcade Fire, Bruno Mars, CBC Music, Ed Sheeran, Eleveneleven, Ellie Goulding, Justin Bieber, Mark Ronson, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd

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Vevo Purchases ShowYou But Will It Seize The Opportunity?

Vevo's recent purchase of ShowYou has the industry abuzz as to whether this could potentially signal Vevo's entrance into the subscription world. Mark Mulligan asks what a company like ShowYou has to offer. Continue reading

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Tags: Academic publishing, AOL, Application programming interface, AT&T, LinkedIn, music video, Subscription business model, TechCrunch, Vevo, YouTube

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Snapchat Grabs Massive Chunk Of Online Video Views

Snapchat recently confirmed that it now receives 6 billion views daily on its messaging platform. This rapid growth among a profitable demographic has significant implications for artists and musicians who. Continue reading

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The Formula For A Successful Crowdfunding A Music Video

By now, the use of crowdfunding videos as a way for artists and musicians to appeal to their fans has become commonplace, but how does one make these videos stand out. Continue reading

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Tags: Bluetooth, Crowd funding, Do it yourself, George Lucas, Han Solo, kickstarter, Millennium Falcon, Princess Leia, Star Wars, Star Wars sequel trilogy

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Vevo Acquires Showyou To Take On YouTube With Subscriptions, Monetization, More Social Integration

With YouTube iterating quickly and adding greater video monetization via its new RED subscription service, Vevo is stepping up its efforts to offer value to both video creators and fans.

Bruce Houghton on 12/07/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: art, ATO Records, Bryce Clemmer, CBS, music video, Streaming media, Television channel, Vadio, Vevo, YouTube

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The Evolution Of Online Video [INFOGRAPHIC]

Now an integral part of most artists' web presence, online video has come quite a long ways in the past ten years, as this infographic demonstrates.

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Tags: Accepted, Facebook, Google, Graphics Interchange Format, Infographic, Instagram, JPEG, Twitter, Vimeo, YouTube

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Why Video Is The Social Media Trend Of 2016

Artists take note, a recent review of the statistics reveals that social video on both Facebook and YouTube has blown up in the past year, and will likely only become. Continue reading

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Tags: Facebook, Facebook features, GoPro, Head-mounted display, IOS, LeBron James, Mark Zuckerberg, Oculus Rift, virtual reality, YouTube

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YouTube Puts Monetary Weight Behind Fair Use Fight

In a recent move to protect YouTubers who have suffered from video takedowns in instances where they were operating within the parameters of fair use, YouTube owner Google has announced it will be. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/03/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: copyright, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Education policy, Fair use, Good faith, Google, Intellectual property, Lenz v. Universal Music Corp., Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act, YouTube

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