Unprofitable VEVO Has “10’s Of Millions” In Revenue
Vevo's revenue is in the "tens of millions," collected through sponsorships and advertising, but the site is still not profitable, CEO Rio Caraeff told an audience at TechCrunch Disrupt yesterday.. Continue reading
Whatcha Say: The Alternative Video Revolution
This is the second essay by Hypebot intern Mike Pineau (@mikejpineau). For years now, multi-million dollar music videos have been a staple of the budgets that major labels set aside. Continue reading
(UPDATE 3) Mulve Music Download Tool: Recorded Music Industry’s Worst Nightmare Comes True
(Update 3) The RIAA and the entire recorded music industry's worst nightmare may have just come true with the launch of Mulve.com. "Almost too good to be true," squealed TorrentFreak.. Continue reading
Steven Johnson: The Liquid Network Of Ideas
When it comes to ideas, we often give ourselves more credit than we deserve. The time that a lone genius spends 'toiling away' may not be as important as the. Continue reading
OK Go Signs With Samsung To Create Music Video
Samsung electronics and OK Go are partnering up to create the group’s next music video. The catch is—this time around—that the video for their song ‘Last Leaf’ will be filmed. Continue reading
Move Over MTV, VEVO Still #1 In Music Videos
Recently MTV.com announced that it was the #1 music destination on the web. That may still be true, but new comScore stats for August show that VEVO is #1 in. Continue reading
Weezer Promo Yields 5+ Million YouTube Views
As Hypebot reported on Tuesday, Weezer invaded YouTube in full-force. Teaming up with just about every web icon you can think of, doing everything from auto-tuning the news to singing. Continue reading
Video: Gregory Brothers Share Business Back Story On The Bed Intruder Song
Southwest Virginia's Gregory Brothers, better known as the “Auto-Tune The News” band, shared the story of how they created and monetized the "Bed Intruder" song at Google’s Zeitgeist conference this. Continue reading
How Technology Is Transforming & Challenging The Live Performing Arts: Ben Cameron Speaks At TED
In this TED talk, Ben Cameron, who is Director, Arts, at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, talks about the state of the live arts and questions whether or not they. Continue reading