Categories: YouTube

Web 2.0 Conference: Viacom's Dauman on Google

Posted by: Jon Fine on October 18

Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman was not making any conciliatory noises about Google and YouTube during an onstage interview this morning. Dauman's company is prominent among those that today announced a...

Mr. Cuban and Mr. Hurley Go To Washington

Posted by: Jon Fine on May 11

Or, rather, Mark Cuban and Chad Hurley went to Washington, on May 10. They were there to testify regarding Net neutrality issues, among other things, in front of e House...

Some Details On What Kinds Of Ads YouTube's Currently Testing

Posted by: Jon Fine on April 25

Just got offstage from moderating a panel at ad:tech, during which YouTube’s Chief Marketing Officer Suzie Reider echoed published reports (and general industry chatter) that the company’s now testing ads...

The Web Video Scorecard As Of Right Now

Posted by: Jon Fine on April 12

So: On March 22 NBC Universal and News Corp leapfrog (make that try to leapfrog) YouTube by announcing a complex partnership for a video Web site and syndication service. CBS...

NewTube: Biggest Launch of a Non-Existent Product Since The iPhone

Posted by: Jon Fine on March 22

Oh, the ways we can peel today's news apart. For starters, I was convinced when I wrote this a few months back that none of this could even get this...

Now Taking Bets On How Long Before YouTube and Viacom Kiss And Make Up

Posted by: Jon Fine on March 13

The first shoe drops: Viacom sues YouTube for a billion-plus dollars, claiming "massive, intentional" copyright infringement. Is it the last shoe to fall? Probably not. Is this the end of...

Google Hiring Sales Execs For YouTube

Posted by: Jon Fine on December 29

Google is running help-wanted ads for sales execs for its YouTube unit, indicating that efforts to make a dollar off its much-publicized $1.65 billion deal are intensifying. These ads make...

Google/YouTube: Before It All Gets Irredeemably Chewed To Death

Posted by: Jon Fine on October 09

Everyone should have seen this coming (excuse me, perhaps I also mean: Before late last week, I didn't see this coming, either) because: 1. Like Google, YouTube is a company...

YouTube: Medium Hot

Posted by: Jon Fine on September 26

While discussing Bill Clinton's (mild, stagey) tantrum on Fox News, The Times's Virginia Heffernan nails one crucial new world distinction. The boob tube is medium cool, but YouTube is Medium...