Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:40:14 +0100 NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Reuters has launched ReutersTV, a new YouTube channel that will cover hard news, finance, politics and technology, the company announced Tuesday. The new channel is part of YouTube's programming initiative, announced in October of 2011, which unites YouTube and almost 100 partners to create Internet-based programming. Reuters, with which TheWrap has a content syndication partnership, is the biggest news provider of YouTube's partners. ... (Source: Reuters)
YouTube eyes gadgets, channels to boost viewership
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:30:10 +0100 LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - YouTube is looking to increase viewership on its online video service by making the service available on an array of connected devices and by adding new content, according to a top executive for the Google Inc unit. The next challenge for the popular service, which already has 800 million viewers a month, is to make YouTube a more central part of these viewers' lives, said Robert Kyncl, YouTube vice president in charge of content partnerships. ... (Source: Reuters)
In YouTube video, Casey Anthony makes no mention of daughter
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:10:09 +0100 ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - A YouTube video going viral on Thursday appears to show Casey Anthony speaking out about her life for the first time since she was found not guilty last summer of killing her daughter Caylee in Florida. "It's just a little surreal how much things have changed since July and how many things haven't changed," said Anthony, 25, in the four-minute recording that she described as the first installment of her video diary. "But the good thing is that things are starting to look up and things are starting to change in a good way. ... (Source: Reuters)
Rebecca Black tops most-viewed YouTube videos of 2011
Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:10:09 +0100 Singing sensation Rebecca Black's "Friday" was the most-viewed YouTube video across the globe in 2011, according to the video sharing site's annual Rewind recap, published December 20. (Source: AFP Relax News)
Reactions from Pyongyang reach YouTube: viral video spotlight
Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:10:10 +0100 Following the death of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il, a video has surfaced on YouTube, purportedly from North Korean State Television, showing a mass public outpouring of emotion over the leader's death. In less than 12 hours the video has been viewed nearly 60,000 times and attracted nearly 6,000 comments. (Source: AFP Relax News)
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