Pakistan lifts ban on YouTube but restrictions on content stay

Buffer After a short period during which the site was blocked in the country, people in Pakistan are again being allowed limited access to popular video sharing website YouTube. A ban on the popular, Google-owned video-sharing website has been in … Continue reading

Google rules out bidding for live sports rights as wraps come off its web TV venture

BufferGoogle has said it will not compete with broadcasters for the rights to show live sporting events.  This means that its recent announcement of an agreement with the Indian Premier League to stream live matches via YouTube is likely to … Continue reading

"Significant opportunity" for advertisers as online video popularity surges

BufferBrits watched 5.5 billion videos online during February 2010, resulting in a 37 per cent increase from the previous year. Thanks to the popularity of Google-owned video site YouTube, the US search giant attracted the most viewers, who watched a … Continue reading

Ban on US forces personnel using social websites lifted

BufferThe blanket ban on American Army, Navy and Air Force personnel accessing Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and all other social networking websites has been lifted, with the US government at the same time laying down detailed guidelines for military personnel using … Continue reading

Captions now offered on all YouTube video content

BufferYouTube has begun to add automated captions to every video on its website, in a move which is sure to be welcomed by many deaf and hard-of-hearing people around the world. The change affects tens of millions of items of … Continue reading

Coke to use social networking sites as lead online channels

BufferCoca-Cola and Unilever have said they plan to use social networking sites like Facebook and YouTube as their main online channels for future marketing campaigns. Traditionally, brands tend to set up a new website when launching a campaign, but with … Continue reading

YouTube considers paid subscriptions in bid to attract premium content

BufferPaid subscriptions could be offered by YouTube as a means of attracting more premium TV and film content onto the site, according to a senior executive at the company’s owner, Google. David Eun, vice-president of content partnerships at Google, told … Continue reading