By Jane Gracielo, on May 6th, 2013% 
It has been reported before that the biggest online video site, YouTube, is going to have paid subscription channels and according to the recent news, they are going to launch this program in this week.
This paid service by YouTube is said to include about 50 channels. If this would grow successful, this number could increase in no time.
According to the people familiar with the matter, a single channel subscription only cost $199 a month. YouTube also confirmed this news to CNET that they have been working on with this project though they . . . → Read More: YouTube will Launch Paid Subscription Channels this Week
By Jan Paul Ronaldo Manching, on May 3rd, 2013% 
One of the biggest movie studio in the world, Warner Brothers, is now facing a lawsuit against an internet meme creator. The issue is about two cats who were included in a video game by Warner Brothers without the creators’ permission.
The feline-theme memes in the internet were named as “Nyan Cat” and “Keyboard Cat” and the video game in the issue is Scribblenauts. It is a series of games for various game platforms including Nintendo DS and etc.
The lawsuit filed against the media giant as well as 5th Cell, the game developer, . . . → Read More: Warner Brothers Sued for Using Keyboard Cat and Nyan Cat in Scribblenauts
By Jane Gracielo, on February 6th, 2013% 
YouTube is making discussions on a $50 million equity investment in Vevo LLC, a music video service.
According to a source familiar with the setting, YouTube’s mother company, Google would be owning less than ten percent of Vevo. This gives Vevo an assessment of a minimum of $500 million. The discussion is still ongoing.
Moreover, the investment would be a probable part of a wider agreement in keeping the music videos of Vevo on YouTube.
Vevo, which was started in 2009, was formed by Sony Music Entertainment of Sony and Universal Music of Vivendi SA. Just last year, Google extended . . . → Read More: Google to invest in Vevo
By Jharma Mulchandani, on January 29th, 2013% 
Paying a channel subscription to watch YouTube?
YouTube, a video-sharing website where you can watch video/TV/movie clips, music videos, short original videos, educational videos, amateur videos like video blogging and spoof videos, is aspiring to introduce paid channel subscriptions this year.
According to a report released by AdAge citing people familiar with the story, at present YouTube has talked to a very few producers with regard to the development of paid channels.
Reportedly, there are already plans on what the first few channels that would require people a fee in order to watch. The cost would be between $1 and . . . → Read More: YouTube to launch paid channel subscription next quarter
By Antonnete Teresita, on September 27th, 2012% 
The software that runs the iPads and iPhones of Apple, which is the latest version of iOS, may become more essential for the things that were removed compared to the stuff that were added.
There are two formerly built-in Google applications, which were important to the former versions of the operating system referred being as Youtube and Google Maps. The search capability of Google still remains, however, the Siri feature which is the voice-based personal assistant offer another method of looking for more information.
In addition to this, there is a new application for Apple named Passbook that symbolizes a . . . → Read More: Apple Vs. Google: A cold war between operating systems
By Jane Gracielo, on April 7th, 2011% 
According to a reliable source, Google prepares to make 20 special channels on its YouTube site, and will pay out $100 million to make original programming to inhabit them.
Google desires to make its individual streaming video programs, but the company will make inexpensive programming planned specially for the web and YouTube, and support the shows with advertising. The sources said this will be a “major overhaul” to YouTube, which previously has a profitable advertising scheme prepared.
It was not yet sure when Google would start using the money to make the new programs, but Google . . . → Read More: $100 Million-Worth Original Programs for YouTube, to be Supported by Google
By Jane Gracielo, on March 16th, 2011% 
YouTube has purchased an Irish digital video company, Green Parrot Pictures, which alleges to increase picture quality and filter noise in uploaded videos.
In 2004, the company was founded by Anil Kokaram, an associate Professor of Engineering at Trinity College in Dublin. It has expanded technology that can develop video quality while as well decreasing bandwidth and developing playback speed, all of which probable interests YouTube significantly.
Green Parrot Pictures has a little group, however it has acknowledged the support of several big name film studios, with its . . . → Read More: Green Parrot Pictures, Bought by YouTube
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