Universal Music Group and Bolt have announced that they have reached an out-of-court settlement resolving the lawsuit brought by UMG against Bolt. UMG sued Bolt for copyright infringement in connection with the unauthorized use of UMG‚Äôs video and music content on the Bolt website. Universal sought damages of up to $150,000 for each video distributed […]

HDTV pioneer and Dallas Maverick owner Mark Cuban thinks it’s time for media companies to start filling YouTube with spam. Cuban highlights the fact that YouTube may have received as much traffic from people viewing Oscar clips as Oscar.com, and asks “Do the Oscars benefit or are they harmed by their video being seen on […]

While most recent coverage of YouTube has focused on the controversy over the site yanking 100,000 Viacom videos, a new report suggest that YouTube users prefer homemade videos over mainstream content. According to research company HitWise, user-generated videos are more popular on the Youtube than commercial videos. ‚ÄúIf you look at the search terms driving […]

Viacom has announced that it will be a content partner and will offer its full range of brands and programming for free to consumers via Joost. Joost is a new Internet video site, now in beta, designed to provide interactive video content while providing copyright protection. Under the agreement, Viacom’s divisions – MTV Networks, BET […]

Attorneys general of more than 20 states have written to Anheuser-Busch, asking the brewer to provide tighter access controls to make sure underaged viewers aren’t accessing its new beer-themed video site, Bud.TV. The site asks for your name, zip code and birthday to verify that you are 21 or over. The attorneys generals are asking […]

Wi-Fi TV plans to release 1,000 WiFi TV Personal Video Channels Monday as part of the next generation of the site. Wi-Fi TV members will be able to upload video content, profile pages and also will have a personal Wi-Fi TV page when they log-on. Wi-FiTVA- Wi-Fi Targeted Video Advertising will debut at the same […]

Viacom recently requested that YouTube remove more than 100,000 video clips that they claim infringe on their content. Unfortunately, when you spread that wide of a net, a lot of dolphins get caught with the tuna. Among the 100,000 videos targeted for takedowns was a home movie shot in a BBQ joint, a film trailer […]

Veoh Networks has announced its official launch, offering publishers and viewers a “new era of Internet television”, according to the company. According to the Veoh, their automatic syndication and reporting features lets video publishers reach and manage the largest audience on the web. For viewers, Veoh offers a comprehensive set of features and viewing options, […]

Orb Networks has announced the free MyCasting service, which allows users to share YouTube, Google, DailyMotion and Yahoo videos from their PCs to mobile phones by text message links. This new capability, offered first in beta to users in the U.S., will be rolled out internationally in the coming weeks. “Demand for Internet video on […]

CNET News reports that YouTube has removed videos posted to the site by blogging firm Gawker Media, many of which featured clips from top TV shows that appeared between advertisements for Gawker’s blogs. More than 50 clips were removed, and the YouTube user account “belowtheradar,” employed by Gawker to post the videos was deactivated sometime […]