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VidCon 2017 Live Stream Kickoff on YouTube this Wednesday, June 21 at 7 p.m. PST
The 8th annual VidCon event will take place starting on Wednesday, June 21 and run through June 24 from the Anaheim Convention Center in Southern California. This year VidCon is hosting OnStage with appearances by top YouTubers including: Todrick Hall, Tyler Oakley, Poppin Jon, Dito, Fik-Shun, Brooklyn & Bailey, Rosanna Pansino, Swoozie, Slow Mo Guys, Rudy Mancuso, Joey Graceffa, Collins Key, Grace Vanderwaal, Matt Steffanina, and Jason Derulo. OnStage will be held on the opening day of VidCon. Tyler Oakley will be hosting the kickoff concert. If you are unable to attend the event in person, they will be
YouTube and Google continue to Expand and Update YouTube TV
YouTube TV has recently added new channels to their lineup including: AMC_TV, BBCAMERICA, IFC, SundanceTV & WEtv are now on YouTube TV. Currently, YouTube is providing the service in New York, Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, Chicago, and Philadelphia. They have yet to report on additional cities. A majority of television viewers tend to want to skip advertising. With YouTube TV, they have reported the following options: Live TV: Like with traditional TV, you can't fast forward through ads while watching live TV. However, if you pause a show, you can fast forward until you catch up to the
Editorial: Breaking The Fourth Wall with YouTube
The term known as the 'Fourth Wall' is defined as the space that separates a performer or performance from an audience. As a media outlet, media producer, media buyer, media manager, and media consumer I wear several hats when producing original material. In a recent CNBC article, I found out that Spotify will pay producers $7.00 per thousand plays on their platform in comparison to YouTube's $1.00 per thousand plays. When I look at it on a direct comparison I see a major inequality. When I take it a step further, Fortune reported in December 2016 that Spotify is on track to
Watch YouTube Rewind 2016 Drop on 12/07
Updated: YouTube Rewind 2016 is now live. YouTube will be celebrating the release of the internationally known YouTube Rewind short film tomorrow at 10 a.m. PST. Pop cultural will explode tomorrow with a collection of the biggest and wildest moments published on YouTube during 2016. In addition to YouTube Rewind dropping tomorrow, the company has made recent updates to their platform including: Comments: The video sharing platform continues to evolve the way people communicate with visual content. Pinned comments, interactive features and more have been added to the comments section. 4k Live Streaming: In November, Youtube shared insight on
Renown YouTube Producer Casey Neistat Sells Beme to CNN
Casey Neistat and Beme are set to merge with CNN in 2017 following a multimillion dollar deal. Neistat, the indie YouTube success story, recently started a video-sharing app with the company Beme. Overall, the company brought in users, but like many applications, it experienced difficulty retaining attention with returning users. Neistat pivoted with that company to working out a large deal with CNN for a reported 25 million dollars. The Wall Street Journal also notes, 'as part of the acquisition, CNN will by summer of next year launch a standalone media company led by Mr. Neistat and Beme co-founder Matt
Conan Explores the World of Virtual Reality with the YouTube VR Lab
Conan O'Brien takes a walk on the virtual side in New York with the YouTube VR Lab. His tour showcases some of the hottest new products at Google. During his tour, Conan experienced Tilt Brush, a handheld sensor that virtually builds graphics to match with the brush strokes with a handheld device. It blew Conan's mind. "This is going to put the marijuana industry out of business." - Conan Conan uses Tilt Brush as a demo and blurs the lines of entertainment and promotion. We also blur these lines, but if our outlet ever acquires funding to write or produce
Explore the Top Twenty YouTube Channels in Illinois
YouTube Red is amping up their original content with ads running in movie theaters this winter. Online users that watch YouTube videos can experience it ad-free with YouTube Red. As an independent media producer for YouTube, I recently sent a pitch to the company on working more together in 2017. During the pitch, I mentioned that I would create a list of the top YouTube channels in Illinois to show our value in comparison to other media producers within the fifth largest state. Since YouTube does not currently have a ratings system for the channels per state, I'm going
Rock the Promo Season 1 Finale in Las Vegas with The Rock
Rock the Promo Season 1 has recently concluded with “Broseph” Joe Brody taking home the win from City Athletic Boxing. The show featured competitors that faced off in a head-to-head, single-elimination bracket to determine the best character on film. Over the past few months, The Rock and Seven Bucks Studio produced a weekly program featuring indie wrestling fans with mic skills. Dwayne Johnson, also known as The Rock, recently started a YouTube channel. He engaged his audience with a competition titled Rock the Promo. After weeks of performance art, Joe Santagato and a group of select judges narrowed down the
Picture This Campaign to Connect Film and the Environment
The Picture This Festival purpose is provide a platform for filmmakers to share their stories and insight on successful skills or actions that could lead to a more environmentally safe climate. The festival has noted that eight participating network groups will accept entries from countries in their territories, which will be evaluated by a panel of judges. Participating regions include the U.K, Spain and Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Latin America, Asia, the U.S. and Central Europe. Winners will be chosen based on the power of their storytelling and their illustration of the Picture This campaign: Picture a Better World. Crackle
Dwayne The Rock Johnson Takes Over YouTube
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson premiered a trailer for the launch of his new YouTube channel at VidCon 2016. After working with some of the YouTubers in The Factory, The Rock and Seven Bucks Digital Studios have paired together to produce weekly videos starring The Rock. On Mondays and Fridays the production team will release comedic videos with an edge of The Rock layering the digital pieces of art. It appears the team is focusing on pop culture to pull in as many views as possible right now. The Rock is more iconic than current trends, such as Pokémon Go. He
The 8th annual VidCon event will take place starting on Wednesday,
YouTube TV has recently added new channels to their lineup including: AMC_TV,
The term known as the 'Fourth Wall' is defined as the space
Updated: YouTube Rewind 2016 is now live. YouTube will be celebrating
Casey Neistat and Beme are set to merge with CNN in
Conan O'Brien takes a walk on the virtual side in New
YouTube Red is amping up their original content with ads running
Rock the Promo Season 1 has recently concluded with “Broseph” Joe
The Picture This Festival purpose is provide a platform for filmmakers
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson premiered a trailer for the launch of his