Warner Music videos are headed back to YouTube, but it's going to cost Google. Executives at the third-biggest music company said they would receive "a vast majority" of any ad revenues generated by videos from Warner artists. That includes Coldplay, Madonna, Green Day and a zillion catalog artists such as the Monkees, Joni Mitchell and the … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2009
‘Monterey Pop’ on Criterion Blu-ray
Monterey the rock festival still stands in the shadows of the unruly and iconic Woodstock, but "Monterey Pop" the film has no rival as a time capsule of late-'60s rock. D.A. Pennebaker's documentary was smarter, hipper and more musical than other rock films of the era. Yes, that includes the endlessly celebrated "Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & … [Read more...]
FCC making Net neutrality official
Making good on a Barack Obama campaign promise, the FCC plans to officially bar ISPs from lording over the content and data that flow through their Internet pipes. FCC chairman Julius Genachowski, pictured, is scheduled to make the announcement Monday, various news media reported. The news is quite good for the online video industry and its … [Read more...]
‘Throne of Blood’: Of madness and ‘Macbeth’
Shakespearean hearts of darkness pump the lifeblood into "Throne of Blood," one of Akira Kurosawa's greatest films. Loosely based on "Macbeth," the movie is a blood-soaked tragedy set in feudal Japan of the 16th century. "Throne of Blood" is widely regarded as one of the most successful film adaptations of a Bard play. Kurosawa dares to edit … [Read more...]
YouTube serves 10 bil videos in record month
About 161 million viewers watched online video during the month of August, the largest audience ever recorded, the ratings service ComScore reported. They churned up more than 25 billion video views over all, another record. Almost 40 percent of that traffic went to Google's YouTube, of course. The UGC site served up 10 billion videos during the … [Read more...]