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Two Teenagers Demonstrate Just How Easy It Is to Hack VEVO

May 29, 2018

Two teenage hackers, Prosox and Kuroi’ish, also referred to as “Nassim B.” and “Gabriel K. A. B.,” were recently arrested for vandalizing several VEVO videos. That includes “Despacito,” the most-viewed music... Read More...

Vevo Gives Up Plans to Focus on Creating its Own Music Video Platform

Vevo Abandons the Dream of Building a Stand-Alone Music Video Platform

Daniel Sanchez

May 24, 2018

Ironically enough, Vevo’s announcement comes right as Google doubles down on its (yet to roll out) music streaming service, YouTube Music. Vevo has announced that it will give up plans to build its own music... Read More...

Vevo Looks To Secure Up To $500 Million For “Aggressive” International Expansion

Daniel Sanchez

August 19, 2016

Right after announcing their deal with Warner Music Group (first hinted at here at Digital Music News), The Financial Times is reporting that Vevo has hired top banking firm Goldman Sachs to lock down between $... Read More...

Thanks to Streaming Revenue, Warner Music Group Posts Strong 3Q Earnings

Daniel Sanchez

August 4, 2016

In very, very good news for the music group, in a conference call announcing its third-quarter financial results ended on June 30, Warner Music Group posted only a $9 million loss on revenues of $811 million, a... Read More...

Executive Shuffle: Twitter, TouchTunes, Vevo, Soundcloud, ASCAP, Sky, SESAC…

Charlotte Hassan

January 25, 2016

The latest executive moves across the music industry… First, there's turmoil at Twitter: the company has plans to announce the appointment of two new board members, whose names remain unreleased. The 'oth... Read More...

VEVO Rebels Against Its Host Organism, YouTube

Charlotte Hassan

December 8, 2015

Music video and entertainment platform Vevo has recently acquired Showyou, a subscription-based video streaming platform that helps users find (and pay for) video content. The move is a direct ... Read More...

The Popularity of Digital Music Services, 2004-present

Paul Resnikoff

November 12, 2015

From Google’s beta-stage measurement analysis of topics, designed to accurately measure overall interest in a broader topic area, ... Read More...

Adele’s ‘Hello’ Beats First-Day YouTube Viewing Record

Paul Resnikoff

October 26, 2015

The Adele video, released on Friday, surpassed 23.2 million views within the first 24 hours on YouTube. That edges out Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood," which reached 20.1 million within its first 24. Other fir... Read More...

Executive Shuffles: Grooveshark, Shazam, VEVO, Turner, Saavn, Vodafone, Allphones, Collect, PPL…

Paul Resnikoff

September 25, 2015

Grooveshark might offer a case study on what not to do PR-wise, with infuriated labels and angry artists ultimately burying the site and shaming its founders. But hey, maybe it wasn't all the press guy's f... Read More...

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Two Teenagers Demonstrate Just How Easy It Is to Hack VEVO

Vevo Abandons the Dream of Building a Stand-Alone Music Video Platform

Vevo Looks To Secure Up To $500 Million For “Aggressive” International Expansion

Thanks to Streaming Revenue, Warner Music Group Posts Strong 3Q Earnings

Executive Shuffle: Twitter, TouchTunes, Vevo, Soundcloud, ASCAP, Sky, SESAC…

VEVO Rebels Against Its Host Organism, YouTube

The Popularity of Digital Music Services, 2004-present

Adele’s ‘Hello’ Beats First-Day YouTube Viewing Record

Executive Shuffles: Grooveshark, Shazam, VEVO, Turner, Saavn, Vodafone, Allphones, Collect, PPL…

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