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Olympics to be broadcast on YouTube

Jun 8, 2012
The International Olympic Committee will provide live web coverage of the London games this summer to nations in Asia and Africa. If the online feed catches on, a television network might be interested in paying for future international rights.

Candidates use YouTube to rally, not persuade

Mar 20, 2012
Forget pricey TV spots. Political campaigners turn to YouTube for free and fast distribution of their political ads.

YouTube video uploads grow rapidly

Jan 24, 2012
YouTube posts an hour of video every second. The website's owner, Google, is still trying to turn that content into cash.

For public good, not for profit.

YouTube hosts 4 billion views a day, 60 hours uploaded every second

Jan 23, 2012
I remember doing a story about Google a few years ago and an analyst saying that YouTube was a real millstone around the neck of the company. Google had paid 1.65 billion dollars for YouTube and hosting all that video bandwidth was incredibly expensive. How could Google POSSIBLY make money on such a thing. Now […]