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Google Ads Executive Mohan Hops Over to YouTube (Where He Kind of Was Already)Google Ads Executive Mohan Hops Over to YouTube (Where He Kind of Was Already)
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YouTube creates a position then fills it from Google.

By Mark Bergen
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YouTube, the World’s Biggest Music Service, Finally Launches Its Own Music ServiceYouTube, the World’s Biggest Music Service, Finally Launches Its Own Music Service
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YouTube Music lets you watch videos, listen to music -- and maybe pay up, too.

By Peter Kafka
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Would You Pay to Watch Videos About Videos? Screen Junkies Thinks You Will.Would You Pay to Watch Videos About Videos? Screen Junkies Thinks You Will.
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Another new video subscription service. This one costs $5 a month, via Defy Media.

By Peter Kafka
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Facebook Lets You Share Music With Your FriendsFacebook Lets You Share Music With Your Friends
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Related: Facebook wants to be friends with the music business.

By Peter Kafka
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New Documentary Encouraging Girls to Code Debuts for Free on YouTubeNew Documentary Encouraging Girls to Code Debuts for Free on YouTube
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More women in tech, please.

By Kurt Wagner
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Warner Music Digital Boss Michael Nash Jumps to Universal MusicWarner Music Digital Boss Michael Nash Jumps to Universal Music
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Michael Nash will oversee the world’s biggest music label in its negotiations with Spotify and YouTube.

By Peter Kafka
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How Can Spotify Shrink and Grow the Music Business at the Same Time?How Can Spotify Shrink and Grow the Music Business at the Same Time?
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Old Media Says New Media’s Video Numbers Are BogusOld Media Says New Media’s Video Numbers Are Bogus
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Sometimes a billion isn’t a billion (say the TV guys, who hope that’s true).

By Peter Kafka
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Pandora and the Music Labels Finally Agree on Something: They’re All Mad at Spotify and YouTubePandora and the Music Labels Finally Agree on Something: They’re All Mad at Spotify and YouTube
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Pandora says free, on-demand music isn’t “sustainable.”

By Peter Kafka
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Alphabet (Google) Hands Investors a Beat on Earnings and $5 Billion in Stock Buyback (Liveblog)Alphabet (Google) Hands Investors a Beat on Earnings and $5 Billion in Stock Buyback (Liveblog)
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai Makes Wall Street Debut on Earnings CallGoogle CEO Sundar Pichai Makes Wall Street Debut on Earnings Call
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It’s Alphabet now, but we have to wait another quarter before we see it.

By Mark Bergen
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Viacom (Finally) Bets (A Little) on YouTube, by Investing in DigiTourViacom (Finally) Bets (A Little) on YouTube, by Investing in DigiTour
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The people who own MTV invest in the people who bring YouTube stars to the stage.

By Peter Kafka
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Re/wind: The Biggest Tech Deal of All Time, Square Files for IPO, Twitter’s New Chairman and MoreRe/wind: The Biggest Tech Deal of All Time, Square Files for IPO, Twitter’s New Chairman and More
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Also, the video battle between Facebook and YouTube.

By Noah Kulwin
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PewDiePie Tops the Forbes List of Highest-Paid YouTube StarsPewDiePie Tops the Forbes List of Highest-Paid YouTube Stars
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Welp. It beats working.

By Dawn Chmielewski
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YouTube Will Make You Pay to See Some of Its New VideosYouTube Will Make You Pay to See Some of Its New Videos
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The world’s biggest video site paid for some new programs and will put them behind a paywall.

By Peter Kafka
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YouTube Starts Selling Subscriptions -- For Its Gaming ChannelsYouTube Starts Selling Subscriptions -- For Its Gaming Channels
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Four dollars a month, but all the videos will still be free -- it’s more of a donation than a subscription.

By Eric Johnson
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NBC Thinks It Can Sell TV on the Web Without Competing With ItselfNBC Thinks It Can Sell TV on the Web Without Competing With Itself
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Seeso, a new comedy subscription service, is coming in January. Will you pay $4 a month to watch it?

By Peter Kafka
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Facebook Is Building Its Own YouTube Inside FacebookFacebook Is Building Its Own YouTube Inside Facebook
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Would you like a “dedicated place on Facebook for people to go when they exclusively want to watch video”? It’s coming.

By Peter Kafka
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YouTube Reminds the Music Labels That Music Is Really, Really Big on YouTubeYouTube Reminds the Music Labels That Music Is Really, Really Big on YouTube
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YouTube music videos have their own unicorn club, and it’s getting bigger, faster.

By Peter Kafka
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Stephen Colbert Meets the Internet’s Biggest Star and Treats Him Like a Human BeingStephen Colbert Meets the Internet’s Biggest Star and Treats Him Like a Human Being
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PewDiePie talked to Stephen Colbert and you”ll never guess what happened. Actually, you can: They had a nice chat.

By Peter Kafka
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With New Ad Features Tapping Gmail, YouTube and Mobile, a Step Closer to ‘One Google’With New Ad Features Tapping Gmail, YouTube and Mobile, a Step Closer to ‘One Google’
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Google begins to tap the Gmail cornucopia for its ads business.

By Mark Bergen
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YouTube Is Prepping Its Subscription Launch: Two Services, One PriceYouTube Is Prepping Its Subscription Launch: Two Services, One Price
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$10 for ad-free music -- and ad-free everything else on YouTube -- per month.

By Peter Kafka
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Facebook Says It’s Finally Ready to Start Cracking Down on Video PiratesFacebook Says It’s Finally Ready to Start Cracking Down on Video Pirates
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Facebook says it’s starting to work on a version of YouTube’s Content ID system. It has a long way to go.

By Peter Kafka
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Connor Goes to Hollywood: Chasing Stardom in YouTube’s Crowded UniverseConnor Goes to Hollywood: Chasing Stardom in YouTube’s Crowded Universe
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Connor Manning tries to turn his YouTube popularity into something real. Whatever that is.

By Ryan Bradley
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Disney and Maker Studios’ Big Deal May Be Smaller Than They ThoughtDisney and Maker Studios’ Big Deal May Be Smaller Than They Thought
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More than a year later, the biggest M&A deal in Web video has hit a rough patch.

By Peter Kafka
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What We Know About Google’s Alphabet Soup. And What We Don’t.What We Know About Google’s Alphabet Soup. And What We Don’t.
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A conglomeration of unanswered questions.

By Mark Bergen
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Iranian-American Tech Execs, Investors Support Nuclear DealIranian-American Tech Execs, Investors Support Nuclear Deal
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“Solving problems through communication is better for the world than conflict,” they write in an open letter.

By Arik Hesseldahl and Dawn Chmielewski
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More Football Is Coming to Your Twitter Feed, Courtesy of a New Deal With the NFLMore Football Is Coming to Your Twitter Feed, Courtesy of a New Deal With the NFL
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Twitter wants to emphasize big, live events. NFL games are a good place to start.

By Peter Kafka
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Facebook’s Ronda Rousey Problem -- Which May Not Be a Problem for Facebook at AllFacebook’s Ronda Rousey Problem -- Which May Not Be a Problem for Facebook at All
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Facebook video is taking off. So are questions about the way it handles copyright violations.

By Peter Kafka
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Group Accusing YouTube of Helping Hackers Has Ties to Film LobbyGroup Accusing YouTube of Helping Hackers Has Ties to Film Lobby
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The Digital Citizens Alliance has ties to the film industry and to an effort to lobby for investigations of Google by U.S. states.

By Arik Hesseldahl
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A Fragile Moment for Big MediaA Fragile Moment for Big Media
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The growth of small players in the media industry is something we can’t ignore.

By Jan Rezab
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Vessel, YouTube’s Would-Be Rival, Hires a YouTube ExecVessel, YouTube’s Would-Be Rival, Hires a YouTube Exec
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Ivana Kirkbride joins Jason Kilar’s team and will head to Los Angeles.

By Peter Kafka
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Google Starts Divorcing Google+Google Starts Divorcing Google+
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It was a bad marriage while it lasted.

By Peter Kafka
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Yahoo to Hold Consumer Product Event in NYC This WeekYahoo to Hold Consumer Product Event in NYC This Week
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By Kara Swisher
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Move Over, Ellen and Jimmy: Chris Pratt Joins YouTube’s Smosh to Promote ‘Jurassic World’Move Over, Ellen and Jimmy: Chris Pratt Joins YouTube’s Smosh to Promote ‘Jurassic World’
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YouTube has become a stop on the media junket to promote upcoming films.

By Dawn Chmielewski
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YouTube Revamps Its Android App With Vertical Video (Updated)YouTube Revamps Its Android App With Vertical Video (Updated)
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News from CEO Susan Wojcicki’s appearance at Vidcon. What you didn’t hear about: Facebook and paid subscriptions.

By Peter Kafka
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Guess Who’s Making a Comeback? Record Labels.Guess Who’s Making a Comeback? Record Labels.
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As difficult as it is to find anything uplifting about the recorded music industry these days, I have recently turned bullish.

By Philip Inghelbrecht
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‘The Soul of Google’: What the Return of Omid Kordestani Says About the Mountain View Monolith‘The Soul of Google’: What the Return of Omid Kordestani Says About the Mountain View Monolith
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Google’s business boss has the company’s DNA in his veins -- and the absolute trust of Larry Page.

By Mark Bergen
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Wall Street Is Downright Giddy for the Debut of Ruth Porat, Google’s New CFOWall Street Is Downright Giddy for the Debut of Ruth Porat, Google’s New CFO
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YouTube, mobile and cost cutting to take center stage in Google earnings report.

By Mark Bergen
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Digital Ad Report: Google Hitting Plateau on Search, Feeling Heat From FacebookDigital Ad Report: Google Hitting Plateau on Search, Feeling Heat From Facebook
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A new survey from Adobe shows the ad giant continuing to slow.

By Mark Bergen