Watch the M.I.A. video banned by YouTube (NSFW)A music video by rapper M.I.A. depicting US police/military violence has been pulled from YouTube. Check it out here (though be warned: it is pretty violent and confronting).
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The secret life of secret-holders WikiLeaks
Whistleblower website WikiLeaks has exploded onto the world’s media stage after releasing classified US military videos online last week. So just what — or who — is WikiLeaks? Where is it getting this stuff? And how does it get away with it?
The internet TV ratings
Mashable publishes the monthly ratings for web video series. Classics like Red Vs Blue and Charlie the Unicorn are still going strong, but have been outdone by newcomer The Annoying Orange.
The secrets of YouTube’s success
YouTube is now such a ubiquitous part of our daily lives and media consumption, it’s hard to believe the video site is only five years old. Wired looks at how the site became such a sensation.
Telstra’s Tivo: TBox set to launch
Telstra has confirmed it will launch its “TBox” set-top box and digital video recorder next month, allowing users to download movies, TV shows and sport onto their televisions. Will it be embraced like the iQ, or largely ignored like Tivo?
Russian police officer exposes corruption via YouTube
A Russian police officer has been sacked after posting a video on YouTube exposing police corruption. Given what happens to many investigative journos in the country, we’d say he got off lightly.
YouTube might actually make some money
Media companies are finally realising that their attempts to keep their content off YouTube are futile, and are now putting videos up themselves, allowing the video site to sell ads along with them and gasp! potentially earn some actual money.
Bartholomeusz: Will Conroy kill free TV?
The National Broadband Network could see a range of competitors to free-to-air TV emerge, as internet TV and video become more accessible and profitable. But whose interests will the Broadband Minister be protecting? asks Stephen Bartholomeusz.
VIDEO: Who is the Aussie Youtuber?
YouTube Australia has released its latest user research as a YouTube video (see what they did there?). So just who’s watching? You.
MasterChef cooks up big numbers online
MasterChef didn’t just rule Australian TV screens last month: it dominated our computer monitors, too, with the show’s website drawing huge traffic. Come series two, advertisers will be scrambling to get a piece of the action online as well as on the box, predicts Ben Shepherd.
