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Hitbox.TV: Revenue Sharing for All

Europe-based video game streaming site, Hitbox.TV has made the move to allow all broadcasters to take part in revenue sharing.

YouTube Announces YouTube Gaming (and sort of blog update)

Well, my last post was more recent than I first thought... anyway, looks like YouTube has caught on to the popularity of Twitch.

Twitch.TV: Changes to Past Broadcast Archiving

More changes to Twitch, this time relating to how it handles Past Broadcasts (aka VODs).

Stuff Happening and Updates

Yeah, I haven't forgot about this place.  Don't worry about that (whoever you are).  Just click on the 'Read more' link right there for some recent news.

YouTube Merch Store Available to All Partners. Eventually.

YouTube has decided to make the Merch Store feature available to all Partners, instead of just Musician channels.  Just don't be in a big hurry to set up shop...

Remember that New Series I was talking about?

Remember when I mentioned creating a new video series?  Here it is, sorta.

YouTube Partner Program Changes

The YouTube Partner Program has had it's critics since it's initial launch (I'm one of them), and the program itself has seen various changes as it's benefits became available to more users.  This week has marked a dramatic change on the definition of who is a Partner.

YouTube Makes New Design Official

For those who saw it earlier (in the forms of Cosmic Panda or the homepage experiment), YouTube's latest design is now live.

The Return of the YouTube Blog's Release Notes

Remember when the YouTube Blog would post an entry informing users of it's latest features?  These posts have returned, and you can read the latest here.

A few of the announced features include the official release of the new video 'end screen', an update to the Playlist bar, and more countries added to the list of availability for the YouTube Partner Program.

Would you Buy Pomplamoose Soap?

Would you Buy Pomplamoose Soap?  You might be thinking, "Of course not, I would sell my own!".  If you are a Music Partner on YouTube, you might be able to do that very soon.

Going to Google Next Week

Next week, I will be going to California, where I will be meeting with various Google representatives, as well as several Guides and Top Contributors from the YouTube Help Forums.

Want to know what Channel Branding Options will be in Cosmic Panda?

Seems the answer is, "Not much".

On the bright side, it seems that while channels may be losing some customization, the video watch pages may be gaining something new.

Oh, and no more channel autoplay.  For anyone.  That's mentioned somewhere.

YouTube NextUp for Europe

It seems YouTube has a version of YouTube NextUp open for certain parts of Europe.  More information can be found here.  For anyone interested, this ends very soon (June 28th).

Setting up FMLE for YouTube Live

Here's a video I made to try and help someone who is trying to use the YouTube Live Streaming feature.

YouTube Live, but not THAT Live

The rumors were true, YouTube is experimenting with Live Streaming.

YouTube Creator Institute and YouTube NextUp

Last week, YouTube announced their YouTube Next campaign.  At that time, it was a bit unclear as to what this actually meant.  Over the past couple of days, the Official YouTube Blog has cleared up some of the confusion, and has announced two programs (or contests) with the hopes of getting people in front of (or perhaps behind?) the camera.

YouTube Partner Virtual Meetup...?

YouTube has just announced on their blog that they will be hosting a 'YouTube Partner Virtual Meetup' on Tuesday, January 18th, 2011 at 2PM PST (5PM EST).

YouTube is currently accepting questions on the Official YouTube Channel, where the live event will be streamed.  The event will also accept feedback and questions live via Twitter (using the tag #YTPartner).

YouTube Taking Suggestion Features from Partners Again

Back in March, YouTube created a feedback form through Google Moderator to take new feature suggestions from YouTube Partners.  They've decided to do this again, and you can read more about it here.

I don't know if there is any kind of restriction that only allows YouTube Partners to submit features or to vote on them.  If there is, feel free to pass your idea on to me and I can consider posting it.  The features are generally Partner related, so if there's something you think needs to be fixed regarding the program (or the features in it), this can be an opportunity to let YouTube know.

YouTube Talks About Advertising

Today, YouTube released a video answering some questions about advertising.  Here is the YouTube Blog entry that includes the video.