Ladies and Gentlemen, the 85th Oscars now officially have a host. The Academy has tapped Seth MacFarlane to helm the broadcast. It will be his first time hosting an event as large as the Oscars. Recently, MacFarlane MC’ed the Comedy …

AOL announced today that it will be offering its entire original video content library on YouTube, where it will be distributed, as well as monetized. The company says this includes nearly 20,000 videos from brands like The Huffington Post, TechCrunch …

Today, we begin the last full month before election day. And as we turn our calendars to October, the first Presidential debate is only a couple of days away. University of Denver will host the first debate of the season, …

After running out of appeal options, Google’s Director in Brazil Fabio Coelho has announced that Google will in fact block access to certain disputed videos in the country. Coelho had a pretty personal stake in the drama that played out …

Google announced via Google+ update today that it has added a “Trailer” button for movie search results, which let you watch a trailer from YouTube without having to leave the search results. Here’s the post: Google59 minutes ago Finding the …

Osamu Tezuka is a name that should be familiar to most, if not all, fans of Japanese animation and comics. He spearheaded the expressive big eye style that the genre uses to this day. He also created numerous manga that …

Google has just made it a hell of a lot easier to get all of your videos off of YouTube, should you choose to do so. In the past, users have been able to download individual videos using the Video …

UPDATE: Google has not commented on Coelho, but a spokesperson told me that they are taking action on the ruling to remove the aforementioned videos: “Google is appealing the court’s decision to remove a video from YouTube because, as a …

In another international case of countries attempting to hold companies responsible for “offensive” content hosted by one of their sites, a Brazilian judge has actually ordered the arrest of one Google employee. On Monday, Judge Flavio Peren ordered the arrest …

Today marks the debut of a new holiday in the United States. September 25th is officially the first-ever National Vote Registration Day, a campaign to make sure that all eligible voters out there get registered. The campaign is spreading the …

Google announced that it has made it easier to translate YouTube video captions into over 300 languages. “You’ll first need a caption track for your video, so if you don’t yet have one you can learn how to make one …

First, he took over YouTube. Then, he took over mainstream television. Now, he’s the proud owner of a Guinness World Record. South Korean rapper PSY has just set a new YouTube-based record with his megahit “Gangnam Style” – the most …

Cindy Lee Garcia, an actress who appeared in the trailer for the controversial film “Innocence of Muslims”, says she had no idea that it was an anti-Muslim work and was led to believe she would be starring in an Egyptian …

Werner Herzog is the lastest director to helm a concert in YouTube, VEVO, and American Express’ UNSTAGED concert series. Today, he’ll be directing the broadcast of The Killers’ concert in NYC, set to kick off at 7 pm ET. And …

Google announced today that Google Play and YouTube are getting over 600 titles from Twentieth Century Fox, for users to rent and/or purchase. “Today you can buy Fox’s new release Prometheus in HD, available three weeks ahead of the Blu-ray, …

YouTube announced some tweaks to its channel pages. It has merged the Feed and Video tabs into a single “Browse Videos” tab. “This new tab will house all Channel activity: uploads, playlists, likes, activity, and comments. Upon clicking the ‘Browse …

The government of Afghanistan has blocked YouTube following violent protests in Egypt and the killing of an American diplomat in Libya. “We have been told to shut down YouTube to the Afghan public until the video is taken down,” said …

Early last month, developers fiddling with a beta release of the forthcoming iOS 6 found a glaring omission in Apple’s pre-installed app lineup. The familiar old school television icon that signaled the YouTube app, available on iOS since the beginning, …

UPDATE: Videos from the convention are appearing on the DNC’s official channel. YouTube says that there was no copyright violation and that it was simply an incorrect error message that users saw on Tuesday night. Here’s their statement: “After Tuesday’s …

Over the weekend, ten aspiring filmmakers traveled to the Venice Film Festival to pitch their ideas to a special jury featuring director Ridley Scott and actor Michael Fassbender. Those ten people were the finalists in the YouTube-Sponsored “Your Film Festival,” …

Last week, the Republicans had their chance to showcase what they have to offer the American voters. Some of the highlights included Ann Romney’s well-received speech, Paul Ryan’s controversial speech, Clint Eastwood’s much-discussed speech, and finally Mitt Romney’s acceptance speech. …