AfterDawn: Tech news

Google and major labels launch Vevo

Written by Rich Fiscus @ 09 Dec 2009 8:17 User comments (4)

Google and major labels launch Vevo

Yesterday Vevo, the online video partnership between Google and Universal Music Group, Sony Music, and EMI launched. Notably absent is content from Warner Music, the only one of the four major labels not participating.
Reportedly A2IM, which represents more than 200 independent labels is also in talks to provide content for the service.



Vevo was envisioned as a sort of premium YouTube, where content is provided solely by labels. Besides watching the videos on Vevo, you can create and share playlists, embed songs in web pages, and buy them from online stores like iTunes and Amazon.

Rather than being simply a distribution center for music videos, Vevo is intended to help sell artists with profile pages featuring interviews and other promotional content.



So far Vevo appears to be having a rough time keeping up with traffic. Once things calm down a little and they get the kinks worked out come back for our review of the service.

Previous Next  

4 user comments

19.12.2009 23:12

well the sites going really slow right now because of all the traffic but i checked it out and it looks like its going to be a hit, everyone should check it out once its ready for everyone

This message has been edited since its posting. Latest edit was made on 09 Dec 2009 @ 11:12

210.12.2009 10:07

It's only available in the U.S., it appears, so it's useless to me.

311.12.2009 09:23

Originally posted by CX1329:
It's only available in the U.S., it appears, so it's useless to me.
try bouncing through a proxy

412.12.2009 21:59

This should be a big hit people love to stream these days and the quality should be at least half a@@. I wounder if streaming players like the LG BD370 will add VEVO to their units?

Comments have been disabled for this article.

Latest news

Roomba Combo j7+ review - Clever trick allows robot vacuum finally to tackle home with rugs and carpets Roomba Combo j7+ review - Clever trick allows robot vacuum finally to tackle home with rugs and carpets (06 Jun 2023 9:19)
Roomba Combo j7+ is the very first Roomba model to combine robot vacuum with mopping features. And Roomba Combo j7+ does all that with a very clever trick, which tackles the problem with mopping and carpets. But is it any good? We found out.
Neato, the robot vacuum company, ends its operations Neato, the robot vacuum company, ends its operations (02 May 2023 3:38)
Neato Robotics has ceased its operations. American robot vacuum pioneer founded in 2005 has finally called it quits and company will cease its operations and sales. Only a skeleton crew will remain who will keep the servers running until 2028.
5 user comments
How to Send Messages to Yourself on WhatsApp How to Send Messages to Yourself on WhatsApp (20 Mar 2023 1:25)
The world's most popular messaging platform, Meta-owned WhatsApp has enabled sending messages to yourself. While at first, this might seem like an odd feature, it can be very useful in a lot of situations. ....
18 user comments
How to Enable Bluetooth on Stadia Controller How to Enable Bluetooth on Stadia Controller (11 Feb 2023 1:04)
Google shut down its streaming game service Stadia late last month and this means that some people have Stadia controllers lying around that seem to be of no use. That is fortunately not the ....
2 user comments
Guide: How to Kick Unwanted Guests from Your Netflix Account Guide: How to Kick Unwanted Guests from Your Netflix Account (26 Jan 2023 2:14)
Sharing a Netflix account with a person in a different location is possible and indeed very common, although the company doesn't necessarily enjoy this behavior from their customers. However, ....

News archive