YouTube UK Blog
YouTube Partner Programme: Join Us!
Friday, 3 July 2009
You are producing your own content on YouTube. You have built up a decent audience. What next? Well, how about following in the footsteps of
Hot For Words
and
Panacea81
and signing up for the YouTube Partner Programme?
Since January 2008, YouTube users in the UK have been able to apply for partner status, which – once awarded – qualifies them for a share in the revenues generated by advertising laid against their videos. As you have probably noticed, we have developed a number of new advertising formats in the year-and-a-half since the programme was launched and partners can pick and choose which they would like to see appear against their content.
If you are still not sure about applying, maybe these bullet points from the YouTube Partnership Team will change your mind:
• As the No.1 video site on the Internet and the No.2 search engine in the world, YouTube will break new boundaries for your video content and open new frontiers for your brand, whatever that may be. With millions of unique viewers each month, this represents potentially enormous exposure for you and your work.
• You will have the opportunity of generating revenue from your videos through different types of ads, such as InVideo ads and banner ads.
• You will have unique tools available only to partners like the "Partner Interactive Banner" which will make your channel unique as well as access to various tools that YouTube offers to protect copyright holders.
• Through our unique Analytics tool you will be able to create content that will enhance the targeting of viewers and advertisers, by analysing general demographics of your audience, your competitors and much more.
• Finally, YouTube tries to offer the best viewing experience to its viewers and users, and you can now upload your videos in HD quality, using a 16:9 aspect ratio.
Remember: In order to qualify for the YouTube Partner Programme, you must meet some minimum criteria, chief among which are owning the copyright and distribution rights for all audio and video content that you upload. That said, head
here
to apply. If this has inspired you to create an account on YouTube and lay the groundwork for your new show, head
here
. And if you’re still not sold on the idea of joining the programme, you can browse the list of individuals, organisations and businesses that have already taken the plunge
here
.
We look forward to welcoming you onboard. Have fun,
Jamie and The YouTube UK Partnerships Team
Upload Size Doubles + HD Tips
Thursday, 2 July 2009
Many of you have been asking for an increase in the size limit of your uploads. We're happy to announce that the size of standard uploads has doubled from 1GB to 2GB. The increase means you can upload longer videos at a higher resolution as well as large HD files directly from your camera.
In addition, the team has implemented some new features to make it easier for you to show these videos off to the world. The changes allow you to share links directly to the HD version of your video, as well as embed the HD version on your blog or website. Here's how:
* To share a link to the HD version of your video, simply append &hd=1 to the end of the URL. This means the video will start playing in HD as soon as someone follows the link. Cool, huh?
* To embed the HD version of a video on a website or blog, click the 'customise' button to the right of the embed box on the video page. Some options will appear; simply check 'play in HD'. The embed code that's generated will cause the video to start playing in HD as soon as a viewer clicks play. We recommend embedding HD videos at the largest size (853x505) for maximum enjoyment.
If you haven't yet started uploading your content in HD, see our
Help Centre article
for more information on how to do so. You can also browse some popular HD videos
here
.
Enjoy!
Ryan Junee
Product Manager
The YouTube Team
Adopt a Feature v2
Wednesday, 1 July 2009
You may remember the
inaugural edition of Adopt a Feature
, for which you made videos about
AudioSwap
,
Country Pulldown
,
Insight
,
Playlists
,
Quick Capture
, and
Subscriptions
. These videos generated 818,698 views (they're all collected
here
) and a number of them even got featured on our homepage. At the end of the two month run,
thecomputernerd01
was crowned the Adopt a Feature king, thanks to his
zany explanation
of how the country/language pulldown menus work -- a video that accounted for a third of all of the programme's views. He also got this
awesome T-shirt
.
Josh took a break from
ribbing his grandpa
to tell you why you should get involved with Adopt a Feature v2.
In case you're still buzzing from Josh's high-energy onslaught, here's what you need to know: Make a video about any or all of the features on the list below (click on the name of the feature to get more information about it). Include the name of the feature and "adoptafeature" in the tags -- this is important; it's how we'll locate your video for inclusion on our channel and possibly on the YouTube homepage.
*
Annotations
*
Customise Your Homepage
*
Tags
*
Quicklist
*
Mobile Upload
(By the way, for folks waiting to hear more about the roll-out of new channels, we should have an update in a few days.)
Best,
Hunter Walk
Director, Product Management
The YouTube Team
Go large in Las Vegas or hang out with Beyonce, using the power of YouTube UK
Friday, 19 June 2009
Has The Hangover inspired you to go wild in Las Vegas? Or maybe “I Am… Sasha Fierce” has made you yearn to meet the woman behind the Beyonce brand? If so, YouTube UK may be able to help.
If it’s Vegas that’s on your mind, then you should head over to the
Hangover
channel, where walking through the sordid detail of your finest nights out or sharing your remedies for the morning after could win you and a friend four nights in Caesar’s Palace complete with a trip in a LVPD Police cruiser, the chance to witness a live Taser demonstration (!) and – provided you are of age – a private poker lesson.
Next up: Beyonce. In short, if you want to meet the diva who launched a thousand derrieres, you’ll need to prove to the good people at
Trident Unwrapped
why you should be considered worthy. But bear in mind that you’ll have to get past robsonfersantos first…
Good luck to everyone who enters. Just imagine: if you won both competitions, you could even end up escorting Sasha Fierce to Vegas. That’s the stuff dreams are made of, people.
Have fun,
The YouTube Team
Release Notes: 6/18/09
Friday, 19 June 2009
Lately, the team has been pushing out features and fixes as they're ready in "mini-pushes" rather than waiting for the big, numbered releases that occur once a month. Here's what has gone out in the last few weeks:
*
The Wonder of "Wonder Wheel":
Next time you search for a video on YouTube you may notice a link on the right-hand side of the page labelled "Wonder Wheel." This is a new beta search option from Google.com, which we think has great potential as a way to navigate the vast range of videos on YouTube. You may have seen "also try" suggestions at the top of search results. Now we are enabling you to navigate across those suggestions graphically. Wonder Wheel displays searches related to the one you are searching like spokes on a wheel, allowing you to explore different search suggestions quickly. You can click on any of the wheel's spokes to see a new wheel with more related topics and browse new relevant video results to the right. Give it a try and let us know what you think!
*
Improved Advanced Search:
Let's say you want to narrow down your search for a video and be more precise about what you're looking for. Advanced Search allows you to specify many more details than our normal search, including when a video was uploaded, the location it came from, and its length. We've reworked Advanced Search to be easier to use and to better reflect the range of content on YouTube (lots of new stuff!).
*
Remaining Time Display on Upload Progress Bar:
In April, we launched the new progress bar with our Flash uploader. We added a small enhancement to the UI to show the estimated remaining time based on your file size and internet bandwidth. We hope this will give you a bit more info about the status of your upload.
*
Download MP4 Files of Your Own Videos:
Oh no! Your computer just crashed and you lost the original files of videos uploaded to YouTube. Don't panic. Find the video you want in "My Videos" and hit the "Download MP4" button to save the MP4 file of the video to your computer. You can download videos recorded with your webcam, too.
*
A More TV-Like Experience:
We recently launched a feature that hides the player control bar when you are in full screen for a more immersive, TV-like experience. (Speaking of which, read
our blog post about YouTube XL
for more about optimising YouTube on large screens.) You can also "pop out" any video by clicking on the button in the top right corner, right above the video. The video will open in a new window, without any of the surrounding features or videos, for the simplest possible experience. (Please note: this feature won't work when embedding has been disabled by the uploader.)
*
Mobile App in Six New Languages:
A few months ago, we launched an all-new
YouTube Mobile Application
for fast, high-quality video streaming on Windows Mobile and Symbian Series 60 phones. Just two days ago, we released the App in French, UK English, Italian, Spanish, German and Dutch. To install it in your language, please visit
m.youtube.com/app
.
To comment on any of these features, leave a note below or head over to the
Help Forum feedback and suggestions page
.
Until next time,
The YouTube Team
YouTube Mobile in UK English
Thursday, 18 June 2009
A few months ago, we launched an all-new YouTube Mobile Application for fast, high-quality video streaming on Windows Mobile and Symbian Series 60 phones. Today, we're excited to release the application in French, UK English, Italian, Spanish, German and Dutch.
To install the YouTube Mobile Application in your language please visit
m.youtube.com/app
and enjoy YouTube in your own language (as well as on the move).
Have fun,
The YouTube Team
Celebrate World Environment Day with Luc Besson's film premiere
Friday, 5 June 2009
Today, we're proud to celebrate the 37th annual World Environment Day with the world premiere of
"Home,"
a documentary about the survival of our planet, from award-winning filmmaker Luc Besson and photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand.
Not only does this film give us a glimpse of our planet from never-before-seen perspectives that demonstrate the urgency for more sustainable living, but it also marks the first time a global audience can watch a movie online, in movie theatres, on TV stations, and on outdoor screens around the world at the exact same time - a fitting debut for a film that asks us all to work together for the benefit of our planet.
"Home" will be available on YouTube in
French
,
English
,
Spanish
,
German
,
Russian
and
Portuguese
through June 14, which means you have 10 days to watch, discuss and share on YouTube. We hope the experience inspires you to action.
Sustainably yours,
The YouTube Team
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