YouTube plans 60 more international channelsOctober 8, 2012 - 15:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - YouTube is expanding its range of original channels to feature more international content, The Verge reports. The company has been aggressively funding big-name content creators over the past year as part of drive to "channelize" its site. More than 100 channels have launched so far, 20 of which have over a million weekly viewers. The new expansion will see 60 more channels added, this time focused on content tailor-made for British, German, and French audiences. By funding the channels, YouTube hopes to produce "brand safe" content to attract advertisers put off by the unpredictable nature of the site's popular amateur videos. In an interview with All Things D, Google's VP of TV and Entertainment Robert Kyncl says that "everybody can have a viral success," but what the company wants is audience development, which he says leads to sustained, predictable success. To do that, YouTube will offer channel owners "revenue predictability" (money regardless of view count) for multiple years, allowing them to focus on building their audiences through quality content rather than quick-fix high-traffic videos. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |