Muse: Live on YouTube for Warchild

War Child’s much anticipated event at O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire featuring Muse will be streamed live and uninterrupted on YouTube from 9:30pm GMT on Monday, February 18. Watching the gig live online is now your only chance to get involved as all general admission tickets sold out in just three-minutes.



The event marks the start of War Child’s 20th Anniversary Year and comes ahead of War Child’s Special Recognition Award to be presented at the BRIT Awards, where Muse are nominated for British Group and British Live Act.

This year War Child marks two decades of work protecting the innocent victims of war. War Child UK has saved and transformed the lives of more than 800,000 children in the world’s most war-torn countries, children who would otherwise have been forgotten. From Bosnia, Chechnya and Rwanda to Afghanistan, Iraq and the Democratic Republic of Congo, War Child have given children the security, care, education and skills they need to build a better future for themselves. For more information on War Child go to the charity's web site -- and don't forget to tun in on Monday for what promises to be a blistering show.

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Game on: Brand new YouTube experience on PlayStation 3 in 19 new countries

If you’re like us, you’ve probably been making the most of these long winter nights scoring ridiculous goals, fighting aliens, and all other kinds of heroic pursuits on your games consoles. While you’re there, you should have a look at the YouTube app - you’re sure to have a happy surprise. As of today, we have radically improved the YouTube experience on PlayStation 3 in 19 countries, hot on the heels of similar improvements on the other major consoles.



We have a completely new experience, designed for the big screen and console controls. Here’s what you’ll find on your PS3:

• Search: Finding the videos you want is easier than ever, with search suggestions and instant video results while you type.
• Channels you love: Sign in to find the latest videos from your YouTube subscriptions, which now also includes HD and official music videos.
• Your phone as a remote: With a quick pairing process, you can control YouTube with your smartphone. Find a video on your phone and—with a click of a button—it’ll play on the big screen. While the video is playing on your TV you can control it from the phone, or keep browsing YouTube for the next one.
• Language support: Set your language on your PS3 and use the new YouTube app in your language. The following languages are supported: English, Swedish, Italian, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian.

This release brings the new app to PlayStation 3 in the following countries: Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Israel, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Russia and the United Kingdom.

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YouTube in Rewind: What You Watched in 2012

It’s the time of year again to pause, rewind and remember the videos, entertainers and moments that captivated you in 2012.

Over the past 12 months Korean Pop transcended boundaries and took the world by storm. Cover songs, parodies and truly epic events entertained us in countries near and far. You participated in conversations at a global scale, uploading videos to share ideas on everything from nonprofit campaigns to political satire to new and surprising voices and talents. Plus, all over the world, you tuned in for the most up-to-date news footage of elections, natural disasters and more.




2012 has been a big year for YouTube. You’ve been watching more than 4 billion hours of video a month. Millions of creators are using YouTube channels to experiment with innovative forms of entertainment, explore their passions and interests, and take creativity and pop culture to new levels.  2012’s top trending videos and top channels showcase this creative ingenuity in ways we'd never before thought possible.

Check out the YouTube Rewind channel to explore the trending videos of the year and popular channels in your country. For the UK, here’s what we were all talking about in 2012:

Top Trending YouTube Videos

1. PSY - GANGNAM STYLE (강남스타일) M/V
2. KONY 2012
3. Somebody That I Used to Know - Walk off the Earth (Gotye - Cover)
4. Lucy Spraggan's audition - Last Night - The X Factor UK 2012
5. asdfmovie5
6. One 1 Pound Fish, Queens Market, Upton Park, London E13
7. Red Bull Stratos - freefall from the edge of space - SUCCESS!
8. Opera duo Charlotte & Jonathan - Britain's Got Talent 2012 audition - UK version
9. The Nick Clegg Apology Song: I'm Sorry (The Autotune Remix)
10. James Bond escorts The Queen to the opening ceremony - London 2012 Olympic Games - BBC

And be sure to check out some of the top hits from the global lists on the YouTube Rewind channel taking in fashion and beauty, news and politics, and more.

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The Nobel Prize: Live Today

The Nobel Prize has been awarded annually since 1901 for world achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace. This year the Nobel Foundation has teamed up with Google to livestream some of the key events during the Nobel Week on YouTube.

Today, the Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies are streamed live from Oslo and Stockholm. Make sure to tune in and watch the proceedings live from 11.50am-5pm GMT (12.50-18.00 CET).

Over the weekend the Nobel lectures given by the Nobel laureates were live streamed from Stockholm. Online audiences were invited to ask questions via Google Moderator for the Nobel Week Dialogue -- a full day of panel discussion with Nobel laureates, members of Barack Obama’s administration and other prominent politicians and authors. You can see all this and more at the Nobel Prize channel and engage on Google+ at google.com/+NobelPrize. 

Jamie Dolling, YouTube UK, recently watched "2009 Nobel Peace Prize Lecture by Barack Obama". 

Rihanna: 777 Live On YouTube

Seven countries, seven days, the release of a seventh album in “Unapologetic”: Rihanna is having quite a week of it on the 777 tour, and on Monday you can catch up with her live at a top secret venue in London before she boards a Boeing-777 with 150 journalists and fans and heads to New York for the concluding date. 



Scheduled to start at 9pm (GMT) on the official release date of “Unapologetic”, sets so far have included versions of “Man Down”, “Only Girl In The World”, “Diamonds”, “Umbrella” and “We Found Love”, so if you’re a RiRi obsessive make no mistake: youtube.com/RihannaLive is the only place to be Monday evening. 

Laura Quinn, YouTube Marketing Manager, recently watched “BT Infinity Presents an exclusive LIVE gig with Conor Maynard”.

Peace One Day Concert: Live on YouTube

On Friday, September 21, Elton John will perform live on YouTube, headlining the Peace One Day Celebration ‘Global Truce 2012’ concert at Wembley Arena.

Staged on Peace Day, the concert also includes performances from BRIT award-winning James Morrison and YouTube sensations 2CELLOS. There will be introductions from Peace One Day ambassador Jude Law, Lily Cole and the organisation’s founder, Carnegie Wateler Peace Prize-winner, Jeremy Gilley. The show is set to be the biggest event of Peace One Day’s groundbreaking 13-year history.



Viewers will be able to discuss the live stream on the Peace One Day YouTube channel with Google+, Twitter and Facebook.

In 1999 film-maker Jeremy Gilley founded the non-profit organisation to lead a process that resulted in the unanimous adoption by UN member states of the first ever annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence. With the day in place, Peace One Day works to establish Peace Day around the world. Since the adoption of the Peace Day resolution in 2001, activities on September 21 have enabled families to be reunited, mosquito nets and food aid to be delivered, and children to be vaccinated all over the world. Not only has Peace Day been proved as a catalyst for life-saving activity it has also become an annual platform for widescale civil society action towards a more peaceful world.

Subscribe to the Peace One Day channel or follow them on Google+ to learn more about their Global Truce campaign.
 
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Bestival: Live on YouTube

Bestival, the technology-loving, fancy-dressing, award-winning festival turns its sights on YouTube this year, offering the community -- wherever they may be -- the chance to tune in to the action from the event’s Main Stage and Big Top from September 7-9.



Florence + The Machine, The XX and Azealia Banks lead one of Bestival’s strongest line-ups in its nine-year history, with performances streamed from youtube.com/BestivalTV in real time. Also expect sets from the likes of Friendly Fires, Two Door Cinema Club, Emeli Sandé, Bat For Lashes, Orbital, Miike Snow and New Order. The detailed daily program of the live stream will be available on the Bestival YouTube channel.

Once Bestival comes to a close, individual songs from acts will be available on-demand for the next 90 days on the Bestival YouTube channel. But don’t let that prevent you from getting involved in the action live -- things have a tendency to happen at Bestival, so see them on YouTube first. 

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