2. YOUTUBE
• YouTube is a video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California, United States. The service
was created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005. In November 2006, it was bought by
Google for US$1.65 billion. YouTube now operates as one of Google's subsidiaries. The site allows users
to upload, view, and share videos, and it makes use of WebM, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, and Adobe Flash
Video technology to display a wide variety of user-generated and corporate media video. Available
content includes video clips, TV clips, music videos, and other content such as video blogging, short
original videos, and educational videos.
• Most of the content on YouTube has been uploaded by individuals, but media corporations including
CBS, the BBC, Vevo, Hulu, and other organizations offer some of their material via YouTube, as part of
the YouTube partnership program. Unregistered users can watch videos, and registered users can
upload videos to their channels. Videos considered to contain potentially offensive content are available
only to registered users affirming themselves to be at least 18 years old.
3. ITUNES
• iTunes or is a media player, media library, online radio broadcaster, and mobile device management
application developed by Apple Inc. It is used to play, download, and organize digital audio and video
(as well as other types of media available on the iTunes Store) on personal computers running the OS X
and Microsoft Windows operating systems. The iTunes Store is also available on the iPod Touch, iPhone,
iPad and Apple Watch.
• Through the iTunes Store, users can purchase and download music, music videos, television shows,
audiobooks, podcasts, movies, and movie rentals in some countries, and ringtones, available on the
iPhone and iPod Touch (fourth generation onward). Application software for the iPhone, iPad and iPod
Touch can be downloaded from the App Store.
4. RADAR MUSIC VIDEOS
• Radar Music Videos is a music video commissioning company based at RAK Studios in London. The
network comprises more than 10,000 music video directors worldwide. The service enables labels,
artists and managers to commission music videos from new director talent.
• Radar was founded by Caroline Bottomley 2007 as The Radar Festival, a music video festival held at
London’s Apple store. In 2008 the festival played at seven Apple stores worldwide, as well as London’s
Institute of Contemporary Arts. It subsequently moved online to become a music video commissioning
service.
• Artists that have had music videos made through the service include Alt-J and Jessie J.
• Radar has also been notably used by dance music producers and labels, including Tiesto, Spinnin'
Records and Ultramusic, alongside major labels such as Island Records and Universal Records.
