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Scottish stunt cyclist Danny MacAskill in new bike video

Danny MacAskill: Way Back Home features more of the moves that earned him 21m YouTube views

18 Nov 2010

Extraordinary Scottish street trials cyclist Danny MacAskill's new video Way Back Home is grabbing lots of attention. The film includes more examples of the jaw-dropping moves that earned his original Inspired Bicycles film over 21 million views on…

BUG Hosted by Adam Buxton

Entertaining but unchallenging music video presentation

26 Aug 2011

The usually BFI-based BUG organisation’s remit is to celebrate ‘global creativity in music video’, and in that respect, this show succeeds admirably. Videos from acts as diverse as US indie-rockers Manchester Orchestra, electro artists The Chase and…

Life in a Day - Kevin Macdonald's new documentary of user generated content

Scottish filmmaker's public content documentary streams on YouTube

18 Jan 2011

Cultural history suggests a certain link between one day in 1917 when Marcel Duchamp autographed a urinal then exhibited it as Fountain, to another in 2004 when the Beastie Boys doled out camcorders to fans at a concert then constructed a film (Awesome…

BGT wannabes to audition on YouTube

TV Gossip

5 Jan 2012

'Britain's Got Talent' hopefuls can now audition via YouTube. The ITV1 show has joined forces with the video-sharing website to enable contestants to upload videos of their act directly to the 'BGT' channel from today (05.01.12) until January 22…

Nicki Minaj duets with eight year old

Music Gossip

13 Oct 2011

Nicki Minaj duetted with an eight-year-old girl on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' yesterday (12.10.11). The 28-year-old rapper was "blown away" when she saw YouTube footage of internet sensation Sophia Grace and her five-year-old cousin Rosie perform her…

Dizzee Rascal’s YouTube Hits

24 Sep 2009

A selection of Dizzee’s most colourful moments, available for posterity on YouTube.

Kutiman - Thru You

5 Mar 2009

Israeli producer Kutiman has become an overnight internet sensation by mixing an album entirely from samples of YouTube videos. The List have gathered together all 7 tracks in one place for you to watch, listen and enjoy.

Radiohead Nude remix film finds audience

3 Jul 2008

A Glasgow School of Art student has become a YouTube sensation. James Houston featured a remix of the Radiohead single 'Nude' from their album In Rainbows in a four minute video, 'Big Ideas (Don't Get Any)', as part of his Degree Show. Houston has…

YouTube looks to tackle online piracy with new software

17 Oct 2007

A new function on YouTube will now automatically remove any copyright clips from the site in a bid to head off movie piracy. The technology will give the owners of videos the power to choose whether material can appear on the Google-owned website…

Hysterical Britney fan offered own show

21 Sep 2007

A fan of troubled pop star Britney Spears, who made an impassioned plea on her behalf and posted it on YouTube, has been offered a television deal. Chris Crocker, who lives in Tennessee with his grandmother, recorded a two-minute film after Britney’s…

YouTube royalties deal for artists

31 Aug 2007

UK artists are set to receive royalties when their tracks are played on YouTube, following a deal between the video sharing website and the British music industry. The group will licence more than 10 million pieces of music for the website, after…