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Google is expected to announce this week that some YouTube videos will only be available to subscribers.

A new policy amendment by Youtube has cut advertising on videos that contain controversial news content,  including videos that promote alternative political views. As a result, at least one popular alternative news media site with hundreds of thousands of subscribers has lost a major source of income. (Note this story has been updated with an official YouTube statement in the final paragraph)

NBN Co says that fast broadband and online video is ‘the new Australian chalkboard’, transforming Australian living rooms into online classes.

Bingeing on multiple TV episodes one after the other is prevalent amongst Video-on-Demand subscribers, as consumers flock to VOD services in droves, according to a new global market report.

Facebook’s newly launched hosted news publishing platform, Instant Articles, is a first step to a new business model to deliver news, and signifies a significant “shift of power” between the news publishers and social networks, according to a US analytics firm.

With all the new legal streaming services in Australia, what are the important things to consider when signing up to a streaming service? Here’s ACMA’s advice.

Samsung’s latest advertisement features a British voice, shots of molten metal, manufacturing processes and seeming Apple inspiration.

So-called Over the Top (OTT) TV providers like Netflix and Amazon Prime are expected to generate $31.6 billion by 2019, up from just under $8 billion last year, and posing an increasing competitive threat to traditional broadcasters.

Sydney’s Luna Park is 80 years old, yet successfully hosts a range of cutting edge events like last week’s top-notch VMware vForum 2014, with the Park implementing the fastest and latest broadband and Wi-Fi along with biometrics coming soon to make experiencing the park’s magic and fun smoother and better than ever!

Most young Aussie kids are hiding their online activities from their parents, with some making fake profiles or blocked their search history according to new research.

Google-owned video sharing service YouTube has followed fellow video service Netflix and is now publicly naming and ISPs, including Australian providers, who are guilty of providing slow download speeds.

Apple may have all the tech press momentum right now but thay may all change on Wednesday, with online retail giant Amazon releasing a teaser YouTube video announcing a secretive 18 June "launch event" in Seattle to be hosted by CEO Jeff Bezos.

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak isn't shy and often uses his star power for good... but rarely is it as touching as this.

Swedish multinational communications giant Ericsson predicts there will be 50 billion connected devices by 2020, 15 billion of which will be video enabled.

A new curated online video platform for lifestyle content, dubbed Wonder PL, has the likes of YouTube and and Vimeo firmly in its sights.

So you've just finished season two of House of Cards. What next? House of Cards: Canberra, of course.

Web giant Google has made the latest move in its game of musical chairs, today announcing its former senior vice president of ads and commerce Susan Wojcicki will be the new head of YouTube.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has come under a lot of pressure for backtracking on his election promises, and video sharing site YouTube seems to agree, taking down one of his videos over the weekend for "deceptive content."

Your favourite pastime of creating grumpy cat memes is illegal under Australian copyright law, which is being described as "outdated" and "killing creativity" according to a new video.

Queensland premier Campbell Newman has had his mobile phone number and home address leaked online amid bitter controversy over his new "fascist" anti-biking laws.