This is what people expected when Facebook began going after YouTube--a video only section of Facebook, if the user wants it. Right now, it's an experiment.

Just a few months after hiring Marcus Wiley from Fox to head up an original content feature, Snapchat decides against it. Now Wiley and the staff are gone, according to a report by Deadline.

Gawker Media-owned Deadspin had its main Twitter account briefly suspended, while Vox Media-owned SB Nation’s @SBNationGIF account – which tweets short animated videos of in-game footage – remains suspended.

Gawker Media-owned Deadspin had its main Twitter account briefly suspended, while Vox Media-owned SB Nation’s @SBNationGIF account – which tweets short animated videos of in-game footage – remains suspended.

BuzzFeed is expected to soon begin creating native video ads for politicians and political causes. Heading up the effort is Rena Shapiro, most recently of advertising director for Pandora. As vice president of politics and advocacy for BuzzFeed, “Shapiro will oversee native political ads, created in conjunction with BuzzFeed's product and branded video teams from BuzzFeed Motion Pictures,” Politico reports.  

The "Saturday Night Live" YouTube site tallied 5.7 million visitors in the first three days after the comedy show's season debut, hosted by Miley Cyrus, that featured a short bit with Hillary Clinton. That was far more than "SNL" got last year after its first episode.

With a little help from Jerry Seinfefl, Crackle, Sony's online video site, is beginning to make its mark. It "plays" a lot like TV

Twitter's Amplify product will insert advertising into relevant videos based on categories chosen by the advertiser. It bears similarities to the model used by YouTube, which offers payment to YouTubers for featuring short ads before their own content.

Vimeo on Demand announced its first ever “slate” of originals, one that includes a new season of acclaimed indie series "The Outs," a short film called "Darby Forever"  and a stand-up special starring acerbic drag queen Bianca Del Rio. 

To support its existing video offerings, Amazon is reportedly considering an online pay-TV service. As Bloomberg Businessweek reports, the ecommerce giant has already reached out to CBS and NBCUniversal about carrying their channels. Yet, “Amazon’s deliberations are preliminary,” sources tell Bloomberg.