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Former Vevo boss Caraeff joins AR startup Magic Leap
Rio Caraeff has a new job, six months after leaving music videos service Vevo, where he was founding CEO. Caraeff is taking a position as chief content officer at Magic […]
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New Vevo boss: ‘There is so much more that we can do with it’
As predicted, former BBC and Intel executive Erik Huggers is the new CEO of Vevo, replacing founder Rio Caraeff who departed at the end of 2014. In an interview, Huggers […]
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Vevo tipped to hire Erik Huggers as new CEO
Music videos service Vevo has been without a chief executive since the end of 2014, when founder Rio Caraeff stepped down. Today, it’s expected to name his successor. According to […]
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Vevo boss Rio Caraeff leaving at end of 2014
Vevo CEO Rio Caraeff is on his way out of the music videos company after six years at the helm. After a leak in the New York Post this weekend, […]
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Vevo launches in Mexico after country ‘exploded’ on YouTube
Vevo has launched officially in Mexico, after noting a significant uptick in YouTube views of music videos there. “Mexico certainly in the last year has really exploded in terms of […]
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Vevo eyeing more partners for sale or investment
The headline of Bloomberg’s report on Vevo possibly hiring Goldman Sachs suggests it’s exploring a “sale”, while the quotes from CEO Rio Caraeff suggest more of a traditional investment for […]
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Vevo revamps its iOS app as it nears 6bn monthly views
Music videos service Vevo has relaunched its iOS app with a new design and features. That includes a new real-time news feed and more recommendations of videos, playlists and original […]
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Vevo extends its distribution partnership with Yahoo
Music videos service Vevo continues to get the vast majority of its traffic from YouTube, but just like other kinds of MCN, it’s actively on the hunt for other partners […]
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Vevo boss not keen on mandatory music video age-ratings
There has been pressure from campaigners in the UK for music videos to be assigned age ratings, to ensure The Kids are protected from raunchy Rihanna clips (among others).
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Vevo targeting six new country launches for 2012
Music videos service Vevo is looking to launch in more countries this year, with CEO Rio Caraeff telling PaidContent that “this year we’re hoping to launch in at least another six countries”.
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Vevo explains pirated NFL match at Sundance
We reported last week on Vevo being accused of showing an unlicensed stream of an NFL match at its Sundance Powerstation party. The accusations of copyright hypocrisy have drawn an official response from CEO Rio Caraeff on the company’s blog.
