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Sports is the third album by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News, released in 1983 (see 1983 in music). It reached number one on the Billboard 200 on June 30, 1984 and catapulted the band to international fame. The album has been certified 10x Platinum by the RIAA. Sports was ranked number 2 on the Billboard year-end album chart for 1984. The album spawned four top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and a fifth went top 20. Sports did very well internationally where most of its singles c...

March Madness Continues Upward Trend Online

Increases in audience across the board for the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, as TV and especially live streams increased their total audience by a staggering margin over 2012. The continued success for all formats with big sporting events is key for continued viability. of live sports streaming.

Buzzer-Beating Shot Shows Video at Its Best [Video]

When New Rochelle threw up a desperation heave in a high school basketball championship, the power of video captured the moment: the craziest 2.9 seconds you'll ever see. A play that during all the confusion, both teams were celebrating in the end.

Miami Heat Harlem Shake Video and Extreme Sports [Fun Video Friday]

Fun Video Friday for March 1, 2013 has all the extreme sports you'll ever want, plus a Harlem Shake from Lebron and the Miami Heat, and they even managed to pit Gandhi vs. Martin Luther King. See what they're beefing about in this week's roundup of awesome videos, hand-picked for you, the loyal reader.

Which 2013 Super Bowl Ads Could Join the Top 100 Super Bowl Ads of All Time?

With six days to go before the big game, six social videos in Unruly’s 2013 Super Bowl Ad Chart have already landed in the Top 100 Super Bowl Ads of All Time. And another two social videos have been shared enough times on Facebook, Twitter ...

YouTube Super Bowl Pre-Game Show Brings in Tide, HowCast, FoodWishes and Comedy

The Super Bowl has historically been the best day on the calendar for the advertising industry. Not only is it usually the most watched TV event of the year but the ads have become as much a part of the attraction as the actual football ...

YouTube's Top 10 Lists - Most Popular Videos by Genre for 2012

YouTube Trends announced a whole bunch of other Top 10/Trending lists over the weekend, breaking down the videos into specific genres. Some of them seem kind of a stretch or too vague, like "Top 10 Eye-Popping Videos" or "Top 10 Awe-Inspiring Videos," but hey, any ...

Which Brand will Create the Top Super Bowl Ad of 2013?

Is it too soon to begin thinking about which brand will create the top Super Bowl ad of 2013? Heck, Super Bowl XLVII won’t be played until Sunday, Feb. 3. Well, we already know only eight teams still have a shot at winning in New ...

Weekly Online Video News Round Up - Winter's Coming Edition

So, winter's coming. It might not feel like it just yet...but it is. We had all best be prepared to face it head on. Actually, that reminds me I need to catch up on Game of Thrones again before Season 3 begins in March. Anyway, ...

How Red Bull's Marketing Wings Lifted Them to Most Powerful Brand in Social Video

I have used Red Bull a couple times in the past as an example of a company that understands the nature of branded online video content quite well and it seems that I'm not the only one that has noticed, as goviral's Social Video Equity Report ...

Social Graph Shows Video Marketing Effective for CPG, Retail and Entertainment

33Across put out the Q3 2012 Brand Graph today giving some interesting insight into what's happening with audiences across eight verticals. It's not all video related but for three key verts; CPG (consumer packaged goods), Entertainment and retail, there is some interesting insights, so I ...

When Marching Bands Go Viral: Ohio State Turns Video Games Into Halftime Masterpiece

Having never been in a marching band, I don't really know how much work goes into being in one. But I do know that when I see something like Ohio State's marching band turning video game characters and scenarios into seamless formations while they perform ...

Love Football launches on YouTube: What in the Wild, Wild World of Sports is A-Going on Here?

Americans, Canadians, South Africans and Australians call it soccer, Spaniards and Latin Americans call it fútbol, but the rest of the world calls it football. But, whatever it’s called, the game is played by over 250 million players in over 200 countries, making it the ...

5 Social Video Marketing Lessons Brands Can Learn From the Olympics

The battle for Olympic success was not confined to the running track, swimming pool or boxing ring. London 2012 was also a golden opportunity for brands to create spreadable video content across the social web and amplify their message at a moment when the eyes ...

5 Elemental Lessons Learned in Sports Video Streaming For The 2012 Summer Olympics

Over the last several weeks, as the world tuned in to the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, more than 20,000 broadcasters aimed to reach a global audience of 4 billion viewers with more than 4,000 hours of coverage. According to Sam Blackman, CEO and Co-founder ...