Forbes
"VEVO’s decision to go it alone and set up its own destination site outside of YouTube is interesting as well. But VEVO has what so few makers have, it has scale. So for VEVO, they can provide relevance and context in collections and curated content." Forbes April 22, 2013
Adweek
"Besides catering to a different slice of VEVO's audience, [VEVO TV] should excite advertisers, who like VEVO's premium content and are looking for TV-like ad offerings and measurement." Adweek March 12, 2013
Fast Company
"VEVO's new television channel will offer an around-the-clock curated experience of original programming, including live concerts and TV shows. It will not only help up ramp up viewership on VEVO, which already sees 52 million monthly uniques, but … also represents the biggest opportunity for VEVO to mature as an autonomous brand." Fast Company March 12, 2013
Billboard
"The company that brought back music videos to a new generation of on-demand viewers is launching VEVO TV, a traditionally programmed, linear broadcast that harkens back to the era of appointment television… The offering represents the back-to-the-future evolution of online video, which has begun to blur the boundaries between Internet, cable and broadcast media." Billboard March 12, 2013
The Verge
"I want my VEVO TV: the web's music video network launches always-on online broadcast… VEVO TV's goal is to return to and refresh the concept [of traditional music television]." The Verge March 12, 2013
VentureBeat
"Today VEVO… took a giant step away from the web, too, and a big step back toward broadcast TV, announcing that VEVO TV will be an always-on broadcast-style music and video channel ….Just like TV!” as VEVO says. Except, of course, it’s better, because it’s on your phone, your tablet, or your computer." VentureBeat March 12, 2013
Billboard
"Another way VEVO is trying to keep viewers from flipping channels is with original content. Aside from its library of official music videos… the company has also been busy producing about two dozen original shows." Billboard March 12, 2013
TechCrunch
"Over the past few years, VEVO has been working hard to simplify the process by which users search for and discover new music videos on its site." TechCrunch February 21, 2013
City AM London
"[VEVO’s strategy]has paid off for [CEO Rio] Caraeff, who has seen the number of videos watched on VEVO since its launch hit 4 billion per month. This has translated into high double-digit revenue growth." City AM London January 21, 2013
Business Insider
"Music video upstart VEVO has done something MTV never did… [VEVO CEO] Rio Caraeff revealed his company has paid out $200 million in royalties to musicians. Of that, $100 million went to artists this year, making it VEVO's best year ever for paying musicians." Business Insider December 4, 2012
Vanity Fair
"Three years [post launch], VEVO has become the second largest Web video property after YouTube. Last January alone, the site registered more than 50 million unique visits." Vanity Fair October 2012
Engadget
"Head over to VEVO to see the [new] enhancements… and with impending OUYA support, you might want to consider it your primary dispensary for that daily dose of Biebzilla." Engadget September 21, 2012
The New York Times
"The numbers keep going up for VEVO [and its] mobile audience is increasing quickly." The New York Times September 12, 2012
TechCrunch
"[VEVO] has been making a serious push on mobile and recently began rolling out its new features across redesigned mobile apps… mobile continues to be VEVO’s fastest growing platform." TechCrunch September 11, 2012
VentureBeat
"VEVO’s been busy this year. It announced a major redesign in March… while slipping a bit of backing behind that new gaming platform OUYA… Now VEVO's showing off some new numbers for this quarter, and things are looking rosy." VentureBeat September 11, 2012
TechCrunch
"While the iPad app is one recent innovation for VEVO, it’s not the only one. The company is looking for new ways to reach consumers wherever they are — whether that means making embedding videos available in users’ Twitter streams (which is available now) or streaming directly within Facebook wall posts (which could be coming soon)." TechCrunch September 7, 2012
Pop Matters
"Generation X wants its MTV, but it’s a VEVO world now." Pop Matters August 28, 2012
Forbes
"YouTube has spent hundreds of millions of dollars in hopes of creating television-quality content but VEVO has been the model of how successful that can be." Forbes July 11, 2012
Reuters
"Video hosting site VEVO has created a new seal of approval to reward music artists whose videos cross the 100 million views milestone. [CERTIFIED] tracks [VEVO] video view counts across digital platforms including YouTube, [VEVO.com and VEVO] mobile and tablet devices and sites including Facebook, AOL and Yahoo! Music [partner sites where VEVO powers music videos]." Reuters June 6, 2012
