Apparently you are a festive bunch, demanding videos for the holiday season way before we thought you would. That means by now you must all be walking around going about your daily routine dressed up as Santa or a snowman or… a mince pie? That’s how I see it in my head anyway… I would ask you kindly not to spoil that image.
This is the last blog before the New Year so I have three weeks updates to talk about. It’s been a great year for VidZone and we couldn’t have done it without you guys watching loads and loads of videos so thank you and for the last time in 09… Here comes the update!!
Homepage Feeds
VidZone presents Groove Armada
Catch the full, exclusive Groove Armada gig here if you missed it in Home as well as an exclusive interview and their back catalogue.
Christmas Hits
All the usual suspects… You know… Mariah, Band Aid etc PLUS George Michael’s new video “December Song” for all of you that prefer something a little fresher.
Artist of the Week – Mika (UK, FR)
Mika has a new single… It’s called ‘Rain’… We like it… We like him… You like him… Everyone likes him… Hence… He’s the artist of the week.
Artist Of The Week – Eminem (IE, AU, NZ, FI, IT, CH, NL)
According to Billboard.com, Eminem is the artist of the decade… And we can’t argue with that… To coincide with the re-release of his latest album “Relapse,” here is all Em’s videos for your viewing pleasure.
Recommended Playlists
Teen Pop
Aaron Carter, Jonas Brothers and Westlife take you on a journey into teen pop heaven… If that’s the kind of thing you like… I think we all know that it is.
Feeling Festive
Santa’s sack… That’s what we have here… and it full to the brim with more Christmas videos than you can shake your candy cane at. From Wham – Last Christmas to The Tractors – Santa Claus Boogie
Latest Additions
A full list of videos we’re uploading this week, because we know you have watched every other video on the service and you need some more!
Next Week
(NOTE: This update will be Tuesday instead of Thursday this time)
Christmas Hits
A new refreshed list of Christmas videos different to the last… Just so you don’t get bored.
VidZone’s Favourites 2009
We know you respect our opinion… So we thought we might let you know our favourite videos of 2009, Shakira, Mark Knight, Tesla Boy and Lady Gaga feature.
Biggest Artists Of The Decade
Everyone has their opinion who has been the biggest artists of the last decade, So do we… Featuring Britney, Eminem, Destiny’s Child and 50 Cent
X-Factor (UK, IE)
Featuring the video from this year’s X Factor winner… Joe McElderry!! Plus a back catalogue of previous winner’s videos…
Week After That
New Year’s Eve Party
Let VidZone be the soundtrack to your New Year’s celebration… Pleeeeeeeassssee! We would really like it if you did… Even better… Send us pictures to prove it!
Other Stuff
Your Favourite Videos
We would like to know what your favourite video was of the year… If we get enough videos that means we can make a Homepage Feature compiling them all together… Good heh?
VidZone Features
With all the new country rollouts over, we thought we would link all you people new to the service to our blog which details just a few of the newer functions that are available that you may have missed.
Xmas Skin
We couldn’t leave you without a little festive skin action. VidZone will be fully sleigh belled up from the 21st.
That’s about it, So… have an amazing Christmas and an even better New Year’s celebrations… See you on the other side music lovers.
Ben
37 CommentsAdd Yours
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Posted on 17 December, 2009 at 4:05 pm by sully1311
Ben – What happened to Drake – Forever? It’s disappeared!
Gr8 Update BTW. merry xmas/happy nw year!!!
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Posted on 17 December, 2009 at 4:05 pm by Danlisa
Xmas Hits and Eminem. Mr Vidzone, with these updates you are spoiling us.
Happy Christmas and awesome New Year to you guys.
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Posted on 17 December, 2009 at 4:07 pm by Danlisa
Wait!!!! No Eminem for the UK. You make me sad!
Posted on 17 December, 2009 at 4:24 pm by Ben Creasey
Hey Dansila
You can still search for Eminem and play all his videos, its just not as a homepage feature.
Thanks
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Posted on 17 December, 2009 at 4:07 pm by Domino2097
Will you be added Killing in the Name since they should be number one come Sunday? lol
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Posted on 17 December, 2009 at 4:07 pm by sully1311
And where’s Groove Armada & Mutya Buena – Song 4 Mutya?
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Posted on 17 December, 2009 at 4:14 pm by O_277
Are you gonna put Killing In the Name Of on there? Or is it already there or anything?
RATM for number1!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted on 17 December, 2009 at 4:17 pm by Philip99
Universal Muisic – get Utada’s Easy Breezy and Come Back To Me on there.
Also get some videos by Superbus on there.
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Posted on 17 December, 2009 at 4:18 pm by GreenMekon
Awesome update, so little time to check all these videos and games!!!!
L8ers
GreenMekon
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Posted on 17 December, 2009 at 4:21 pm by heathengray
Whoo! Finally some Christmas Hits! This would have come in handy last weekend when I did most of my wrapping! Instead we had Winter Songs(?!)… thank gods for Noddy Holden’s Top 50 on some godsforsaken music channel!
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Posted on 17 December, 2009 at 4:28 pm by PMRFC1873
Good update but the eminem songs are clean versions cant u not get the explicit version? cos the song is bad when it goes quiet then u hear him again
Posted on 18 December, 2009 at 9:47 am by Ben Creasey
Hi PMRFC1873
VidZone has to by 16+ age guidelines i’m afraid. Sorry about this.
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Posted on 17 December, 2009 at 4:29 pm by Galvanise_
Hey Ben,
Any chance we could have a European Heavy Metal playlist in the new year? I’m looking through Vidzone for more of that genre, but it would be nice if we could have a list (maybe linked to externally from this blog) to the songs added on the service every week. That way, if people saw a particular song or artist added, they might jump on the service more often.
Cheers by the way. This service has been improving steadily. Say thanks to the team from all of us!
Galvanise_
Posted on 18 December, 2009 at 9:49 am by Ben Creasey
Hey Galvanise
There is a list of all latest uploaded content in “Latest Additions” playlist in reccomended playlists.
Help?
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Posted on 17 December, 2009 at 4:41 pm by TedStokes168
One thing I find annoying with a broadband usage download limit is not being able to download the videos I really like to PS3 to save & view later without a net connection. If that could be done it would be really nice.
Posted on 18 December, 2009 at 9:55 am by Ben Creasey
Hi TedStokes168
VidZone does “Cache” (store) the last videos you have played on the hard drive so if you revisit videos you have played recently it shouldnt need to redownload them. Thanks for your suggestion, we are always thinking of ways to improve the service.
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Posted on 17 December, 2009 at 4:42 pm by iapetus
Is Killing In The Name Of seriously not on there? Needs to be available by the time the X Factor playlist arrives.
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Posted on 17 December, 2009 at 4:53 pm by AdyColclough
Looks like a good’un, Have a happy Christmas. That goes to everyone not just PSN/Vidzone.
Posted on 17 December, 2009 at 5:10 pm by Ben Creasey
Hey AdyColclough
Thanks, Merry Christmas Everyone!!!
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Posted on 17 December, 2009 at 4:59 pm by DanteuszPL
Hope Poland will get VidZone soon….
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Posted on 17 December, 2009 at 5:13 pm by dex7512
gg 792683 moze ktois mi pomuc w apgrejcie video
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Posted on 17 December, 2009 at 5:20 pm by Smoutefretter_BE
I have to say that I’n really impressed!
Vidzone is a great and smooth service!
great job Vidzone team!
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Posted on 17 December, 2009 at 6:08 pm by tophe323
Hi Ben,
First of all : VidZone is really AMAZING !!!!
Thanks for making it available in Belgium !!
Now just one little question : why do some artists appear in the search result but when I select them I can’t see any songs ?
Like Moloko or Roisin Murphy ?
Cheers,
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Posted on 17 December, 2009 at 6:11 pm by xKillerMonkeyx
Merry Christmas vidzone, oh and send me the vidzone survey cos i wanna pay for subscriptions
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Posted on 17 December, 2009 at 6:13 pm by Cutz0r
My favourite music video is Scooter – J’adore Hardcore but last time I checked it wasn’t on VidZone.
Also, no Darude
Other than that, great job. Keep it up!
Merry Christmas!
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Posted on 17 December, 2009 at 6:15 pm by GuttermouthSIN
VidZone needs more metal, seriously.
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Posted on 17 December, 2009 at 6:30 pm by Alyndri
BEN, please tell me why so many of my favourite artists return ZERO results when you select them from the artist search??
For example: Savage Garden, Kylie Minogue, Robbie Williams, and lots more… what’s going on??
Posted on 18 December, 2009 at 9:45 am by Ben Creasey
Hi Alyndri
This is an issuse that has been raised and we are lookign into. Should be fixed soon.
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Posted on 17 December, 2009 at 6:46 pm by Fantazyer
Hey!
For some weird reason Avril Lavigne has been updated with “Make 5 wishes episode 2″ in French!! FRENCH!!! It has been available in english since the start and so now we got two copies, one in English and one in French… It was supposed to be “My Happy Ending” video not a FRENCH part….
Hope you fix this soon as I’d really like to complete my Avril Lavgine playlist with “My Happy Ending”
Please please please!!!
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Posted on 17 December, 2009 at 7:30 pm by Lowsmoke
Where is Nephew?(Danish act) They show up when i search, but there is no videos!?
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Posted on 17 December, 2009 at 8:55 pm by waypoetic
Haha. He answers a guy who says “happy christmas”, but totally ignores and avoids to answer you guys who have questions about the vidzone service. How about that……..
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Posted on 17 December, 2009 at 9:51 pm by Ivan_Krazy
Awesome! BEN LISTEN UP!
I really want ‘Hotel Room Service’ by ‘Pitbull’ ahhh and featuring the pussycat dolls!!!!! Yes I do already know ‘Hotel Room Service’ is on vidzone.
Cheers!
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Posted on 18 December, 2009 at 8:23 am by rroc
Hi, again I ask:
Is it not possible to have any content in HD? I think the player could have it as an option… I wouldn’t mind waiting for a bit longer to have better viewing experience.
Posted on 18 December, 2009 at 9:57 am by Ben Creasey
Hi rroc
We are looking into lots of different improvements on the service. We would love to provide HD format if we can. Keep posted here for news.
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Posted on 18 December, 2009 at 11:19 am by SpiderMike_X
Disturbed please.
That is all.
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Posted on 19 December, 2009 at 9:35 am by Inzoum
I’d love to see more Our Lady Peace, especially the videos from the Spiritual Machines album (“In
. I’m still happy there’s a few videos of them up on VidZone!
Repair”, for example). I know this band hasn’t had much success in Belgium, but I come from Montreal and I’ve brought my tastes with me
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Posted on 20 December, 2009 at 3:15 pm by FatalFrame
Vidzone is a great concept and above all is free. But both heavy metal and especially industrial and ebm music are few and far between . I would like to see artists like Front 242, Frontline Assembly, Die Krupps, Velvet Acid Christ, Anthrax etc.
Great work guys keep it up and Merry Xmas
/Mikael
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Posted on 20 December, 2009 at 11:30 pm by THEKENTO
Today, when i opened up VidZone, my playlist had lost some songs?? I’m missing Dragonforce, some System Of A Down and Metallica songs?? Can’t even seem to find them, when searching :S
What’s up with that???
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Posted on 21 December, 2009 at 7:34 am by BankeA
Bloody love VidZone!
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Posted on 22 December, 2009 at 12:29 pm by kingflex87
Can we get some music videos from N-Dubz and Chipmunk? That we be greate. And yeah when is it goin to possible to buy some music vids? Give us some updates on that!
Anyway you’ve made our xmas much beter with these updates.
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Posted on 23 December, 2009 at 7:57 am by ady007
happy crimbo everyone. On a side note and just to mention I was having huge problems with vidzone not loading vids, friezing, crashing, playing a vid then stopping. All of these problems have diserpeared since I chucked out my router and bought a new Netgear router, it now works flawlessly and loads vids in a split second with no drop outs.
cheers all and have a great holiday.
adrian
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Posted on 24 December, 2009 at 6:34 pm by martwoutnl
Merry christmas, everybody.
First of all, I love the Vidzoneservice. There are a lot of old numbers from my youth present. A question for the people of Vidzone. I noticed that Rammstein is listed as artist but there are no clips listed. When will the first Rammstein clips be available?
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Posted on 27 December, 2009 at 9:50 pm by rastansaga
I will certainly send you photos of VidZone in action on New Year’s Eve… I will send you photos of the application hanging after playing ONE video. Seriously, this happens to me and EVERYBDOY I know with a PS3 (7 other people) ALL the time, CONSTANTLY. Load VidZone, play one video (can be any video) and then it hangs loading the next. This has been occurring for a month now. You do not respond or reply to complains regarding this on twitter. The supposed fix to “not use openDNS” is nonsense, I’m not using openDNS (not that that should matter) and we’re all on a variety of different UK ISPs. To put it simply, the application has not worked properly for almost a month now and you seem completely uninterested in investigating or even acknowledging the problem, so it’s over to xbox 360 and last.fm for us.
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Posted on 28 December, 2009 at 4:28 pm by dwardu
Will you be getting VidZone for Malta? Malta is a european country also
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