Back in May we brought new release movies and more for rent to YouTube in the US . Last month, we took it to Canada . Now, over a thousand full-length feature films from major Hollywood and British studios are available for rent in the UK at youtube.com/movies . We've got some cracking films to keep everyone entertained through the upcoming winter months and beyond. From blockbusters like The Dark Knight and Reservoir Dogs , to new releases such as Hanna , Fast Five ,

[Cross-posted on the Google Webmaster Blog ] Last week we sent an email to Google Video users letting them know we would be ending playbacks of Google Videos on April 29 and providing instructions on how to download videos currently hosted on the platform. Since then we've received feedback from you about making the migration off of Google Video easier. We work every day to make sure you have a great user experience and should have done better. Based on your feedback,

This Sunday, May 1st, at 1:00am ET / 9:00am CET, people across the globe will be able to attend the Beatification ceremony of Pope John Paul II via a live stream on YouTube. The live stream of Pope John Paul II's Beatification will be available on YouTube's Live browse page at ) www.youtube.com/live (, a YouTube channel created specifically by the Vatican to celebrate the pontiff ) www.youtube.com/johnpaul2 (.

Few things can be more frustrating than waiting for what feels like years for that amazing video you just shot to finish uploading to the site so you can publish it and share it with your friends. Whether it's the speed a video plays back, or the speed a video uploads, at YouTube speed matters. Why do we care so much about speed? Because we know that speed can mean the difference between you having a good experience, or you leaving YouTube in search of a better, faster one.