7526 0 3 econsultancy_xml Number 10 opened up on YouTube under Tony Blair two months ago and quickly saw its most-viewed video become Blair's French-language message of congratulations to new French president Nicholas Sarkozy, which has been viewed over 350,000 times.<br /><br />But the inauguration of the new PM has given the channel its latest fillip.<br /><br />Gordon Brown's <a href="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=TezCBzlB3d8">arrival in Downing Street</a> having been named prime minister by the Queen racked over over 95,000 views, after <a href="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=eSYbdjForcE">video of Blair leaving</a> for the final time attracted 121,000 views.<br /><br />Brown's <a href="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=9GzDsCWCRLs">first cabinet meeting</a> also proved a draw, pulling in over 20,000 views.<br /><br />This week, the channel was the eighth most popular partner channel on YouTube as well as the 15th most viewed director channel and the eighth most subscribed.<br /><br /> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/">Number 10 opened up on YouTube under Tony Blair two months ago and quickly saw its most-viewed video become Blair's French-language message of congratulations to new French president Nicholas Sarkozy, which has been viewed over 350,000 times.<LineBreak /><LineBreak />But the inauguration of the new PM has given the channel its latest fillip.<LineBreak /><LineBreak />Gordon Brown's <Link URL="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=TezCBzlB3d8" Window="New">arrival in Downing Street</Link> having been named prime minister by the Queen racked over over 95,000 views, after <Link URL="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=eSYbdjForcE" Window="New">video of Blair leaving</Link> for the final time attracted 121,000 views.<LineBreak /><LineBreak />Brown's <Link URL="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=9GzDsCWCRLs" Window="New">first cabinet meeting</Link> also proved a draw, pulling in over 20,000 views.<LineBreak /><LineBreak />This week, the channel was the eighth most popular partner channel on YouTube as well as the 15th most viewed director channel and the eighth most subscribed.<LineBreak /><LineBreak /></FormattedContent> 2007-07-04T13:33:00+01:00 0 1 econsultancy_xml <strong>Downing Street's <a href="http://uk.youtube.com/profile?user=DowningSt">YouTube channel</a> has achieved a "milestone" one million video views since it was launched back in May.</strong> <br /> <br />Weekend visits by the new prime minister to a <a href="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=cXQdQxMR8QY">hospital</a> and a <a href="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=McLrJGguERI">children's centre</a> took the site, a brand partnership with the Google-owned video sharing network, passed the seven-figure mark.<br /><br /> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Emphasis>Downing Street's <Link URL="http://uk.youtube.com/profile?user=DowningSt" Window="New">YouTube channel</Link> has achieved a "milestone" one million video views since it was launched back in May.</Emphasis> <LineBreak /> <LineBreak />Weekend visits by the new prime minister to a <Link URL="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=cXQdQxMR8QY" Window="New">hospital</Link> and a <Link URL="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=McLrJGguERI" Window="New">children's centre</Link> took the site, a brand partnership with the Google-owned video sharing network, passed the seven-figure mark.<LineBreak /><LineBreak /></FormattedContent> false 1453 <p>For stats relating to online video, see Econsultancy's <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/technology-adoption-statistics">Technology Adoption Statistics Compendium</a></strong>.</p> <p>For stats relating to online video, see Econsultancy's <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/technology-adoption-statistics">Technology Adoption Statistics Compendium</a></strong>.</p> 363718 New PM boosts Downing Street YouTube traffic false 2007-07-05T11:10:00+01:00 new-pm-boosts-downing-street-youtube-traffic 2009-04-29T14:15:45+01:00 2009-10-13T09:10:36+01:00 742