YouTube viewership is increasingly shifting away from phones and over to the big screen. YouTube has seen a “dramatic shift in viewing patterns,” with more than 100 million people watching YouTube or YouTube TV on televisions in the United States each month. Watch time on televisions has also increased: up 80 percent since last year, […]
Google announced the feature about a month ago, but it took a while to become fully available. Google is killing Google Play Music at the end of the year, and its YouTube music transfer tool means users will not be left out, at least in theory, when they launch the new feature. The device was […]
All major streaming services from across the world including Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube etc have come together to pledge their support for Blackout Tuesday. The platforms are marking their support with special playlists, social media blackout and moments of silence to protest against police violence and racism and also to honour George Floyd. […]
YouTube has officially phased out its Trending tab for a new section called Explore on its iOS and Android apps. Similar to Trending, the Explore page includes videos that are popular at that moment, but it also incorporates broader categories, like gaming, music, beauty, and learning. Trending will retain its own button within the Explore […]
YouTube TV, Google’s internet pay-TV service, said it will drop the Fox regional sports networks and the YES Network from customer lineups this Saturday, Feb. 29 citing an impasse in negotiations with Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns the RSNs. “We purchase rights from Sinclair to distribute content to you,” the YouTube TV account said in […]
Starting on March 13th, Google will no longer allow people to subscribe to YouTube TV through the App Store. In an email obtained by MacRumors, the company says not only will it stop accepting new App Store subscriptions next month, but it will also cancel any existing ones at around the same time. “You’ll be […]
YouTube has spent the past several months talking to “several” streaming providers about allowing sign-ups for their services through YouTube. While there’s no mention of names or how far along the talks might be, this would go well beyond the handful of services you can sign up for through YouTube TV, like Showtime. The reasoning […]
We finally know how much Google is making from ads on YouTube. For the first time, Alphabet broke out YouTube advertising revenues and that gives us a look at just how important the video site is to the company. In 2019, YouTube ad revenues were $15.15 billion, which represents 86 percent growth since 2017. By […]
YouTube Studio Dashboard, Users now have a clearer view of which videos contain copyrighted material and have the option to quickly removing the offending sections. The Videos tab shows a new column called “Restrictions,” which lets creators quickly see which uploads are affected. Clicking through shows details like which parts of the video contain the […]
YouTube paid the FTC a $170 million fine this year, which was pocket change for Google. However, the charge of violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act will remain a very costly stain on its reputation. In fact, things got so bad for YouTube when it came to kids last year that the site reportedly […]
YouTube is enacting a stricter anti-harassment policy to curb hate speech and threats that might have otherwise skirted past its moderators. The online video giant no longer allows material that “maliciously insults” people based on traits like gender identity, race or sexual orientation. It’ll also bar “veiled or implied” threats, not just direct ones. You […]
YouTube has published its annual Rewind, a compilation meant to highlight the top trends, videos and personalities that emerged on the platform over the past year. Usually a fun trip down memory lane, last year’s effort was a total flop. In fact, it quickly became the most disliked video on YouTube and maintains that position […]
Visit YouTube today, you’ll see a pop-up window alerting you that the platform’s Terms of Service will be updated on December 10th. The new terms do not change the way YouTube treats your info, and YouTube isn’t changing how it uses creators’ content, but it is clarifying a few of its policies. The new terms […]
Amazon reinstated support for YouTube on its Fire TV platform in July, while Google enabled Amazon Prime video streaming through Chromecast devices. In the latest development, YouTube TV is available on Amazon’s Fire TV platform, meaning users can stream live television and use an unlimited cloud-based DVR. YouTube TV aims to replace traditional cable TV […]
YouTube Music will come pre-installed on all new Android smartphones that ship with Android 10 and Android 9 Pie. As part of their licensing agreement with Google, many Android phone makers are required to preinstall a number of first-party apps. Now they’ll have to bundle YouTube Music with every new Android 10 device. This will […]