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YouTube Getting Rid of Messaging Feature (Variety)

YouTube is killing off a feature that allowed users to share videos and other messages with each other. YouTube Messages, which was first introduced in January of 2017, will be tur... More

YouTube Tweaks Copyright Policy: Rights Holders Can’t Monetize Videos With Short or Unintentional Music Uses (Billboard)

YouTube is tweaking its copyright policy, blocking rights holders from manually monetizing “creator videos with very short or unintentional uses of music.” The move comes after... More

The Secret to Success on YouTube? Kids (Wired)

In a new report, the Pew Research Center said that in the vast ecosystem of YouTube’s English-language videos, children’s content and content featuring kids under 13 are some o... More

YouTube Overhauled Its Algorithms for Kids’ Content Amid FTC Talks (Bloomberg)

In early July, YouTube made a significant change to its software to boost what it deems “quality” children’s content, sending waves of traffic to certain video producers and ... More

YouTube is a Big Business – Just How Big is Anyone’s Guess (NYT)

YouTube probably generates $16 billion to $25 billion in annual revenue, making the video service big enough to crack the top half of the Fortune 500.... More

MLB’s First YouTube Broadcast Clocks 200K Concurrent Viewers (SportsPro)

Major League Baseball’s first exclusive broadcast on Google-owned video-sharing platform YouTube drew a peak audience of more than 200,000 concurrent viewers. Last Thursday’s g... More

YouTube Integrates Music, Videos, Launches Premium in 13 European Markets (Digital TV Europe)

YouTube has launched a new feature that enables users to switch seamlessly between listening to music and watching videos on its YouTube Music Premium and YouTube Premium services ... More

YouTube’s Exclusive MLB Coverage Begins Streaming (Engadget)

Earlier this year YouTube announced an exclusive 13-game streaming deal with Major League Baseball - and it's starting today.... More

How YouTube’s Susanne Daniels is Getting Ahead of Streaming Wars (Los Angeles Times)

Four years ago, veteran TV executive Susanne Daniels was tasked with an ambitious plan: build a set of original programs that would leapfrog YouTube into a prominent player in the ... More

YouTube Bans Kids From Live-Streaming Video Unless Accompanied by an Adult (Variety)

YouTube is taking additional steps to restrict the possibility that children will be targeted by predators on the video platform — including banning young kids from live-streamin... More

Google to Add Shopping Features to YouTube (Variety)

In an attempt to boost ad spending and commerce across its services, Google is getting ready to add new shopping features to YouTube. Later this year, brands will be able to bring ... More

YouTube’s Forthcoming Original Series and Specials Will be Free With Ads (CNBC)

Original shows were previously primarily available to subscribers of YouTube Premium, the company’s paid streaming service that costs $11.99 per month. The company had said it wo... More

YouTube Scores MLB 13-Game Package With Exclusive Rights in U.S., Canada (Variety)

YouTube, in its biggest swing yet at the sports-media biz, landed a deal with Major League Baseball to live-stream 13 games during the 2019 season worldwide — free for viewers to... More

YouTube Plots Interactive Programming Push (Billboard)

YouTube is making a move into interactive programming and has tapped a longtime content executive to lead the push. Ben Relles, who has served as head of unscripted since 2015, wil... More

YouTube Bows Out of Hollywood Arms Race With Netflix, Amazon (Bloomberg)

YouTube has canceled plans for high-end dramas and comedies, people with knowledge of the matter said, a pullback from its grand ambitions for a paid service with Hollywood-quality... More

YouTube TV Opens to the Whole U.S. Ahead of Super Bowl LIII (Venture Beat)

Google is today expanding its premium YouTube TV streaming service to the majority of locations in the U.S., with the rest to follow shortly. YouTube has long evolved beyond its or... More

YouTube Adds Swipe-Based Navigation on Your Phone (Engadget)

Mobile navigation is all about the swipe these days, and now even YouTube is joining in. The platform has started rolling out an update for iOS devices, giving users a way to view ... More

La Liga 123 to Air Globally on YouTube with English Commentary (Deadline)

Spanish soccer is continuing its global march with games from its second tier set to be broadcast on YouTube. La Liga has revealed that games from La Liga 123, otherwise known as t... More

Prime Focus Technologies Celebrates Innovation Award, Successful Oppo Ad Campaign

Prime Focus Technologies (PFT) closed out 2018 with a couple victories, including a 2018 Product Innovation Award, and a YouTube top 10 ad of the year. Trade journal “TV Techn... More

YouTube Rolling Out Stories Feature to More Creators (The Verge)

YouTube is expanding its Instagram-like Stories capability to more creators today, giving those with more than 10,000 subscribers the chance to use the tool. There are some major d... More