Tag: YouTube
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U.S. Department of Justice Seeks to Break Up Google’s Ad-Tech Empire Impacting YouTube in Landmark Antitrust Case
In a bold move to curb Google’s dominance in the digital advertising industry, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a sweeping plan on Monday, urging a federal court to force the tech giant to divest two cornerstone components of its ad-tech business: its Ad Exchange (AdX) and its ad management platform, Google Ad Manager…
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YouTube is Testing Two-Person Accounts to Make Premium More Affordable
YouTube is testing a new subscription tier that would allow two people to share a paid account, in an effort to convert free users to paid YouTube Premium accounts. Moneycontrol reports that the test is being done in India, France, Taiwan, and Hong Kong and allows users to share an account for Premium or Music…
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YouTube Announces a New Viewing Experience on TVs with Enhanced Playback
YouTube has rolled out a suite of updates to its Smart TV and gaming console app, aimed at improving user experience and providing creators with deeper insights into viewership. The latest enhancements, announced this quarter, focus on making content discovery seamless, enhancing playback options, and offering creators a new analytics tool to track watch time…
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Rotten Tomatoes Launches “RT’s Watch List” for Streaming and TV Fans
Rotten Tomatoes is giving viewers a closer look at the stories behind the shows with the launch of RT’s Watch List, a new video series spotlighting the biggest names in television and streaming. Each 20- to 30-minute episode features in-depth interviews with stars and creators, providing fans with exclusive access and fresh perspectives on their…
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20 Years Ago Today The First YouTube Video Was Uploaded: A Look Back at The History of YouTube
Today marks the 20th anniversary of a digital milestone that changed the internet forever. On April 23, 2005, YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim uploaded the platform’s very first video, a 19-second clip titled “Me at the Zoo.” Filmed at the San Diego Zoo, the simple video shows Karim standing in front of two elephants, casually commenting…
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YouTube Wants to Stop People From Getting Addicted to Shorts
YouTube Shorts, the platform’s wildly popular short-form video feature, is generating over 70 billion daily views, cementing its place as a cultural juggernaut. But with its meteoric rise comes growing concern about its addictive nature, as mindless scrolling—often dubbed “doomscrolling”—has become a hallmark of the Shorts experience. Studies have linked overuse of short video apps…
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YouTube Revamps Shorts View Counts Starting March 31, Introduces Dual Metrics
SAN BRUNO, CA — YouTube is shaking up how it tallies views for its Shorts platform, effective March 31, 2025, as announced by CEO Neal Mohan on X at today. In a move aimed at better reflecting viewer engagement, Shorts views will now count every time a Short starts to play or replays, with no…
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YouTube Dominated TV Viewership With a Record 11.6% Share of TV Viewing Bigger Than Disney, Netflix, & More
YouTube has solidified its position as a powerhouse in the TV viewing landscape, taking the top spot in Nielsen’s February 2025 Media Distributor Gauge with a record-breaking 11.6% share of time spent watching TV. The platform saw a 2% increase from January, marking its highest share to date and the second time it has led…
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YouTube Faces Widespread Video Playback Issues, Assures Fix in Progress
SAN BRUNO, CA — YouTube users worldwide woke up on March 19, 2025, to an unexpected glitch: videos and Shorts playing at frustratingly low quality despite robust internet connections. Reports flooded social media platforms like X, with viewers complaining of pixelated streams stuck at 144p or 360p, buffering delays when switching to higher resolutions, and…
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Netflix, Amazon, & Peacock Raid YouTube To Find Their Next Big Hit After MrBeast Returned a $100 Million Profit
YouTube creators, once relegated to the fringes of mainstream entertainment, are now basking in a Hollywood glow as major streaming platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and NBCUniversal’s Peacock clamor to harness their star power and massive followings. Now, according to a Wall Street Journal story, industry insiders revealed a surge in deals bringing web-born…