Tag: YouTube
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Cable TV & Local ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Viewership Dropped in 2025 As Streaming Grew
2025 continues to mark a noticeable change in how people watch TV. Cable TV viewership declined by 3.2 percent compared to the previous year, reflecting ongoing challenges for traditional pay-TV providers amid cord-cutting trends and rising subscription costs. Broadcast TV, while more resilient, saw a drop of 1 percent in overall viewership, as audiences increasingly…
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YouTube is Down For Many But Google Says They Are Working on A Fix
Update: YouTube seems to now be back online after an outage earlier today. Though some issues may remain on YouTube apps. Update #2 YouTube in is fully back online. On February 17, 2026, a significant technical disruption struck YouTube, leaving millions of users unable to access the world’s largest video-sharing platform. The outage began in…
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YouTube Turns 21: Reflecting on the Launch That Revolutionized Online Video
Exactly 21 years ago today, on Valentine’s Day 2005, three former PayPal employees registered the domain name YouTube.com, marking the birth of what would become one of the most influential platforms in the digital age. Founded by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim, YouTube started as a simple idea: a place where ordinary people…
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YouTube is Now Available on Apple Vision Pro
The official YouTube app is now available on Apple Vision Pro. Google has been talking about bringing the app to Vision Pro since the product launched in 2024, saying that it was “on the roadmap” and suggesting that users watch with Safari in the meantime. Some third party apps have popped up over the last…
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Babylon 5 Is Now Free to Watch On YouTube
In a move that has delighted fans of classic science fiction, Warner Bros. Discovery has begun uploading full episodes of the iconic series Babylon 5 to YouTube, providing free access to the show just as it departs from the ad-supported streaming platform Tubi. The transition comes at a pivotal time for the series, which has…
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YouTube Will Start Using AI To Make You Playlists If You’re a Premium Subscriber
YouTube has introduced an innovative AI-powered playlist generator for its Premium subscribers, marking a significant step in enhancing personalized music discovery within the YouTube Music platform. Announced in early February 2026, the feature allows users to create custom playlists instantly by entering simple text descriptions of their desired listening experience, such as a specific mood,…
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YouTube Urges Parents to Create Personalized Profiles for Kids to Ensure Age-Appropriate Viewing
YouTube is urging parents to establish dedicated profiles for their children on the platform. The goal is to deliver personalized, age-appropriate content from the outset, reducing the risk of exposure to unsuitable material in a shared household environment. The company has streamlined the process of creating child accounts, making it simpler for guardians to set…
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YouTube Music Tries To Force People to Pay
Google has implemented a significant update to its YouTube Music service, moving full access to song lyrics behind a subscription paywall for the majority of users. This adjustment, which follows several months of limited testing, now affects free account holders across various regions as of early February 2026. Previously, lyrics appeared as a standard feature…
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YouTube TV & YouTube Announced 2026 NFL Sunday Ticket Pricing Starting at Just $192 a Year
The NFL Sunday Ticket package for the 2026 NFL season is now available for purchase through YouTube TV and YouTube, allowing fans to secure access to out-of-market Sunday afternoon games well in advance of the upcoming campaign. The service continues to be offered via two primary options: integration with a YouTube TV subscription or as…
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YouTube Hits Record $11.38 Billion in Revenue
YouTube achieved a historic milestone in its advertising business during the fourth quarter of 2025, generating a record $11.38 billion in global ad revenue. This figure represented an 8.7% increase compared to the same period a year earlier, when ad sales stood at $10.47 billion. The performance underscored YouTube’s growing dominance in capturing digital advertising…