Tag: YouTube
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YouTube TV Now Lets You Access Your YouTube Purchased Content
YouTube TV just announced a new feature for subscribers. You can now access and watch all of your YouTube purchased content within the YouTube TV app. With the update, subscribers can now search for titles to buy or rent and make purchases through the YouTube TV app. Search for titles with the search feature and…
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‘YouTube Shorts’ Launches Beta Phase in the U.S.
YouTube’s answer to Tik Tok has begun rolling out in the US. This week, the video platform launched a beta version of YouTube Shorts with the feature scheduled to be available all across the US within the upcoming weeks. YouTube describes the feature as a short-form video experience for anyone who wants to create short,…
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Over 25% of YouTube Subscribers Watch Mainly on the Big Screen
While YouTube was once just a place to watch funny cat videos, the platform has definitely evolved since the first video was uploaded in 2005. YouTube still has plenty of short-form content, and that trend isn’t going anywhere. But instead of just streaming on mobile devices or computers, more and more viewers are watching on…
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YouTube Will Introduce Supervised Accounts with Parental Controls for Teens and Tweens
Image: YouTube YouTube announced today that it will be introducing new options for parents of tweens and teens. The parental controls will give tweens and teens more freedom than a YouTube Kids account but will allow parents to give limited access to the content on YouTube. YouTube Kids was launched in 2015, giving parents a…
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TikTok Competitor YouTube Shorts Will Launch in the US in March
Along with news about a YouTube TV add-on for offline viewing and 4K content, YouTube announced Wednesday morning that it will launch the beta version of Shorts in the US next month. “Every year, increasing numbers of people come to YouTube to launch their own channel. But we know there’s still a huge amount of…
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Old Apple TV Devices are Losing YouTube App Support This Spring
Users streaming YouTube on old Apple TV boxes will have to find another way to watch since the devices are losing support for the YouTube app next month. The 3rd Generation devices released in 2012 will soon no longer be compatible with the YouTube app. Instead, you’ll need to use airplay if you want to…
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Young Viewers Watch Almost as Much Online Video as TV Shows and Movies
A new study from Hub Research shows that young consumers, and especially those in the 12-24 year old age group, are watching a lot of online videos in addition to streaming shows on and movies on SVOD services. Gen Z viewers watch just as many hours of online video from platforms like YouTube as they…
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YouTube is Streaming 19 James Bond Movies for Free
While we wait for the new James Bond movie No Time to Die to find a streaming home or be released in theaters in 2021, YouTube is giving fans the opportunity to watch the first 19 films in the franchise for free with ads. Right now, you can go to the YouTube Movies section and…
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YouTube and YouTube TV Experiencing Outages
Update (8:57 pm): YouTube is working again for many users. If you’re still experiencing issues, hang tight. You should be able to start watching again soon. Update (8:49 pm): Some YouTube TV users are reporting that they’re able to watch content on the service again. Others are still experiencing issues. Both YouTube and YouTube TV…
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YouTube Updates Mobile App with New Playback Features and Gestures
YouTube’s new revamped mobile app makes it easier to enter and exit full-screen mode, turn on closed captioning, skip to a specific part in the video, and more. These latest updates will make the viewing experience easier than ever. The new update will make getting in and out of full screen mode as simple as…