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YouTube enhances Shorts with new features to rival TikTok
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YouTube enhances Shorts with new features to rival TikTok

YouTube is ramping up its efforts to compete with TikTok and Reels by introducing a series of enhancements aimed at enriching its short-form video platform, YouTube Shorts. YouTube’s Chief Product Officer, Johanna Voolich, unveiled these updates in a video address to creators, highlighting six new tools designed to enhance the creation and engagement of Shorts […]

YouTube tests two-person premium subscription in select countries
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YouTube rolls out ‘Thumbnail Test & Compare’ tool for creators

YouTube has announced the widespread availability of its new “Thumbnail Test & Compare” tool, designed to help creators determine the most effective thumbnail for their videos. Initially launched to a select group of creators last year, the feature is now accessible to a broader audience. With this tool, creators can test up to three different […]

YouTube tests two-person premium subscription in select countries
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Youtube videos to show AI-powered FAQs, videos for games

Google unveiled several new features for Google Play game listings, including AI-powered FAQs, the display of the latest YouTube videos, new immersive ad formats, and support for native PC game publishing. These announcements were made during the Google for Games Developer Summit in San Francisco. As part of the announcement, the company is rolling out […]

YouTube tests two-person premium subscription in select countries
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YouTube unveils features to improve usage

Video platform, YouTube is introducing a new set of features in order to improve mobile playback, song search, and creator-friendly tools on the app. One of these features highlights the “like and subscribe” buttons whenever a creator uses those phrases. The company is making it simpler for users to speed up playback. Users may now […]

EU warns YouTube over Hamas-Israel disinformation
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EU warns YouTube over Hamas-Israel disinformation

EU Commissioner Thierry Breton has issued a letter to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai requesting that Alphabet be “very vigilant” in regard to anything posted on YouTube that is associated with Israel-Hamas. He informed Pichai that Alphabet has a responsibility to safeguard kids and teenagers from “violent content depicting hostage taking and other graphic videos,” noting […]

YouTube music to support subscribing to podcasts via RSS
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YouTube music to support subscribing to podcasts via RSS

YouTube product head Steve McLendon has revealed the platform will be rolling out support for RSS uploads for podcasters by the end of the year, among other upgrades. The new functionality has been under beta testing since the beginning of the year. Prior to this announcement, the company only offered its music streaming service in […]

EU warns YouTube over Hamas-Israel disinformation
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YouTube launches AI incubator

YouTube announced on Monday the launch of Music AI Incubator, which will work with producers, composers, and musicians from across the industry to make decisions about how to proceed with AI. “I’m incredibly excited about the opportunity of AI to supercharge creativity around the world, but recognize that YouTube and the promise of AI will […]

YouTube music to support subscribing to podcasts via RSS
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Google explores prevention of ad blockers

Google has been experimenting with a number of strategies to thwart ad-blocker users on the YouTube video-streaming platform. In one of the initial tests, users were warned that ad blockers are not permitted on YouTube. Users are given three options for responding to the prompt, which disables access to the website. The two most popular […]

YouTube music to support subscribing to podcasts via RSS
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Youtube summarizes video with AI in latest test

YouTube is currently testing a new feature that uses AI to automatically create video summaries. The summaries have started to display on the watch and search pages, as mentioned on the support page, although they are currently only accessible for a small selection of English-language videos and viewers. According to the video platform, the AI-generated […]

YouTube music to support subscribing to podcasts via RSS
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YouTube Shorts hits 2bn monthly viewers – Google

More than 2 billion monthly viewers who are signed in watch YouTube Shorts, according to Google. This figure is higher than the 1.5 billion monthly active viewers for YouTube Shorts that were revealed last year. Google also revealed at the Q2 2023 earnings call that YouTube generated $7.67 billion in revenue from advertisements, exceeding analyst […]

YouTube music to support subscribing to podcasts via RSS
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Google secretly increases YouTube Premium, YouTube Music prices

YouTube Premium’s monthly subscription cost has surged by $2, bringing it to $13.99 in the United States, reports revealed. The price adjustment, which also impacts the annual subscription now amounts to $139.99 as a result of a $20 increase. Meanwhile, YouTube Music, the music streaming platform available standalone or as part of a YouTube Premium […]