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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 […]

45 Nigerian channels have over 1m subscribers - Youtube
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45 Nigerian channels have over 1m subscribers – Youtube

YouTube, the video streaming website, has announced that 45 Nigerian-owned channels have surpassed one million subscribers on the platform, an achievement that promises more revenue for content creators. Nairametrics reported that it was revealed on Thursday at a celebration for the 2023 recipients of the #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund by YouTube’s Managing Director of Emerging Markets, […]