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Google TV is integrating NFL Sunday Ticket ahead of the new season
Google TV is about to get a heavy dose of NFL Sunday Ticket. The service, which Google won the bidding rights for last year, will soon be available (and likely promoted with gusto) on the platform. Google also offers the NFL subscription service on YouTube and YouTube TV.
Will Shanklin08.24.2023
YouTube wants to benefit from AI-generated music without the copyright headaches
YouTube's new principles for AI-generated music welcome the technology, but also play nicely with labels protecting their copyrights.
Jon Fingas08.22.2023
YouTube's NFL Sunday Ticket includes live chat and highlights in Shorts
YouTube has revealed some more NFL Sunday Ticket features for the upcoming season, including replays and live chat. The service is also offering monthly payment plans in most states starting today.
Kris Holt08.17.2023
YouTube Music debuts Samples, a TikTok-style feed for music discovery
In the last few years, basically every platform of consequence has made its own take on TikTok's signature scrolling feed of vertical videos. YouTube Music is the latest. Today, the app will get a vertical video feed called Samples that YouTube describes as a one-tap way to quickly sample and find new music.
Nathan Ingraham08.16.2023
YouTube will tackle cancer misinformation as part of its updated health policy
New guidelines lay out how health content will be reviewed.
Sarah Fielding08.15.2023
YouTube is deactivating links in Shorts videos to combat spam
The move follows other anti-spam measures.
Sarah Fielding08.11.2023
YouTube will show a minimalist home page if your watch history is turned off
YouTube announced today that it’s changing how its home page works if you have your watch history disabled. Starting today, the video service’s home feed will stop appearing for those with their viewing history turned off and “no significant prior watch history.” The change will provide a more streamlined browsing experience, showing only the search bar and guide menu.
Will Shanklin08.09.2023
MrBeast's burger company countersues the YouTube megastar for over $100 million
The ghost kitchen company that runs MrBeast Burger has countersued Jimmy Donaldson, aka YouTube megastar MrBeast. Virtual Dining Concepts alleges that Donaldson and his company have "materially damaged the reputation of MrBeast Burger and VDC." It's seeking over $100 million in damages.
Kris Holt08.08.2023
YouTube's enhanced 1080p playback option is rolling out to Premium users on the web
You might see a new option in YouTube's dropdown resolution menu on the web if you're paying for the video hosting platform's Premium subscription service.
Mariella Moon08.05.2023
MrBeast sues his fast food chain for selling 'inedible' MrBeast burgers
YouTuber MrBeast is suing his fast food chain for making burgers he says are 'inedible.'
Jon Fingas08.02.2023
YouTube is adding more creator tools to Shorts to help it take on TikTok
YouTube is adding a bunch of creation tools in Shorts, starting with Collab, which lets users record short-form videos in a split screen format with other Shorts or regular clips.
Mariella Moon08.02.2023
YouTube tests AI-generated video summaries
YouTube is testing AI-produced video summaries that can describe clips before you watch them.
Jon Fingas08.01.2023
Apple will stream the first episode of 'Foundation' on YouTube
Catch the first episode on Monday at 2PM ET.
Igor Bonifacic07.09.2023
YouTube test threatens to block viewers if they continue using ad blockers
YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach when it comes to getting viewers to disable their ad blockers.
Mariella Moon06.30.2023
Google refutes claims it violated its own guidelines and misled advertisers
Google has denied "extremely inaccurate claims" that it may have violated its own rules and misled advertisers over ad viewership on third-party websites.
Kris Holt06.29.2023
Android TV's new Shop tab makes it easier to buy movies and TV shows
It will also display all previously purchased content.
Sarah Fielding06.29.2023
YouTube is reportedly testing online games for mobile and desktop
Google is looking at online games as a new possible source of income for YouTube, according to a new report by the Wall Street Journal
Mariella Moon06.24.2023
YouTube fan accounts will soon need a disclosure in the channel name or handle
YouTube is trying to clamp down on impersonation as it's bringing in new rules for fan accounts.
Kris Holt06.24.2023
YouTube's new tool can automatically dub videos in other languages
YouTube has plans to let creators go beyond translated subtitles by allowing creators to dub videos into other spoken languages.
Steve Dent06.23.2023YouTube changes misinformation policy to allow videos falsely claiming fraud in the 2020 US election
In a Friday afternoon news dump, YouTube inexplicably announced today that 2020 election denialism is a-okay. The company says it “carefully deliberated this change” without offering any specifics on its reasons for the about-face. YouTube initially banned content disputing the results of the 2020 election in December of that year.
Will Shanklin06.03.2023