YouTube intros TV app for US cord cutters
YouTube launched an app enabling users to access live TV channels from 50 networks including FOX, NBC and ESPN for $35 a month. The service is initially available in New York, Los Angeles, San...
View ArticleBlog: Has cord cutting been overhyped?
A host of services are available worldwide intended to make the most of cord cutting: the growing trend, especially among millennials, of giving up pay TV subscriptions in favour of online...
View ArticleYouTube puts focus on video and VR at VidCon
YouTube announced its mobile app will “dynamically adapt” to any size users choose to watch videos in, and it is working with Google’s Daydream on VR. “If you’re watching a vertical, square or...
View ArticleYouTube seeks sharing boost with chat feature
YouTube now lets users chat with contacts straight from within the YouTube app, a move the company said makes it easier to share videos. In a blog, YouTube said it wanted to make sharing videos as easy...
View ArticleMENA operators reaping rewards of rising YouTube use
LIVE FROM GSMA MOBILE 360 MENA, DUBAI: Growing use of mobile to access YouTube bodes well for operators in the Middle East and Africa as they continue to adopt new digital strategies, the content...
View ArticleGoogle moves YouTube Go beyond beta
YouTube Go, an emerging market-friendly light version of the main video streaming application unveiled by Google earlier this year, moved out of its beta phase with launches in a number of markets. The...
View ArticleYouTube Go hits 10M downloads
YouTube Go reached 10 million downloads just weeks after the app moved out [1]of beta phase and launched in a number of emerging markets including India and Indonesia. The app, which is a light...
View ArticleGoogle blocks YouTube app from Amazon devices
Google pulled its YouTube app from Amazon’s Fire TV streaming devices, as a row between the two technology giants escalated. At the turn of the year, Google made good on a threat to remove its YouTube...
View ArticleYouTube Go goes global
YouTube Go, a light version of the standard YouTube app designed for emerging markets, made its full worldwide debut in 130 countries today (1 February). The app was first announced in September 2016,...
View ArticleYouTube under fire for child data collection
A coalition of US child advocacy groups wants the Federal Trade Commission to probe YouTube's practice of generating “significant profits from kid-targeted advertising”, and wants parent Google...
View ArticleYouTube launches music streaming service
Google-owned YouTube prepared to introduce a standalone music streaming service app and desktop player, which will see it compete with the likes of Spotify and Apple Music. Noting that more than 1...
View ArticleVerizon turns to Apple, Google for 5G video
Verizon revealed it will offer YouTube TV and Apple TV 4K as part of a residential broadband package which will be made available once its 5G service launches later this year. It also tapped...
View ArticleEC plans tough stance against online terrorist material
European Union (EU) plans to combat online material related to terrorism and extremist violence means platforms including Facebook, YouTube and Twitter will need to up their efforts to quickly delete...
View ArticleFacebook pushes video platform worldwide
Facebook is taking its Watch video platform global just over a year after launching the streaming service in the US, as it beefs up competition with rivals Google and Netflix. Watch, which launched in...
View ArticleYouTube axes gaming app
YouTube’s standalone app for gaming will be shuttered in March 2019 and some of its features moved to the core app where the company believes it can target a bigger audience. In a blog the company said...
View ArticleYouTube Music launches in 14 new markets
Following an initial launch in May 2018, YouTube added 14 countries to the list of markets where its music streaming app is available, including India, where it will go head-to-head with rival Spotify....
View ArticleGoogle looks to YouTube for gaming push
Google launched Stadia, a video game platform that allows users to access games via the cloud on any device on its Chrome browser and from within the YouTube app. The search giant said in a statement...
View ArticleBlog: What dangers do apps pose to children?
Apps aimed at kids are often criticised for having a negative impact on psychological development as well as being a threat to privacy, while app creators are accused of trying to hook children in...
View ArticleGoogle hits back at music subscriber figures
Google disputed a report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) stating the search giant is struggling to grow subscriber numbers on its music services. The newspaper reported YouTube Music had amassed 16...
View ArticleGoogle weighs dedicated child content app
Search giant Google could shift all children’s content off its main YouTube platform and into a standalone app, as part of an effort to protect the service’s youngest users, The Wall Street Journal...
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