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YouTube announces drastic measures to make verification programme stricter
YouTube has rolled out changes to its verification programme for creators, making it more difficult…
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TV could be ‘centre of smart home’ says Android TV chief
The TV could emerge as the device at the centre of the smart home, according…
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YouTube launches new fashion destination
YouTube has launched a new fashion destination, featuring original and other content from fashion and…
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YouTube rethinks kids in wake of US$170 legal settlement
YouTube is rethinking its approach to kids content after parent company Google agreed to pay…
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Google to take YouTube copyright troll to court
Google’s YouTube is suing an alleged copyright troll. The lawsuit claims that the alleged troll,…
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Google tests live virtual event crowdfunding tool
A division of Google is testing a crowdfunding service for YouTubers to run events. The…
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YouTube integrates music and videos, launches Premium in 13 European markets
YouTube has launched a new feature that enables users to switch seamlessly between listening to…
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Prime Video and YouTube brought back to Google and Amazon products
Google and Amazon have restored their video services to each others devices after almost a…
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Juniper: Amazon set to disrupt growing digital ad business
Global digital advertising revenues will reach US$520 billion by 2023, with Amazon set to emerge…
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OTT market to reach US$330 billion by 2025
The fast-growing OTT market is set to reach new heights in the coming years, a…
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Redesigned Play Store and ‘one-click’ subscriptions headline Android TV update
Google has revealed the latest iteration of Android TV, with a major overhaul of the…
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Amazon and Google end trade embargo with major new service pact
After a year-long unofficial moratorium on doing business with each other, online platforms Amazon and…
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French broadcasters slam YouTube campaign against Article 13
French broadcasters and organisations representing rightsholders have banded together to condemn what they describe as…
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YouTube CEO slams European copyright reform plan
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has spoken out against the European Parliament’s copyright reform initiative, claiming…
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Sky, Google, Rai join HbbTV Association
A number of high-profile companies have joined the HbbTV Association in the past year, including…
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Orange partners with Google on submarine cable
Orange has come on board as a partner for Google’s submarine cable project, Dunant, which…
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Google rolls out updated Chromecast
Google has updated its Chromecast streaming player, promising a 15% improvement in hardware speed for…
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Ampere: Netflix leads the FAANGs with focus on comedy and sci-fi originals
Netflix continues to lead the FAANG companies in terms of original content, though the Facebook,…
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BBC’s Tony Hall: FAANG needs regulation
BBC director general Tony Hall is calling for the taxation and regulation of “global giants”…
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IDC: Amazon leads streaming device market in Q2
Sales of digital media adapters like Amazon Fire TV and Google Chromecast grew by 26.8%…
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Vodafone Spain offering Google Home assistant
Vodafone Espana is incorporating the Google Home personal assistant as part of its connected home…
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Vewd hires Google’s former head of product for Android TV
Smart TV software provider Vewd has appointed Sascha Prüter, former head of product for Google’s…
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Netflix appoints Facebook’s VP of communications
Netflix has appointed Facebook’s vice-president of communications, Rachel Whetstone, as its chief communications officer. Commenting…
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Vewd OS for Android TV debuts
Technology outfit Vewd has debuted an Android TV operator tier launcher. Vewd OS for Android…
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Sky chief calls for new regulator to hold internet giants to account
Sky CEO Jeremy Darroch has joined the chorus of media company executives calling for regulatory…
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Parks: 40% of US homes own streaming media players
Almost 40% of US broadband households owned streaming media players at the beginning of 2018,…
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Vevo phasing out own platform in favour of YouTube
Music streaming service Vevo is to phase out its owned and operated platforms in favour…
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YouTube reveals royal wedding streaming numbers
The live-stream of last weekend’s UK royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was…
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Mediapro teams up with Google for Brasileirao football on YouTube
Spanish producer and broadcaster Mediapro has teamed up with Google to make Brazil’s Campeonato Brasileño…
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YouTube Red drama beats Netflix in Parrot’s in-demand US originals listing
YouTube Red show Cobra Kai was the most ‘in-demand’ digital original in the US over…