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YouTube axes video annotations
YouTube has announced that content creators will no longer be able to add annotations to…
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Social YouTube-viewing app Uptime goes live
A new Google-developed app for watching and sharing YouTube videos with friends, called Uptime, has…
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Google Cardboard leads as VR headset shipments reach 30m
More than 30 million VR headsets shipped last year, with Google Cardboard taking a “commanding…
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Google works on ‘removing headsets’ in mixed reality
Google is working on ways to reveal a person’s facial expressions when they are wearing…
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UK rights bodies team up with search engines in copyright fight
Various UK rights associations have partnered with search engines Google and Bing in a government-backed…
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YouTube automatic captions now on 1bn videos
YouTube has now automatically subtitled 1 billion videos, having first automated video captions in 2009….
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Alphabet appoints new Google Fiber boss
Google’s parent company Alphabet has reportedly hired former Aero Communications CEO Gregory McCray to lead…
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Google brings VR to the web with Chrome update
Google is bringing virtual reality (VR) to the web with the latest version of its…
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Google becomes ‘world’s most powerful brand’
Google overtook Apple to become the world’s most valuable brand in 2017, ending a five-year…
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YouTube’s ‘booming community’ helps boost Alphabet
YouTube’s “booming community of creators” helped to grow parent company Alphabet’s revenues by 22% year-on-year…
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Google’s Brin hints at bright future for smart contact lenses
Google may have shelved Google Glass, its failed attempt to persuade the world that internet-connected…
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AR to be ‘primary driver’ of VR/AR market by 2021
Mobile augmented reality (AR) could be the primary driver of the US$108 billion (€101 billion)…
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YouTube launches ‘Super Chat’, scraps Fan Funding
YouTube has launched ‘Super Chat’, a new function that lets viewers pay to pin a…
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YouTube to promote talent with ‘On The Rise’ section
YouTube is adding a new ‘On The Rise’ section of its trending tab in the…
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Stofa embraces Google with Android box plan
Danish cable operator Stofa has teamed up with Google to develop an Android-based set-top box,…
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Vodafone Portugal integrates Google Play with mobile users’ invoices
Vodafone Portugal has struck a deal with Google to integrate payment for Google Play content…
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Google Assistant to launch on Android TV
Google is planning to roll out its voice-controlled Google Assistant service to Android TV devices…
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Report: Google Unplugged to appear as early as February
Google could reportedly launch new subscription streaming service, Google Unplugged, as early as February after…
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Global VR Association launches with backing from Google, Facebook, HTC
Google, HTC VIVE and ’s Oculus are among the founding members of the Global Virtual…
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French parliamentarians approve ‘YouTube tax’
French parliamentarians have approved an amendment to the country’s budget that is intended to see…
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Social media platforms hail age of vertical videos
Content is increasingly being tailored for mobile devices, which are fast becoming the primary devices…
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YouTube launches live 4K streaming
YouTube has launched 4K live streaming for both 360° videos and standard videos. The move…
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YouTube, Twitter, Facebook: more live video but no plans to commission content
YouTube and Twitter plan to bring more live video to their respective platform, but neither…
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YouTube edges out Netflix in kids streaming
YouTube is marginally more popular than Netflix for streaming content among kids according to new…
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Google changes tack on Chromecast branding
Google appears to have taken a decision to reverse an earlier move to bring the…
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Google updates Fiber TV App
Google has updated its Fiber TV App in a bid to make it easier for…
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Google’s Daydream VR service now available
Google has launched its new Daydream View VR headset in five markets, along with Daydream…
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Curation is still key and linear still has life, OTTtv attendees told
Curation will continue to be key to bringing viewers to audiovisual content and linear TV…
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YouTube adds HDR support as Chromecast Ultra starts shipping
YouTube has added support for High Dynamic Range (HDR) for videos on the platform. From…
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Google’s Tango AR goes live on Lenovo smartphone
The first smartphone to support Google’s augmented reality (AR) initiative, Tango, has now launched in…