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Less than half of Americans choose live TV as main viewing method

Just 45% of Americans say they watch live TV when the show airs as their…

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YouTube launches in-app video sharing

YouTube has launched new functionality that makes it possible for mobile users to share videos…

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YouTube Red orders Karate Kid spin-off

YouTube Red is set to host a Sony-made spin-off from film franchise The Karate Kid, which…

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YouTube to take further steps against hate speech, extremism

YouTube will soon start to apply “tougher treatment” to videos that aren’t illegal but do…

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Nielsen starts to count YouTube, Hulu live TV metrics

Nielsen has added viewing data from YouTube TV and Hulu’s new live TV service to…

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YouTube now at 1.5bn viewers as TV viewing surges

YouTube now has 1.5 billion monthly viewers thanks in part to a surge in big-screen…

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VPRO goes international with YouTube channels

Dutch public broadcaster VPRO has published a selection of its programming to YouTube in a…

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Zodiak Kids brings YouTube shows to OTT platforms

Zodiak Kids has partnered with Future Today, a US based technology and distribution company, to…

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YouTube launches new 180-degree VR format

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki used an onstage interview at the Vidcon content creators event in…

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Netflix, Facebook ‘face Thai ultimatum’

Digital giants Netflix, YouTube and Facebook must register with Thailand’s national telecoms register or face…

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YouTube Red orders 9 Story kids series

Subscription video service YouTube Red has ordered a live action kids series featuring YouTube star…

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YouTube and BBC are dominant video apps on UK phones

YouTube and BBC iPlayer dominate the range of apps used by UK consumers to watch…

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Ampere: Netflix use in Turkey stands at just 11%

Just 11% of Turkish internet users watched Netflix in the past month compared to a…

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YouTube takes tougher stance on hateful, inappropriate content

YouTube has introduced new guidelines to take a tougher stance on hateful, demeaning and inappropriate…

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eMarketer: US virtual reality use to climb 110% this year

Virtual reality usage will grow by 110% in the US this year, but will not…

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BT to provide 360° and 4K UHD Champions League final for first time

BT is to provide coverage of the Champions League football final in 360° video for…

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YouTube previews site redesign, introduces ‘dark theme’

YouTube has started to preview a revamped design, which includes a ‘dark theme’ that turns…

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Google surges despite YouTube ad controversy

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, reported large growth in both revenues and profits, driven by gains…

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YouTube launches Kids app on smart TVs

YouTube is launching its YouTube Kids app on smart TVs around the world. As of…

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Parks: Two fifths of Americans visit video sites once a week

Some 39% of US broadband households visit a video sharing site like YouTube at least…

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Netflix discusses ‘YouTube envy’ and faith programming

Netflix bosses have told investors they have ‘YouTube envy’ and are looking to global shows…

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ComScore: mobile now the ‘go-to’ destination for video

Mobile is now the ‘go-to’ destination for most video viewers, according to ComScore research. The…

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YouTube blocks ads on channels with under 10,000 views

YouTube is pulling ads on channels with under 10,000 views, in a bid to “determine…

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YouTube TV streaming service goes live

YouTube’s television streaming service, YouTube TV, has gone live in the biggest US metro areas,…

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YouTube Go launches in India

YouTube has launched a beta version its offline service, YouTube Go, in India after months…

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YouTube expands community translation options

YouTube has expanded its community-contributed translation options, letting content makers crowd-source different language versions of…

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ComScore: Netflix leads by US use and engagement

Netflix has the highest household penetration and viewing time per month among the major OTT…

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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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Thinkbox: TV accounts for 75% of UK video viewing

TV accounted for 74.8% of UK video viewing last year, down slightly from 76% in…