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YouTube hires longtime Disney exec to head up live sports
As YouTube prepares to air an exclusive NFL opening week game for free on September 5th, it’s hiring former Disney exec Justin Connolly. He’d most recently been running the streaming services and linear media networks, and will take over as YouTube’s new global head of media and sports, as first reported by Bloomberg, and confirmed by YouTube spokesperson Andrea Faville.…
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YouTube is experimenting with a Premium plan for two people
YouTube is testing a YouTube Premium subscription plan designed for two people to use, Moneycontrol reports (via Android Authority). Company spokesperson Alex McQuiston confirmed to The Verge that the pilot is taking place in India, France, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. “We’re experimenting with new ways to provide greater flexibility and value to our YouTube Premium subscribers, including offering a two-person…
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YouTube Is Testing a New Video UI That You Might Not Like
Summary YouTube is testing a significant redesign of its web video player interface. The primary change is the fragmentation of the control bar into floating capsules. Volume controls have been moved to the right side, which could potentially upset some. YouTube has quietly rolled out many design changes, but for the most part, they’ve either been inoffensive or people have…
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YouTube Will Soon Support Automatic Picture-in-Picture When Switching Tabs in Chrome
Picture-in-picture (PiP) is a great feature for us multitaskers. We have things to do, sure, but there are so many videos to watch, too. Why not kill two birds with one stone, and cross off our to-do lists with a floating media player in the corner of our screens? The thing about PiP, however, is it’s not always the most…
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Inside WWE’s divide-and-conquer YouTube strategy
With over 108 million subscribers, WWE has truly colossal reach on YouTube. The company currently sits just behind PewDiePie at number 11 on the list of most-subscribed channels across the entire platform. When you’re at that level of popularity, there’s constant communication with YouTube about best practices, key viewership metrics, and the latest strategies for pulling in even more eyeballs.…
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The Only Two Features I Still Want From YouTube Premium
Summary YouTube Premium offers ad-free YouTube, offline playback, and a full YouTube Music subscription for $13.99 per month. I’d love more control over video layouts and channel subscription management tools. YouTube Music also lacks a much-requested feature, and that’s hi-res or lossless audio. YouTube Premium offers a compelling package for anyone streaming music and watching videos. It delivers a full…
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Try These Fixes If YouTube TV Stopped Working on Your Roku
The YouTube TV app has been disappearing for some Roku users. Luckily, if you are among those affected, there are a few fixes you can try for this issue. Starting this week, several users on both Reddit and Roku’s forums have separately reported issues opening the YouTube TV app or even locating it on their Roku devices. Those who tried…
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Use This YouTube Music App for a More Spotify-Like Experience on Desktop
YouTube Music is a decent Spotify alternative, especially if you’re already paying for YouTube Premium to remove the ads. There’s a big downside, though: Google doesn’t offer a desktop app for YouTube Music, meaning you have to run the application in a browser. It also means you can’t really customize YouTube Music the way you can with Spotify. That’s why…
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This potent malware variant can hijack your Windows PC, steal passwords, and more: Neptune RAT is spreading on GitHub, Telegram, and even YouTube – and experts warn ‘anyone could use it to launch attacks’
A new version of the Neptune RAT malware has emerged, security researchers have warned, and is spreading on GitHub, Telegram, and even YouTube. The remote access trojan is ‘an extremely serious threat’ being offered on the ransomware-as-a-service model, according to researchers at Cyfirma. Affecting Windows devices, it hijacks Chromium-based browsers including Chrome, Brave, and Opera using a Chromium.dll attack that…
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YouTube says Nope! to age-gating Balatro videos
On Friday, the YouTube channel Balatro University posted a video highlighting how some of their videos had recently been age-restricted after the company tightened its policies about gambling content. But in a post Monday night, YouTube said the restrictions shouldn’t have been applied. “Videos featuring Balatro gameplay should not be age-restricted,” YouTube says in a post on X. We’re reviewing…
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