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YouTube will stop producing the majority of its original content By Luke Baker · 19 January 2022

The only programs to continue receiving funding are those part of the Black Voices and YouTube Kids Funds.

YouTube could soon let you download videos to your PC By Rik Henderson · 23 September 2021

YouTube is testing a download button for its website, to enable users to store a copy of a video for viewing later.

What is YouTube Premium, how much is it, and how does it work? By Maggie Tillman · 26 July 2021

YouTube Red is dead. Long live YouTube Premium.

Roku who? YouTube TV app comes to the PlayStation 5 By Maggie Tillman · 7 May 2021

The PlayStation 5 has added a new streaming service to its channel lineup: the YouTube TV app.

YouTube TV just raised its monthly subscription price by a whopping 30% By Maggie Tillman · 30 June 2020

Google-owned YouTube TV is raising its monthly subscription price from $50 to $64.99 in the US.

YouTube TV adds 14 new channels: Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, MTV By Maggie Tillman · 8 May 2020

Google and ViacomCBS just announced a multi-year agreement that will see YouTube TV add another 14 channels.

YouTube might let you subscribe to third-party video streaming services By Maggie Tillman · 11 February 2020

YouTube is reportedly thinking about offering offer third-party subscriptions to video streaming services.

YouTube TV becomes the first third-party live TV service on PS4 By Maggie Tillman · 21 January 2020

Sony plans to shut down its PlayStation Vue streaming service at the end of the month, and as part of that effort, it is finally allowing live TV

YouTube returns to Fire TV, still no show on Echo, er, Show By Rik Henderson · 9 July 2019

YouTube is back on Fire TV devices and, in return, Google Chromecast support has been added to Amazon Prime Video.

YouTube's new 'Choose Your Own Adventure' content will debut next month By Maggie Tillman · 9 April 2019

YouTube is going after one of Netflix's newest successes: interactive "Choose Your Own Adventure"-type content.

What is YouTube TV, which channels does it offer, and how does it work? By Elyse Betters · 12 March 2018

Google officially made its entry into the streaming of live TV, with the launch of YouTube TV, way back in 2017. The concept was simple: pay a fixed m...

YouTube's live TV app finally comes to Apple TV and Roku devices By Elyse Betters · 1 February 2018

You can now watch YouTube TV on the Apple TV. Google officially launched its entry into the streaming of live TV, with YouTube TV, last year. It start...

YouTube HDR: Here's how to find and watch YouTube videos in HDR By Elyse Betters · 8 September 2017

YouTube now supports HDR (high dynamic range) content.With HDR-compatible televisions bursting onto the market, and several media companies such as Ne...

Tumblr's new video app essentially lets you watch YouTube with friends By Elyse Betters · 19 April 2017

Tumblr has a new app, and strangely, it's all about YouTube videos.The Yahoo-owned company was apparently interested in catering to YouTube users, bec...

YouTube launches live mobile streaming: Here's how it works By Elyse Betters · 7 February 2017

Google-owned YouTube is trying to catch up with Facebook Live and Twitter-owned Periscope. It's finally adding a live-stream button to the YouTube mob...

What is YouTube's paid Super Chat feature and how does it work? By Elyse Betters · 13 January 2017

YouTube has announced a feature that'll give creators more money.Called Super Chat, it essentially allows viewers to pay to pin a comment on live stre...

YouTube Unplugged online TV service might launch soon with ESPN By Elyse Betters · 9 July 2016

YouTube has been working on an online TV service, and a new report makes it seem like it might finally be coming together.According to The Information...

YouTube could soon offer a paid service that streams cable channels By Elyse Betters · 5 May 2016

YouTube is getting into premium online television. Like, a subscription-based service that'll let you stream cable channels.Now, Hulu has just confirm...

YouTube introduces live streaming for 360-degree videos, spatial audio By Elyse Betters · 19 April 2016

YouTube doesn't just want you to experience all angles of scene; it wants you to do so as the action unfolds.Google-owned YouTube first launched suppo...

Watch out Periscope, YouTube Connect is coming for you By Luke Edwards · 24 March 2016

Google is reportedly working on a live broadcasting service that will take on Twitter's Periscope. This service is called YouTube Connect.According to

YouTube tipped to start live streaming 360-degree VR videos By Rik Henderson · 3 February 2016

One of the big tech trends of 2016 is thought to be virtual reality. Not only has Google sold plenty of its Cardboard headsets and Oculus and Samsung ...

The Chickening film remix is the craziest thing you'll see today By Rik Henderson · 28 January 2016

Video effects artist Nick DenBoer has created possibly one of the weirdest, most disturbing remixes of a famous film yet. The Chickening is his own ad...

Have you seen these? Watch the UK's top-trending YouTube vids for 2015 By Elyse Betters · 9 December 2015

It's that time of year when companies announce their milestones or stats for the last 12 months.Spotify did it recently, showing off which artists rei...

YouTube wants to take on Netflix and Amazon by streaming movies and TV shows By Rik Henderson · 3 December 2015

YouTube is looking to expand its offering to include TV show and movies, claims the Wall Street Journal.The US paper says that YouTube executives have

YouTube now supports VR vids with Cardboard, adds theater experience By Elyse Betters · 6 November 2015

YouTube is fully embracing virtual reality, as of today.YouTube has long offered 360-degree videos, in which you can pan around and watch and feel lik...

YouTube Gaming now supports Android live streaming and paid subscriptions By Elyse Betters · 15 October 2015

Google-owned YouTube has updated its YouTube Gaming service in order to better compete with Twitch. As part of that update, the app will now offer the

Time to start a YouTube channel: PewDiePie worth $12 million in the last year alone By Rik Henderson · 15 October 2015

PewDiePie has been revealed to be the highest earning YouTuber in the last year, raking in an estimated $12 million (£7.7 million) before tax from his

Here is every video in YouTube's exclusive Billion View Club (yeah, that's a thing) By Elyse Betters · 10 October 2015

Google wants you to know how well YouTube is doing, and so it has announced a bunch of interesting facts about some of the most popular YouTube videos...

Is cinema moving to YouTube? Paramount Vault YouTube channel offers free movies By Luke Edwards · 9 October 2015

Paramount, one of the biggest studios in Hollywood, has started a YouTube channel with free movies.The Paramount Vault is a free to view YouTube chann...

This guy plays all the bad iOS GTA clones so you don't have to By Rik Henderson · 2 October 2015

Have you ever been compelled to try the mobile Grand Theft Auto clones that appear under Rockstar's official games when you search for "Grand Theft Au...

YouTube Kids app adds new parental controls to combat safety complaints By Elyse Betters · 1 October 2015

Google introduced a version of the YouTube app designed just for children earlier this year, and now it is updating that app with more parental contro...

What is YouTube Gaming and could it kill Twitch? By Elyse Betters · 25 August 2015

Google is about to launch something a lot like Twitch. It's YouTube Gaming.At an event held at YouTube Space LA on 12 June, Google previewed a new ini...

Step aside, Twitch: YouTube Gaming is set to go live 26 August By Elyse Betters · 25 August 2015

Google said it planned to launch its Twitch-like YouTube Gaming service sometime this summer - and now we have an exact date: 26 August.Google preview...

Real-life first-person shooter takes to Chatroulette, the result is amazing By Luke Edwards · 21 August 2015

There have been a few real-life videos of first-person shooter games, but nothing like this.The creative geniuses at RealmPictures have created an ent...

NASA just uploaded its first 4K 60fps space video to YouTube By Elyse Betters · 13 June 2015

NASA + 4K videos = awesome.As if videos of outer space weren't amazing enough to watch, NASA has decided to start publishing some to YouTube captured ...

Forget 4K this YouTube video is 8K: Bet you can't run it though By Rik Henderson · 10 June 2015

A video able to run in 8K has appeared on YouTube. It is also labelled as such and has a 4320p resolution (7680 x 4320).Of course, considering you nee...

YouTubers get their own action figure range… no, really! By Rik Henderson · 20 May 2015

YouTube stars are getting their own action figure range, with early versions already hitting Toys R Us stores in the States.That's not to say you'll b...

Watch this 360-degree, VR-like video to experience a Formula E race from the driver's view By Elyse Betters · 12 May 2015

Imagine experiencing a Formula E motor race, but without ever having to leave your house. Now you can.The Formula E series uses electric cars, and som...

YouTube takes on Hollywood: Set to back feature films and original series, starring YouTubers By Elyse Betters · 28 April 2015

YouTube has officially begun moving away from a site that hosts billions of clips to a Hollywood-like company that green lights feature films and orig...

YouTube apps will retire on some smart TVs, Apple TV, iOS devices: Here's what to do By Chris Hall · 21 April 2015

Are you seeing a strange warning video on your YouTube app? It might be that your device is using an older version of YouTube that's about to expire.I...

Want to see YouTube in 4K at 60fps? Now you can By Luke Edwards · 27 March 2015

YouTube has not only added 4K video but also higher frame rates, and now it's combining the two. YouTube videos that offer 4K resolution and run at 60

What is the Bootleg Universe? Power/Rangers, Bond, Punisher short films and more By Luke Edwards · 6 March 2015

If you've not yet heard of the Bootleg Universe but enjoy short films, prepare for some treats. These are films shorts based on big name franchise fil...

Dedicated YouTube Kids app is a goer, expect it to arrive for Android very soon By Rik Henderson · 20 February 2015

Several months ago, rumours started to fly that YouTube was planning a dedicated version of its video site designed for kids. That has now been confir...

You can now watch multi-angle videos on YouTube, and here's the first example By Elyse Betters · 4 February 2015

YouTube has quietly unveiled a yet-to-be-named feature that essentially allows a content creator to upload multiple camera angles for a video, thus en...

Vessel premium video service is now live, giving YouTube some competition By Elyse Betters · 23 January 2015

Hulu's former CEO has launched a direct competitor to YouTube, called Vessel, following an open call last month for creators to join.Jason Kilar dream...

YouTube celebrities are a thing: Here are the top ones and tips on how to be the next PewDiePie By Elyse Betters · 16 January 2015

Let's talk about YouTube for a minute.If you only use YouTube to look up funny cat videos or how to brine a turkey, then you're probably unaware of th...

Vessel premium video service hasn't even launched but is already nabbing YouTube stars By Elyse Betters · 17 December 2014

Hulu's former CEO has unveiled a direct competitor to YouTube named Vessel.Jason Kilar dreamed up Vessel because he wanted to overhaul the online vide...

GTA Online: Most Wanted trailer will crack you up and leave you wanting more By Luke Edwards · 17 December 2014

Just when you thought Grand Theft Auto V had little more to offer, this movie trailer surfaces.Be warned this isn't official, before you get to excite...

YouTube just made GIF creation as easy as a click By Luke Edwards · 12 December 2014

The internet loves a good GIF. There are lots of tools for making them but YouTube has just released its own that should make them even easier to prod...

YouTube looks back at 2014's top videos (and that iPhone 6 Plus bendgate video is included) By Elyse Betters · 9 December 2014

It's that time of year again, when Google-owned YouTube looks back at the year's top videos.The video-sharing service has assembled a top 10 list for ...