A union representing contractors for YouTube Music claims that Google cut the workers’ contract after they went on a prolonged strike. The Alphabet Workers Union-CWA, which represents the contractors, said the team consisted of moderators employed by Google contractor Cognizant in Austin, Texas, that was responsible for approving music content for YouTube Music. In a…
Picture-in-picture support is super handy for keeping a video in view while you’re getting stuff done on your phone or tablet but, on YouTube, it requires a Premium subscription for some users. Lately, though, YouTube seems to have been expanding picture-in-picture support to more free users. For YouTube users in the US, picture-in-picture has been…
Turkey’s National Lottery Association recently announced it would ban of popular streaming platforms Twitch and Kick within the country. The decision comes amid growing concerns about gambling activities on these platforms. Both Twitch and Kick have faced controversies involving gambling, with prominent streamers like xQc and Trainwreckstv participating in such activities during their broadcasts. However,…
YouTube Create brings video editing to Android, negating the need for a high-end computer and file transfers. Now, the YouTube Create app is available in 13 more countries and brings some convenient features. The last few years have seen Shorts become a popular outlet for creators to upload TikTok-style videos to YouTube. With that, the…
Gambling has been a controversial practice in the streaming space. While livestreaming gambling session is done on almost all livestreaming platforms, it’s most prevalent on Kick and Twitch. In 2022, a gambling controversy on Twitch led to policy changes in the platform. Twitch streamer Sliker admitted to scamming his audience, including other creators, to fund…
Last May, Google integrated YouTube Kids into the main YouTube app on smart TVs. This will soon be the only way to access YouTube Kids on television. YouTube Kids has long been available as a standalone app on Android/Google TV, Apple TV, Samsung, LG, and Fire TV with its own homescreen icon. The integration into…
Twitch just announced it’s increasing the prices of Tier 1 subscriptions in Canada, Australia and U.K. The sub cost in Australia and Canada will have a $1 increase, making the prices A$8.99 and C$6.00, respectively. The U.K. is increasing from £3.99 to £4.99. Now, it’s possible Twitch’s prices in the U.S. will follow suit. The cause…
Vertical video platform TikTok wants users to turn their phones around and start shooting horizontal videos — long ones, too. TikTok appears to be incentivizing creators to start posting horizontal videos that are more than a minute long, according to a prompt seen by creators @candicedchap and @kenlyealtumbiz. The platform says it will “boost” these videos…
YouTube’s work on optimizing the viewing experience for connected/smart TVs continues with a redesign of channel pages for all Creators. It starts with a large background that takes up most of your screen instead of just a sliver/banner at the top. The avatar, channel name, and handle is now joined by subscriber count at the…
The prestigious Streamer Awards 2024, which honors outstanding online content creators, has concluded. It recognizes the skills and achievements of well-known streamers across several categories. The much-awaited awards ceremony, hosted by QTCinderella, drew a peak viewership of 645,166 concurrent viewers, according to Streams Charts. The meticulous nomations The nominations for the 2024 Streamer Awards were…
HBO has long posted the main segment from new episodes of Last Week Tonight With John Oliver to YouTube on Monday to coincide with the episodes’ premiere, but now you’ll have to wait. John Oliver posted yesterday that “HBO has decided they’re going to wait until Thursday to post them to YouTube from now on,”…
Last Week Tonight aired its Season 11 premiere last night, but the latest video from John Oliver is not yet available on YouTube. Update: In a statement to 9to5Google this afternoon, an HBO spokesperson confirmed that the network is now “delaying” when Last Week Tonight is available on YouTube. The “hope [is that] those fans…
YouTube is officially the 2024 VidCon title sponsor for its show in Anaheim. The tech giant has been the convention’s sponsor for eight years since 2013. YouTube also signed a deal to be the title sponsor for the second annual VidCon East Coast edition in Baltimore. VidCon is an event originally founded by Hank and…
YouTube now lets creators add and remix music videos in their Shorts. In its post announcing the feature, YouTube points out that creators can use music videos from artists like Beyoncé and Maggie Rogers — even as TikTok fights with the record label representing them. The timing suggests it’s a direct response to TikTok’s current…