YouTube is breaking into virtual reality. The service announced today that its application for Android smartphones now supports Google’s Cardboard headset. This means…
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Why ‘ad-free’ YouTube Red will actually be filled with ads
Zach is a media analyst at Fabric Media. YouTube Red, Google’s $10 per month ad-free subscription tier, has finally arrived. And when…
Read More‘YouTube Red’ is Google’s master plan to take on rival media subscriptions
After months of speculation, YouTube has announced today that it is indeed launching yet another monthly subscription service called YouTube Red. The service…
Read MoreYouTube Gaming adds mobile capture, ‘Fan Funding’ option
Game streaming platform YouTube Gaming is getting a boost with new features that may strike fresh fear into the heart of its…
Read MoreFacebook beefs up its video platform to take on YouTube
Facebook wants people to watch more videos on its platform, even if those videos aren’t discovered within your news feed. In other…
Read MoreMarch Madness is coming to YouTube with a new NCAA channel
YouTube viewers are getting their dose of March Madness this year in the form of short clips of game highlights as the…
Read MoreSurprise: Cable viewers really like YouTube on their set-tops
Looks as if cable subscribers really like online video, especially if they can access it on their existing boxes: UPC Hungary’s experiment…
Read MoreYouTube’s app just for kids on the way (updated)
There are lot of great professionally-made videos for kids on YouTube buried in an avalanche of decidedly inappropriate content. Soon, parents won’t…
Read MoreYouTube experiments with multiple camera angles for performances
Multiple camera angles are coming to YouTube, if only as an experiment: YouTube added a first live music performance with four camera…
Read MoreGoogle to give all users clearer information about data use
Google has vowed to revise its privacy policy and account settings, in order to make it clearer to people what it does with…
Read MoreTwitter tries to up its game with group messages and native video
With competitors like Snapchat and WhatsApp continuing to grow and expand the range of their features, Twitter is rolling out a new group direct-message offering as well as a hosted video feature it hopes will make it more competitive…
Read MoreForget TV, let’s put the Supreme Court on YouTube
The Supreme Court is now on YouTube — sort of. A clandestine video from the court has turned up on the popular video-sharing…
Read MoreMalware makers try to cash in with fake YouTube views
Programmers of malware software have found a new way of making their exploits pay: A newly-discovered scam downloads malware to unsuspecting users’…
Read MoreStriking a balance: How YouTube reinvented its TV app
Here’s a little secret about YouTube’s new TV app, which just launched on Roku streaming devices this week: It’s using the wrong…
Read MoreNew 4K TVs from Sony, LG and Sharp support Google’s VP9 codec
Google is pushing ahead with its VP9 video codec, and a bunch of partners are actually going to show off products at…
Read MoreFacebook opens new front in video battle with YouTube and Twitter
Facebook is moving quickly to try and cement its position in video with a new deal to show NFL highlight clips and split the ad revenue -- which comes on the heels of its efforts to win over YouTube creators…
Read MoreThe Interview is heading to YouTube, Google Play and Xbox today
The off-again, on-again saga around The Interview continues: Google and Microsoft have agreed to make the movie available online. The film becomes…
Read MoreInstagram could be one of the best deals of the last decade
If a Citigroup analyst is right about the amount of revenue that Instagram will be able to generate from advertising over the next couple of years, Facebook's acquisition of the company for just $1 billion will look like the best deal of the decade…
Read MoreJason Kilar’s Vessel delays launch but opens up to creators
Vessel, the online video startup co-founded by former Hulu CEO Jason Kilar and former Hulu CTO Richard Tom, is going to launch…
Read MoreEx-Skypers unveil Wire app, offering voice, messaging and more
The free service is currently available on iOS, Android and OS X, though an in-browser version will arrive soon. It's been under development for two years and has a very credible team behind it. However, its security mechanisms remain a mystery.…
Read More5 things a reporter is thankful for
On this, the best of all holidays, I give thanks for Twitter, clouds, Seeking Alpha and, yes Larry Ellison -- just for being Larry Ellison.…
Read MoreHotOrNot’s founder now wants to keep your kids safe on YouTube
HotOrNot co-founder James Hong is back with a new app that aims to curate YouTube videos for kids.…
Read MoreWould you pay to get your YouTube videos three days early?
Jason Kilar wants YouTube fans to pay up in order to be first in line: His new startup Vessel is about to launch with a windowed release strategy for short-form video.…
Read MoreIs the web dying, killed off by mobile apps? It’s complicated
The growth in mobile app usage has some concerned that the open web is in decline, or being threatened -- but much of mobile usage doesn't come at the expense of the web. If anything, mobile apps are helping the web grow even faster…
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