YouTube now has automatic captions for live broadcasts
YouTube and Google added basic caption in their videos in 2006 and a few years later they introduced “automatic captions” YouTube has already auto-captioned more than a billion videos and…
Survey shows most American adults get news from social media
As of August 2017, two-thirds (67%) of Americans report that they get at least some of their news on social media – with two-in-ten doing so often, according to a…
YouTube to remove its built-in video editing tools
Youtube announced that it will discontinue its on-site Video Editor and Photo Slideshow by September 20, 2017. Youtube also encourages users to examine other free and paid third-party editing tools…
YouTube introduces new format called ‘VR180’
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki announced in a blog post that Youtube has 1.5 billion logged in viewers visit YouTube every single month. Wojcicki also added that Youtube viewers spend over…
YouTube announces four new steps to combat online terrorism
Google announced four new measures to combat the spread of terrorist content on YouTube. Google senior vice president and general counsel Kent Walker revealed the four new measures to identify…
YouTube removes ads from channels with less than 10,000 views
Youtube announced a new rule for its YouTube Partner Program – no ads will appear unless the channel reaches more than 10,000 views. According to Youtube, the new threshold gives…
YouTube unveils new live TV streaming service
YouTube, the popular Google-owned video-sharing website, is venturing into live TV streaming business with the launch of YouTube TV. According to the company’s blog post, YouTube TV is designed to…
Facebook remains number one in Nielsen’s top apps of 2016
Facebook is still the top U.S. smartphone app in 2016, according to a year-end report by Nielsen. In its “Tops of 2016: Digital” report, the firm revealed that Facebook remains…
YouTube launches 4K live streaming
YouTube announced on Wednesday (November 30, 2016) the launch of 4K live streaming, giving users the ability to stream standard and 360-degree videos in 4K resolution. “Supporting this new format…
YouTube now supports HDR videos
YouTube on Monday (November 7, 2016) announced that it will be adding support for High Dynamic Range (HDR) videos on its platform. In a YouTube blog post, the video-sharing service…