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Google-owned YouTube adds dedicated 'Podcasts' tab to channel pages

Channel pages on YouTube's main website and mobile apps now include a "Podcasts" tab between "Live" and "Playlists", which according to Google, is available globally

YouTube to remove 'overlay ads' from April 6: How will it impact you?

Overlay ads appear at the bottom, or the top of the video as pop-up cards, and the viewers can remove them by clicking on the 'X' icon on the top

Streaming platform YouTube Music gives update on 'Listening Room' programme

Google-owned music streaming platform YouTube Music has provided an update on its 'Listening Room' programme, for which the company opened and then quickly closed applications in January.

Google purges over 7,500 YouTube channels linked to malicious operations

Google took down more than 7,500 YouTube channels in Q1 2023 as part of its investigation into coordinated influence operations, and terminated 6,285 YouTube channels

YouTube creators contributed Rs 10,000 cr to India's GDP in 2021: Study

Video sharing platform supported more than 750,000 full-time equivalent jobs in the country

YouTube rolls out handles to channels for easier mentions, engagements

The timing of when a creator will get access to the handles selection process depends on several factors, including overall YouTube presence, subscriber count and more

Govt blocks 45 videos on 10 YouTube channels for airing fake news: Thakur

Government has ordered the blocking of 45 videos from 10 YouTube channels that contained fake news and morphed content with the intent to spread hatred amongst religious communities, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said on Monday. The blocked videos had a cumulative viewership of over 1.30 crore and claimed that the government had taken away the religious rights of certain communities, an official statement said. "These channels had content that spread fear and misconception among communities," Thakur said. An official statement said the blocked content included fake news and morphed videos spread with the intent to spread hatred among religious communities. "Some of the videos blocked by the Ministry were being used to spread disinformation on issues related to Agnipath scheme, Indian Armed Forces, India's national security apparatus, Kashmir," it said. The content was observed to be false and sensitive from the perspective of national security and India's ...

YouTube announces new ways for creators to make money through Shorts

Over the last three years, YouTube has paid creators, artists and media companies more than $50 billion

Congress' YouTube channel deleted; party says investigating the cause

Congress party's YouTube handle was deleted last night. The party has now asked Google to probe the matter

Govt blocks 8 YouTube channels third time in 5 months, uses new IT Rules

78 such channels blocked since 2021, I&B Minister told Parliament recently

Sansad TV says its YouTube channel was compromised by 'scamsters'

Sansad TV, which broadcasts live Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha proceedings said the channel's Youtube name was changed to "Ethereum" by the attacker

Lawmakers call YouTube Kids a 'wasteland of vapid' content: Details here

A House subcommittee is investigating YouTube Kids, saying the Google-owned video feeds children inappropriate material in "a wasteland of vapid, consumerist content" so it can serve them ads

YouTube Shorts: Five things to know about Google's short-form video service

Currently in beta, the early version of the YouTube Shorts is available in India for users with Android smartphones

YouTube adds 'Bedtime Reminders' feature on its Android, iOS app: Know more

The feature lets user set a reminder at specific times to stop watching videos and go to bed

YouTube a reflection of what India is evolving into, says Satya Raghavan

'YouTube is an economy by itself', said Raghavan

Best of 2019: YouTube lists top videos that Indians watched this year

As the yearly tradition, YouTube also revealed what people in India watched on its platform this year.The most viewed music video globally in 2019 was Daddy Yankee & Snow - Con Calma, while the top trending video in India was Khandeshi Movies- Chotu Ke Golgappe, and the top trending music video in India was Rowdy Baby - Maari 2, the official blog notes.YouTube also revealed how women content creators have also grown in a short span of three years. In 2016, there was just one woman creator with over a million subscriber base, that figure is now at 120 women creators with over a million followers.

YouTube desktop gets video queue, larger thumbnails and host of new add-ons

YouTube has been testing a series of new features for its desktop version in the recent months

Indian rapper Badshah sets viewer record but YouTube isn't talking about it

dshah broke a record even Taylor Swift couldn't touch. The clip, a dancehall romp, was seen 75 million times in one day, eclipsing a mark set by Korean boy band BTS in April.

80% Indian internet users across all age-groups browse YouTube: Google

Touching 225 million monthly active users on mobile alone, India is one of the fastest-growing countries for the video platform, the company said