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Over 20 mn Indians stream YouTube content on connected TVs, up 40% YoY

The Google-owned video platform also saw high growth in watch times of cricket, comedy, beauty, and educational content, underscoring greater propensity of users to tune into YouTube at home

TikTok reportedly overtakes YouTube in US average watch time

Short video-making platform TikTok's users now spend more time each month watching content than YouTube users, says a new report.

YouTube signs up over 50 mn paid subscribers for its music service

That 50 million figure includes people paying for YouTube Music, customers for YouTube Premium, who get music as part of their subscription, as well as customers still on a trial basis

YouTube enables picture in picture on iPhone for premium subscribers

Google has rolled out an "experimental" picture-in-picture (PiP) feature for its iOS YouTube app that allows premium subscribers to view video content while using other apps.

What is a media company?

The media company, as we know it, however is dead

Taliban ramp up on social media, complicate things for Facebook, Twitter

The question of what to allow online with the Taliban is only likely to grow for the social media companies.

Google Search, YouTube sales soar to record high in Covid-19 pandemic

Riding on Search and YouTube advertising growth amid the pandemic, Google has posted a record $61.88 billion in revenue for its June quarter

YouTube adds 'Super Thanks' feature to help content creators earn more

YouTube on Wednesday said it has added a new 'Super Thanks' that will offer a new monetisation mechanism for creators on the platform.

Google builds on India bet, set to buy 2-year-old start-up simsim

The financial details of the deal were not disclosed. simsim was founded in June 2019.

With an eye on online shoppers. YouTube buys social commerce startup simsim

The simsim app serves as a platform to connect local businesses, influencers and customers. The company had raised $16 million in 2020

YouTube vlogger Karl Rock blacklisted for violation of visa condition

The Centre on Friday told the Delhi High Court that YouTube vlogger Karl Rock has been blacklisted for violation of visa condition and was conducting business on spouse visa

Google restores YouTube, Gmail services after multiple users face outage

Platforms including Google, YouTube, and Gmail were down, with users citing issues with login and accessing the website in parts of North America, according to Downdetector.

YouTube wins user copyright fight in long-running top EU court battle

The case marks the latest development in a long-running battle between Europe's $1-trn creative industry and online platforms, with the former seeking redress for unauthorised works that are uploaded

YouTube rolling out picture-in-picture feature to iPhones, iPads

Apple added support for picture-in-picture video for iPads with iOS 9, and brought it to iPhones with iOS 14.

YouTube Music adds 'Replay Mix' for most played songs

Google-owned YouTube Music has added "Replay Mix" for several users that include their most commonly played songs from the past few weeks.

The rise of YouTube: Uploading many a dream to world's largest OTT

Google's YouTube has created an ecosystem that transcends entertainment, information or education

Android Auto gets redesigned YouTube Music app

Google-owned YouTube Music available on Android Auto is getting one of its biggest redesigns adding navigation tabs and more.

Tips Music announces music licensing deal with YouTube Shorts: Details here

YouTube Shorts is the latest short-video service offering by technology giant Google

TikTok rival short form videos app YouTube Shorts hits 6.5 bn daily views

YouTube Shorts which is a TikTok-like short form video app continues to gain popularity with over 6.5 billion daily views as of March, up from 3.5 billion at the end of 2020, the company has announced

Google updates YouTube ad targeting terms to remove hate speech

Google said it has blocked several terms associated with hate speech from being used as ad keywords on YouTube videos