YouTube’s Dear Class of 2020 most-viewed YouTube live original

YouTube’s Dear Class of 2020 virtual graduation event is the most-viewed live YouTube original event to date.

Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez and Taylor Swift were among the star names joining the Obamas and BTS for the event, a virtual commencement celebration … Read More

We Are One: Global Film Festival | What to watch and when

This Friday sees the launch of We Are One: A Global Film Festival, bringing together 21 major festivals from around the world for a free onine showcase of cinema.

Who’s involved:

The 10-day festival, produced and organised by Tribeca … Read More

PewDiePie returns to YouTube with exclusive live-stream deal

PewDiePie is returning to YouTube with an exclusive live-streaming deal.

The Swedish YouTuber, whose real name is Felix Kjellberg, first began posting videos on YouTube in 2010 and has since become one of the most popular creators on the site. … Read More

Stream #WithMe: YouTube creators join together for live-stream special

Some of the UK’s most popular YouTube creators and celebrities will come together today in a special four-hour live-stream event.

Stream #WithMe is designed to support, entertain and educate viewers in lockdown. The all-star group of creators and celebrities will … Read More

YouTube lines up lockdown originals

YouTube has announced a new slate of original content to keep audiences entertained and educated during the coronavirus lockdown.

Celebrities and educators will join together for distance learning – including Karlie Kloss working through a coding problem and Ken Jeong … Read More

YouTube hosts live Yellow Submarine singalong

YouTube is hosting a a live global singalong to Yellow Submarine today.

The Beatles’ classic, trippy animation sees the idyllic Pepperland attacked by the Blue Meanies – who hate music, sound and colour – prompting the Fab Four to team … Read More

YouTube makes originals available for free

YouTube is making several of its original series available to stream for free to give people more entertainment options during the coronavirus pandemic.

The video giant has been running its subscription service, YouTube Premium, for several years, originally keeping all … Read More

YouTube streams Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert for free

YouTube is streaming its new Coachella documentary for free from this weekend.

The video giant and culture festival have long worked together as officially partners, with the video giant set to exclusively live-stream the festival for both weekends once again … Read More

YouTube Premium and Music rack up 20 million subscribers

YouTube Premium and YouTube have more than 20 million subverts together, Google has revealed.

The video giant has been tight-lipped before now about the success of YouTube Premium, its subscription offering that was originally launched as YouTube Red. Initially positioned … Read More

YouTube nabs exclusive streaming rights for Activision Blizzard eSports

YouTube will be the exclusive streaming home for Activision Blizzard’s eSports tournaments as part of a new deal between the gaming giant and Google.

Behind the scenes, Google Cloud will serve as the preferred provider for Activision Blizzard’s game hosting … Read More