YouTube takes on cable TV with live subscription service

After months of speculation, YouTube has officially entered the live TV game, unveiling a brand new cord-cutting subscription service.

Simply called YouTube TV, the the package is part of a growing wave of “skinny bundles”, which offer a handpicked selection … Read More

YouTube captions 1 billion videos

YouTube has now captioned 1 billion videos, the site has announced.

While the rise of streaming has made TV and films from countries and filmmakers of all sizes more available than ever, it’s also made the importance of accessibility even … Read More

Facebook launches TV video app and improves mobile streaming

Facebook is stepping up its video game with the launch of a new app for TVs.

The Facebook Video App will “roll out soon” to app stores for Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Samsung Smart TV, the social network … Read More

YouTube Red and Disney drop PewDie over reports of antisemitic videos

YouTube Red and Disney have both dropped vlogger PewDiePie, following controversy surrounding reports of antisemitic messages in his videos.

The Swedish YouTuber, whose real name is Felix Kjellberg, is one of the most popular video creators on the site, with … Read More

Youtube to premiere This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous at Sundance

YouTube is expanding its presence at Sundance Film Festival this year, with the premiere of This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous leading the way.

A year ago, the video site took to the festival to promote its first slate of original … Read More

And YouTube’s most-viewed Christmas music video is…

YouTube, these days, is all about music. Music covers. Music videos. Music subscriptions for offline streaming. So when it comes to the festive time of year, all most people want for Christmas from YouTube is their favourite seasonal track. And … Read More

2016’s highest paid YouTube stars

Forbes’ annual list of the top-earning YouTube stars has arrived – and it’s a yearly reminder of just how much money can be made from vlogging, if you make it into the site’s upper tiers, and of just how … Read More

Mariah Carey to star in YouTube holiday special, The Keys of Christmas

YouTube is turning to the bottomless well of commerce that is the Christmas movie – and it’s wheeling out the big guns to do it. Yes, Mariah Carey has been signed up by the video site to star in its … Read More

Trailer: Cameron Dallas Netflix series released just in time for Christmas

Cameron Dallas’ Netflix series will be released just in time for Christmas this year – and a new trailer gives us an idea of what it looks like.

Called Chasing Cameron, it follows Dallas and his close circle of friends … Read More

YouTube adds 4K live-streaming

YouTube now lets you stream videos live in 4K.

4K is the word of the day in the VOD world, with TVs, streaming boxes and platforms all stepping up their video quality to Ultra High Definition. YouTube, though, was ahead … Read More