YouTube Music only just began rolling out its "Recap" experience last year and is wrapping up 2022 with a few tricks up its sleeve. Today, Google has announced that you can begin to check your 2022 Recap page on the YouTube Music app and check out your personalized stats from this year, such as your … [Read more...] about Youtube Music Recap 2022 rolling out with a few new surprises
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The YouTube Studio app gains features for on-the-go channel management
Google communicated a few updates that have been recently pushed to the YouTube Studio mobile app. If you are not familiar, YouTube Studio is where content creators manage their YouTube channels, upload videos, respond to comments, and more. The web-based version can be reached at studio.youtube.com … [Read more...] about The YouTube Studio app gains features for on-the-go channel management
YouTube introduces game-changing new feature for live streams
YouTube has announced that creators will soon be able to deploy a question-and-answer session in chat during a live broadcast or YouTube Premieres thanks to a new tool called "Live Q&A" session. The question-and-answer session can be moderated, and the restrictions that apply to your live chat … [Read more...] about YouTube introduces game-changing new feature for live streams
You can now watch YouTube Shorts on your Smart TV, Streaming Device, or Gaming Console
YouTube wants to reinforce the notion that vertical short-form video is here to stay and what better way to do it than to continue expanding the platform to more devices? This is exactly what is happening right now with YouTube shorts, which, starting today, will debut a brand-new experience on TVs. … [Read more...] about You can now watch YouTube Shorts on your Smart TV, Streaming Device, or Gaming Console
Google launches Primetime Channels to watch your favorite shows within the YouTube app
YouTube has begun to roll out, in less than 3 months since the rumors started circling, its new Primetime Channels feature. This was first reported back in August by The Wall Street Journal when it confirmed that Google had been working on integrating streaming channels into the main YouTube app … [Read more...] about Google launches Primetime Channels to watch your favorite shows within the YouTube app
Creator Music for YouTube to roll out widely to creators in the partner program
Last month, Google formally introduced YouTube Creator Music to the masses after a lengthy Beta period. Creator Music is a new location within YouTube Studio that provides access to a growing selection of music for creators to use in their long-form videos. Creators can now buy licenses for these … [Read more...] about Creator Music for YouTube to roll out widely to creators in the partner program
YouTube to roll out visual tweaks for a more modern look
In honor of YouTube having turned 17 years old earlier this year, Google has begun to roll out a few new visual tweaks to its mobile, web, and SmartTV interfaces to provide a cleaner and more modern look. These changes came about from the input YouTube gathered from viewers around the world on what … [Read more...] about YouTube to roll out visual tweaks for a more modern look
YouTube Premium Family Plan gets a price hike
If you are a YouTube Premium Family Plan member, you may have received an email yesterday that starting November 21, 2022, the price on your plan will go from $17.99 a month to $22.99 a month. I received the email myself yesterday and immediately checked to see if others had gotten the same. It … [Read more...] about YouTube Premium Family Plan gets a price hike
YouTube Music begins to show users their Summer 2022 Recap
The YouTube Music Recap for the Summer is finally here, or at least rolling out to its users starting today. This follows the Spring Music recap released in June and offers a look back at all the songs you listened to the most during the summer. Global views from May 30th to August 17th counted … [Read more...] about YouTube Music begins to show users their Summer 2022 Recap
Latest YouTube Premium experiment enables pinch to zoom
YouTube Premium subscribers enjoy certain features as part of their membership. Some of them I cannot live without, such as an ad-free experience and background play, and some that are not that well-known and taken advantage of, such as an included membership to YouTube Music Premium. While the … [Read more...] about Latest YouTube Premium experiment enables pinch to zoom
Google Meet’s YouTube live streaming feature rolling out now
Back in March, Google announced their plans to add a live streaming option to Google Meet this year, thus allowing your meetings to be viewed by more than the amount supported to join a Meet. This would also allow your stream to be viewed by large groups of people outside of your organization, … [Read more...] about Google Meet’s YouTube live streaming feature rolling out now
YouTube TV celebrates reaching 5 million subs in 5 years
I've been a YouTube TV customer from the start, and during that time, I've had a love/hate relationship with the service. From its beginnings as a promising alternative for those who wanted to cut the cord to later disappointments as certain RSNs (Regional Sports Networks) started dropping off, … [Read more...] about YouTube TV celebrates reaching 5 million subs in 5 years
