YouTube has shared some interesting metrics about video consumption on its platform. YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki shared in a blog post that 1.5 billion logged in viewers visit YouTube every single month which is equivalent to one in five people around the world.
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With an aim to make VR content easier to create and boost VR video, YouTube has announced a new format for videos. Dubbed as VR180, the new video format essentially cuts 360-degree videos in half to focus on what is right in front of the camera. Continue reading “YouTube introduces new VR180 content format for videos”
YouTube has announced heatmaps for 360-degree and VR videos. The new analytic tools will allow users to take a look at how viewers are interacting with 360-degree and VR videos. The insight for these contents are available only for videos with over 1,000 views. Continue reading “YouTube introduces heatmaps for 360-degree and VR videos”
YouTube for Android has received an update that brings a refreshed UI and a new bottom navigation bar. The main aim to shift the navigation bar to the bottom is to make it easier for users to reach the tabs with your thumb. Continue reading “YouTube for Android gets bottom navigation bar and revamps UI”
YouTube is now making it easier for everyone to start live-streaming on mobile devices. At the Google I/O developer conference 2017, YouTube announced that it has removed the limitation of having more than 10,000 subscribers in order to live stream from mobile devices. Continue reading “YouTube mobile live streaming is now open to all”
YouTube has unveiled a new look for its desktop client that boasts of several Material Design features. The company has now started rolling out preview of the revamped site for its users. People can now opt-in to check out the new look. Continue reading “YouTube unveils revamped Material Design interface for desktop”
YouTube is asking users to help creators by translating video titles and descriptions. The company has now expanded its Community Contributions to to let you translate not just captions but video titles and descriptions. Continue reading “YouTube creators can now crowdsource translation for video titles and descriptions”
YouTube has announced that more than 180 million Indians are watching videos on mobile phones. The video sharing service revealed that 2016 was the year of online creators in India with 14 creators hitting 1 million subscribers every month. Continue reading “Over 180 Million Indians are watching videos on mobile, says YouTube”
YouTube is finally foraying into the entertainment streaming business. The Google owned company has announced YouTube TV live streaming service that will bundle content from networks and about 35 of other cable networks for $35 per month. Continue reading “YouTube unveils YouTube TV streaming service for $35 per month”
YouTube has announced a huge milestone. The Google owned popular video sharing service has revealed that people are now watching 1 billion hours of YouTube content every single day.
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YouTube’s most irritating 30-seconds unskippable ad format will go away next year. Google told the Campaign in a statement that it will kill this ad format in 2018. The video service will instead introduce more frequent six-second unskippable ads starting next year.
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YouTube has introducing a new tool dubbed as Super Chat that lets viewers pay to pin comments during a live stream. A Super Chat is basically a highlighted message in the chat stream that stands out from the crowd and helps to attract creator’s attention. These Super Chats remain pinned to the top of chat for up to 5 hours, giving more airtime for your messages. Continue reading “YouTube Super Chat lets users pay to pin comments to live streams”
YouTube is adding a new feature for its users in India. The video service will now show more local language content on Home and Trending. YouTube will automatically identify your preferred regional languages based on your watch history. It will support Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu languages.
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YouTube has added support 4K live streaming. With the latest update, users will now be able to stream standard and 360-degree video content in 4K. Continue reading “YouTube adds 4K live streaming support”
YouTube was rumored to bring support for HDR video since the beginning of this year. The video app from Google has now officially added support for HDR videos for improved video quality. Continue reading “YouTube adds HDR video support”
