Roku is the latest set-top device to get a YouTube app. Starting today, Roku 3 owners in the US, UK, Canada, and the Republic of Ireland can now stream YouTube videos on the big screen with their device – in…
YouTube Opens Up Live Streaming to All Channels in Good Standing
As long as you verify your YouTube account and it’s in good standing, you will soon be able to live stream video all across the globe. YouTube has just announced that they are opening up live streaming to all channels.…
YouTube Users Have Longer Attention Spans Than You Think
If you think that it’s impossible to hold a YouTuber’s attention with a longer video, think again. According to YouTube reps speaking at a closed partners event this week, more then one-third of all of the video viewing time on…
YouTube Opens Up Paid Channels in a Big Way
If your YouTube channel is in good standing and you have 10,000 existing subscribers, there’s a good chance that you can now charge users to view your content if that’s something you wish to try. YouTube has just announced an…
YouTube’s Paid Channels May Be Off to a Slow Start
Back in May, after much speculation, YouTube finally unveiled their first-ever paid channels. Most costing a few dollars a month, the paid channels put exclusive content behind a paywall, ultimately changing an aspect of YouTube that users are quite comfortable…
YouTube’s New Channel Design Launches for Everyone
After some time spent beta testing, in which YouTube gave channel owners a choice to opt-in to the new YouTube One Channel design, the company announced last month that the clock was ticking – everyone would be switched over to…
YouTube’s New Channel Design Rolls Out to Everyone on June 5th
If you’ve spent some time on YouTube recently, you may have noticed that not every channel you land on looks the same. Some channels sport a new look that features a large header photo, social links, and a new design…
YouTube Live Streaming Expands to All Channels with 1000+ Subscribers
Back in April of 2011, YouTube launched YouTube Live, which offered live streaming capabilities to a select number of partners. Today, they’re announcing a massive expansion of the program which will allow tons of new channels to live stream content…
YouTube May Soon Launch Paid Channel Subscriptions [REPORT]
Over a year ago, YouTube started a big push toward making the site more channel-centric. Not only did they facilitate the launch of a bunch of new original content channels across all types of categories (sports, automotive, comedy, etc.), but…
Louis C.K. Talks reddit, Pushing the Comedy Limits, and More with Tony Hawk
If you were ever curious about what it would be like to see skateboarding legend Tony Hawk sit down and interview the greatest living comic, Louis C.K., wonder no more. Hawk caught up with Louis C.K. during one of the…
YouTube to Promote Auto-Generated Channels More
In order to help users find topics, channels, and videos they will enjoy, YouTube today announced that it will be promoting auto-generated channels in more places around the site. These channels will be popping up in the “Recommended for You”…
YouTube’s New Ad Model: Channel Sponsorships
YouTube is rolling out a new ad model option for 96 YouTube Channels. Rather than selling television style ads to certain demographics, they will now sell full sponsorship for certain YouTube channels. The ads include display, overlay and pre-roll; so…
Indian TV Shows Are Taking Over YouTube
Polish your dance shoes and put on your fighting mitts, YouTubers, because the online video site announced today that its updated the Shows page so as to include over 19,000 episodes of various Indian television shows. That may sound like…
Disney Kids’ Shows Start Popping Up on YouTube
You probably haven’t noticed it, but Disney is in the process of adding a bunch of their full-length shows to YouTube. Over the last week or so, dozens of episodes from Disney original series have popped up on their channel.…