YouTube is updating a feature of Shorts, the video giant’s competitor to TikTok, that lets creators “remix” segments from other Shorts or YouTube video into their own posts. After introducing the ability for Shorts to sample audio from other videos, YouTube is starting to roll out the ability to sample a short video segment of …
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Baseball fans looking to watch their teams this season have to add yet another streaming service to their rotation of providers: YouTube. On Thursday the video platform and MLB announced that YouTube will stream 15 games during the 2022 season, starting with the Washington Nationals versus the Colorado Rockies on Thursday, May 5. As it has done for the past …
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You can learn how to do just about anything by watching videos online. Or I should say, you can find videos online claiming to teach you almost anything. Whether you can actually learn from all of them is debatable. That being said, whether it’s cooking, home repair, tech tips or, in my case, learning to play guitar, there’s no end …
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Tiger Woods made a triumphant return to the Masters on Thursday. A mere 13 months after nearly losing his right leg in a serious car accident, the five-time Masters champion surprised the golf world by entering the tournament and then going out and shooting a one-under 71 on his reconstructed leg. Woods is tied for 10th place heading into round …
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It all comes down to the Jayhawks and the Tar Heels. Two of the most storied programs in college basketball will play for the national championship tonight in New Orleans. On Saturday, No. 1 Kansas trounced No. 2 Villanova and No. 8 North Carolina edged No. 2 Duke to eliminate the Blue Devils and end coach Mike Krzyzewski’s career. Kansas is looking …
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Snap, the parent company of disappearing-message platform Snapchat, said Thursday that users will now be able to share YouTube video links through the app. The links will be made into stickers that users can apply to videos or pictures of themselves. “With this new integration, we’re making it easier than ever for these viewers to send their favorite clips and …
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YouTube is adding thousands of episodes of TV shows available stream free with advertising, as it continues to court you to spend more time glued to YouTube on connected televisions. The shows are licensed “catalog” programming that are usually available to stream free with advertising on a bunch of other services too, the kinds of series most people would associate with …
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Hulu Plus Live TV subscribers are about to receive a new perk. Starting April 13, the live TV streaming service will provide a new unlimited DVR feature at no additional cost, the company said Friday. This follows a $5 price hike in December to $70 a month with access to Disney Plus and ESPN Plus at no extra charge for the …
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Twitch said Thursday that streamers who frequently spread misinformation — what it called “harmful misinformation actors” — will be banned from the platform. “We do not believe that individuals who use online services to spread false, harmful information, have a place in our community,” the company said in a news release. Twitch said it’s identified three criteria for a streamer …
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DirecTV will no longer carry RT America’s programming following Russia’s attack on Ukraine, the satellite TV provider said Tuesday. RT is one of Russia’s state-controlled international television networks. DirecTV’s move comes hours after Facebook, YouTube and other social networks announced plans to limit access to Russian state-controlled media outlets RT and Sputnik across Europe, amid calls to crack down on disinformation. “In line with …
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