You won’t be able to see annotations on YouTube videos pretty soon. On Tuesday, the Google-owned video-sharing service said it will stop displaying video annotation on Jan. 15, citing a drop in the number of people who see the marked-up videos. Annotations only work on desktop computers, YouTube said, but video traffic has shifted to mobile, resulting in …
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Google’s YouTube TV ($65 at YouTube TV) streaming service is a worthy contender for those who want to cut the cord and ditch a traditional cable subscription. For $40 a month, you get myriad channels, and the company has a history of adding to that offering. Where can you use YouTube TV? Almost everywhere. The YouTube TV website, on Android, …
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If you hate having your video binging session on YouTube interrupted by multiple ad breaks, the good news is that things are about to change. The streaming platform is rolling out a new tweak to its video watching experience, by placing two skippable ads back-to-back, which it says will reduce the number of ad interruptions later in the video — …
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Looking for a free movie? YouTube has you covered, albeit with some ads. YouTube quietly opened up a free movie section in October, spotted previously by AdAge. Its selection includes The Terminator, Legally Blonde and Rocky. You can find it by clicking on YouTube’s Movie page, and scrolling down to the “Free to watch” carousel. The films are supported with ads …
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Comcast’s latest channel is one that’s never been on cable before: Tubi TV, one of the most popular free movie-streaming services. Comcast is incorporating Tubi into X1, the cable giant’s internet-inclusive platform. The partnership means Tubi’s library of movies and other programming will be available and searchable on Comcast X1 like a regular channel or show, the two companies said. Rollout …
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You may be creeped out by how much tech companies want to know about you. So is Canopy. Canopy — a new startup built by people who’ve worked at Spotify, Instagram, Google and The New York Times — wants to upend a fundamental concept that propelled many of the internet’s biggest companies to power: To get personalized service, you have …
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YouTube updated its support for virtual reality Tuesday, adding the Oculus Go headset to its list of supported viewers and adding new ways to create or enhance VR uploaded to Google’s massive video site. At first, Google’s virtual reality ambitions were a joke: It unveiled its first VR headset — an ultracheap do-it-yourself kit made of cardboard un-ironically called Cardboard — two months after Facebook dropped $3 …
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Nintendo Switch added YouTube‘s app Thursday, giving the gaming device the ability to function a little like a streaming box for your TV or like a handheld 360-degree-video viewer. YouTube, which has 1.9 billion monthly users, became the most popular source of online video in the world largely due to its popularity on mobile phones, but its videos are increasingly being …
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Defy Media, the parent company of YouTube giants Smosh and Clevver, is apparently shutting down and laying off employees. “Regretfully, Defy Media has ceased operations today,” the company said in a statement Tuesday night, according to Variety. “We are extremely proud of what we accomplished here at Defy and in particular want to thank all the employees who worked here. …
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The 2018 US midterm elections on Tuesday have garnered plenty of attention on platforms like Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook. If you don’t have access to cable TV, these sites can also keep you up to date on election results. Here’s how you can catch the latest election updates from your phone or computer. YouTube A handful of news …
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