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Google Podcasts to Shut Down in April, Offers Transition to YouTube Music

In the US, Google Podcasts will remain available for podcast listening through March 2024, with listeners having until July 2024 to complete their migration or subscription export.

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YouTube Expands the News Viewing Experience with New Features

In addition to the news watch page, YouTube is launching the Shorts Innovation Program for News. This initiative will offer financial grants and specialist support to news organizations looking to enhance their short-form video capabilities.

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Google Podcasts to Merge Into YouTube Music in 2024

To facilitate the migration, Google plans to provide users with tools to transfer their subscriptions to YouTube Music and even offer the ability to add podcast RSS feeds to their YouTube Music library.

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YouTube Launches a New Gaming Experiment with Playables

Playables will have a dedicated section on YouTube's homepage, accessible from both desktop and mobile devices. While the initial rollout is limited to a select group of users, it signals YouTube's interest in integrating gaming into its platform.

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Google Adds Short Videos to Play Store to Help Users Discover New Apps

By presenting app recommendations through video content, users can gain a deeper understanding of the apps and games available on Google Play, all while being entertained and informed.

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YouTube Is Testing a Hum-to-Search Feature for Song Identification

Although this feature is currently limited to a small number of Android users, its potential widespread implementation could revolutionize how people search for music and interact with the platform.

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YouTube Is Testing AI-Generated Video Summaries

This test feature, currently limited to specific English-language videos and a selected user base, aims to provide brief overviews of video content without replacing the original human-written descriptions.

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YouTube Stories Are Shutting Down

As an alternative to Stories, YouTube suggests using Community posts and Shorts. YouTube's decision to remove Stories reflects the growing popularity of short-form video content, particularly influenced by the rise of TikTok.

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YouTube Will No Longer Run Overlay Ads on Desktop Starting April 6

YouTube will no longer display overlay ads atop videos that users are watching on the desktop app and web browsers, the company announced in a YouTube Help forum post. This ad format has long been unavailable on mobile devices, too.

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YouTube Launches a New Revenue Sharing Model for Shorts

YouTube has announced that from February 1, 2023, the platform will expand its content monetization options. Users who publish Shorts videos will now be able to monetize their content.

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YouTube to Launch an Ad-Free Video Player for Education

It was created specifically for educational organizations that often use YouTube as a platform for learning. Educational institutions will now be able to embed videos on websites without distracting students from the online learning experience.

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YouTube to Launch an Online Store for Streaming Video Services

YouTube is preparing to launch an online store where users will be able to buy paid subscriptions to other streaming video services. YouTube's management is currently in talks with several entertainment companies.

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YouTube's Picture-in-Picture Mode Is Now Available for iPhone and iPad Users

YouTube announced that it has begun rolling out its picture-in-picture feature to all iOS users, allowing them to close the YouTube app when watching something and continue to view the content in a small floating window.

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YouTube Shorts Hits 1.5 Billion Monthly Users

Two years after its launch, the service within YouTube has an audience comparable to that of its Chinese rival TikTok, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing a report from Google.

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Snapchat Lets Users Share YouTube Videos Directly Through the App Camera

You no longer need to copy and paste the link to a YouTube video to share it with others. The new feature is available for both Android and iOS users.

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YouTube Vanced Has Been Discontinued

In the coming days, the download links will be removed from the site. The current versions of the client will continue to work for some time, but further development of the application has been halted.

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YouTube CEO Hints at NFT Features for Video Creators

The use of crypto and non-fungible tokens can significantly strengthen the connection between content creators and their viewers. YouTube plans to expand its ecosystem to help video creators benefit from such technologies.

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Baby Shark Is the First Video on YouTube to Hit 10 Billion Views

The music video now has over 100 variations and has been translated into 11 different languages. At the time of writing, the video has over 32 million likes, and comments are disabled.

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YouTube to Stop Displaying the Dislike Count on Videos

By hiding the dislike count, the company wants to protect authors with a small number of subscribers from dislike attacks and foster a respectful relationship between content creators and their viewers.

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YouTube Is Testing New Premium Lite Subscription With No Ads

The Premium Lite subscription will be cheaper than the basic one. Users who opt for it will not be able to download videos to watch them offline or use the background playback feature. Premium Lite only provides an ad-free experience.

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YouTube to Begin Running Ads on All Videos and Impose Taxes on Bloggers

YouTube will also impose taxes on bloggers who live outside the United States on profits generated from views in the United States. Therefore, the authors will have to provide Google AdSense with a tax ID, legal entity name, and channel name by the end of May.

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YouTube Is Testing a New Feature for Identifying Goods on Video

The development and testing of the service began last year, but only a limited number of users could take part in it back then. Now, the experimental feature has become available to a broader audience, but it only applies to US residents so far.

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YouTube Is Testing a New Feature to Make Short Clips

New video giant's feature allows to share the most exciting moments from streams and videos without forcing the user to search for it on a three-hour stream.