YouTube TV, ESPN, and Disney: the latest on the blackout that’s now over
Disney and YouTube have reached an agreement to bring back ESPN and more than 20 other Disney-owned channels two weeks after they went dark on YouTube TV. During the dispute,…
Disney and ESPN are back on YouTube TV
ESPN and other Disney-owned channels will be returning to YouTube TV following a new agreement announced Friday. More than 20 channels went dark on YouTube TV on October 30th, but…
Disney is losing over $4 million a day in revenue on the YouTube TV blackout
Disney’s spat with Google’s YouTube TV over a new content distribution contract is costing the entertainment giant $4.3 million a day in lost revenue, Morgan Stanley estimates. That’s $30 million…
YouTube TV, ESPN, and Disney: the latest on the blackout
On October 31st, ESPN, ABC, Nat Geo, and over 20 other Disney-owned channels went dark on YouTube TV. As the two sides disagree about terms for a new content distribution…
YouTube will age-restrict more content showing ‘graphic violence’ in video games
YouTube is updating its policy to age-restrict more content containing video game scenes with “graphic violence,” the company announced on Tuesday. The update will go into effect on November 17th…
YouTube’s AI ‘likeness detection’ tool is searching for deepfakes of popular creators
Starting today, creators in YouTube’s Partner Program are getting access to a new AI detection feature that will allow them to find and report unauthorized uploads using their likeness. As…
YouTube has a new video player
YouTube is updating the look of the video player to be “cleaner and more immersive” beginning this week. “This includes updated controls and new icons to make the viewing experience…
YouTube opens ‘second chance’ program to creators banned for misinformation
YouTube is now giving some creators, including those who were banned for spreading covid and election misinformation, a chance to make a new channel, according to a blog post. Under…
Trump rolled YouTube into paying for his ballroom
About two months ago, John P. Coale, one of many lawyers representing Donald Trump in a personal capacity, met with several Alphabet executives, mediators, and lawyers at Mar-a-Lago – along…
NBCUniversal’s new YouTube TV deal covers YouTube, Peacock, and a new sports network
On Thursday afternoon, after agreeing to a short extension while they continued negotiations, NBCUniversal and YouTube announced a new carriage deal to keep the network’s channels live on the streaming…