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AV1 Live Streaming Is Finally Coming To YouTube

By Aaron Klotz published 28 March 23

A preview of YouTube's new AV1 live stream support was tested by EposVox, showing amazing video quality results with the new codec.

Linus Tech Tips YouTube Channel Hacked to Promote Crypto Scams

By Mark Tyson published 23 March 23

Linus Tech Tips was hacked earlier today, with channel names and branding messed up, and video promoting crypto scams published. Affected LTT channels are currently all offline.

Can AI Moderators Save Streamers From Toxic Trolls?

By Scharon Harding last updated 30 June 21

By combining tech with better policy, streaming platforms like Twitch and YouTube could become more pleasant for gamers.

Machinima YouTube Channel Shuts Down

By Zak Storey published 21 January 19

OtterMedia pulls all of Machinima's YouTube content, setting its status to 'private'.

How Live TV Services Compare To Each Other

By Nathaniel Mott published 3 May 17

Here's what you should know about DirecTV Now, Hulu with Live TV, PlayStation Vue, Sling TV, and YouTube TV before you decide to commit to any particular service.

YouTube Gets New 'Polymer' Framework, Updated Design, Dark Theme

By Nathaniel Mott published 2 May 17

Facebook Live Expands With Browser Support, Analytics, And More

By Nathaniel Mott published 12 January 17

Facebook Live received browser support, analytics, and other features meant to make its video-streaming platform more appealing to broadcasters.

YouTube Expands Game Streaming To Mobile Devices

By Derek Forrest published 15 October 15

YouTube updated its YouTube Gaming app to incorporate mobile game streaming and recording for use with Android devices.

YouTube Launches YouTube Gaming With Livestreams, 25,000 Unique Pages For Games

By Rexly Peñaflorida published 12 June 15

YouTube officially joins the game livestreaming arena with its announcement of a new games-focused site called YouTube Gaming.

YouTube Enables 60fps Live Streaming

By Rexly Peñaflorida published 21 May 15

You can already watch videos at 60 frames per second on YouTube, but the popular video site now allows live streaming on the high framerate.

VP9 Codec Already Represents Significant Portion Of YouTube Views

By Lucian Armasu published 6 April 15

Google announced that it served 25 billion hours of VP9-encoded videos on YouTube over the past year.

YouTube Adds 360-Degree Feature For Videos

By Rexly Peñaflorida published 13 March 15

First Look: YouTube Kids

By Seth Colaner, Derek Forrest published 23 February 15

Today marks the release of YouTube Kids, Google's latest app built from the ground up around the largest demographic in the world: Kids!

YouTube To Launch New App For Kids

By Seth Colaner, Derek Forrest published 20 February 15

On Monday, the company will deliver on its promise with the launch of YouTube Kids, a safer, parent-friendly version of the popular video sharing app.