Alphabet reports YouTube's Q4 ad revenue rose 9% YoY to $11.38B, vs. $11.84B est., and YouTube's annual revenue “surpassed $60B across ads and subscriptions”
although it's impossible to compare businesses — BUT that's still about $10 billion LESS than what Reels ~alone~ generated in annual run rate.Julia Alexander /@loudmouthjulia:Also in Alphabet's earnin...
Samsung's Galaxy XR headset includes an Explorer Pack that bundles a year of Google AI Pro, YouTube Premium, Play Pass, and more with purchases through year-end
Matt Horne / Android Authority :
YouTube launches an AI Overviews-like carousel for searches related to shopping, places, and things to do in a specific place, for Premium users in the US
this Google AI Overviews clone might finally sell me on the $14/month Premium subscription Ryan Whitwam / Ars Technica : Google begins rolling out AI search in YouTube Isaiah Richard / Tech Times : Yo...
YouTube says YouTube Music and YouTube Premium now have 125M+ subscribers globally, including trials, after passing 100M subscribers in February 2024
Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide :
YouTube rolls out Jump Ahead, which uses AI to let users jump to parts of a video where most viewers skip ahead, to all US Premium members using its Android app
It's currently available in the US on the YouTube Android app. — • — TL;DR — YouTube Premium members in the US …
YouTube strengthens its “enforcement on third-party apps” violating its ToS, “specifically ad-blocking apps”, leading to error messages and “buffering issues”
this time blocking third-party apps Vallari Sanzgiri / MediaNama : Buffering Ahead: YouTube to Limit Video Access via Ad-Blocking Apps Codrut Nistor / Notebookcheck : Google renews its assault on YouT...
Google One crosses 100M subscribers, highlighting Google's efforts to move users away from its free plans; YouTube Premium also hit 100M subscribers in February
Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced Friday that his company has logged 100 million subscriptions to Google One …
Google One crosses 100M subscribers, highlighting Google's efforts to move users away from its free plans; YouTube Premium also hit 100M subscribers in February
Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced Friday that his company has logged 100 million subscriptions to Google One …
YouTube says YouTube Premium and Music have a combined 100M subscribers; CEO Neal Mohan says subscriptions have become a “meaningful part” of YouTube's business
YouTube “launched a global effort” to encourage ad blocker users to allow ads or try YouTube Premium, after a “small experiment globally” started in June 2023
YouTube is broadening its efforts to crack down on ad blockers. The platform has “launched a global effort” …