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YouTube is doubling the viewership requirements new creators must meet before they can earn ad and Premium revenue.
Disney settled the case for $50 million without admitting liability. The settlement covers YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream subscribers, including DirecTV Now and AT&T TV Now accounts, who had active subscriptions at any point between April 1, 2019 and March 31, 2026. Now, the deadline to file a claim is Sept. 8.
The next iteration of the streaming wars is likely to be about aggregating content on the biggest existing platforms.
Disney asked YouTube to add ABC ahead of Election Day. YouTube TV said in the past two elections, its viewers largely did not watch ABC.
Super Mario 64 is now playable in-browser thanks to a YouTube video that combines the site’s 360°-view spherical video player with closed captions.
LeBron James is officially in the YouTube Golf space and his first video features his trip to Scotland with the Cavs title team
The NBA remains in “advanced talks” with YouTube about launching an aggregated local streaming hub ahead of the 2027-28 season, but DAZN is “waiting in the wings” should those talks fall apart, according to the latest update on the matter by Tom Friend in Sports Business Journal.
Nebula is a promising YouTube Premium alternative that costs only $6 per month, but it has one major drawback.