First reported by Variety the November 18th update of YouTube’s terms of service, adds a section saying users grant the service “the right to monetize your Content on the Service (and such monetization may include displaying ads on or within Content or charging users a fee for access).” However, the agreement “does notContinue Reading
Spotify has confirmed the acquisition of podcast hosting company Megaphone for their growing podcasting business. The reported $235 million Megaphone acquisition won’t impact Spotify’s existing podcasts, as they were already hosting the shows on Megaphone. The goal of this deal is to make Spotify’s ad insertion tools available to third-partyContinue Reading
Very few entities disrupted real-time linear television more than Netflix. Well now, the streaming juggernaut will test a real-time channel of their own in France. As reported by Variety the new linear channel will be named Direct, and will air French, international and U.S. feature films and TV shows from the streamingContinue Reading
Editors Note: Mason Pelt the founder of Push ROI, a digital agency offing YouTube Channel Management. He has no conflict of interest with any party mentioned in this article. This week, YouTube announced an updated harassment policy aimed to punish YouTubers for going “too far.” After the announcement, swarms of creators andContinue Reading
Editors Note: Mason Pelt the founder of Push ROI, a digital agency offing YouTube Channel Management. He has no conflict of interest with any party mentioned in this article. Marcelinios is a YouTube channel with nearly 95,000 subscribers. Currently, that channel is being held for ransom by hackers, who are demandingContinue Reading
A day after I reported on Facebook’s decision to exempt politicians from the platforms rules, I now have the task of writing more or less the same post about YouTube. POLITICO reports that YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki when speaking at The Atlantic Festival said, “When you have a political officerContinue Reading
After getting roasted widely since yesterday’s announcement that the platform would be removing verification from a lot of creators. YouTube announced one day later that it won’t be de-verifying currently verified creators. “We heard loud and clear how much the badge means to you […] Channels that already have the verificationContinue Reading
YouTube is overhauling its system for user verification. The company says these policy changes, set to start next month, will stop using subscription numbers to determine verification. YouTube will instead verify “prominent channels that have a clear need for proof of authenticity.” “Through our research, we found that viewers often associatedContinue Reading
A team of researchers from Northeastern University and the Imperial College of London found a variety of IoT devices are collecting and sharing data. The devices the research claim are collecting users data like smart TVs and set top boxes for streaming, are also sharing data with third parties includingContinue Reading
In the U.S. Roku TV is found on over a third of smart TVs. Now the company is bringing its smart TV operating system licensing to European markets. The company made the announcement at IFA Berlin. Roku says it will now allow manufacturers in Europe to license its TV designs andContinue Reading