SAVE $50: Sign up for NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube for just $399 per year, down from the normal price of $449; that’s $50 off an annual subscription or an 11% discount. Another option is to add the NFL Sunday Ticket to your existing YouTube TV plan for $299 per year, down from $349; that’s … Read more
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Google is testing new generative AI features for YouTube that’ll let people create music tracks using just a text prompt or a simple hummed tune. The first, Dream Track, already seeded to a few creators on the platform, is designed to auto-generate short 30-second music tracks in the style of famous artists. The feature can … Read more
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This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. Today we have a look at how YouTube’s new AI rules will (and will not) affect podcasting, another late-night host ditching TV for audio, and a bunch of your recs on podcasts covering the Israel-Hamas war. What do YouTube’s new AI … Read more
When YouTube detects an ad blocker or other privacy tool that blocks ads as part of its functions, you’ll see a warning stating that “Ad blockers violate YouTube’s Terms of Service” or “Ad blockers are not allowed on YouTube.” There are a few different versions of this message, including some that entirely prevent you from … Read more
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YouTube’s NFL Sunday Ticket streams have been plagued with buffering and pixelation, making afternoon games today unwatchable, according to many, many posts. The @TeamYouTube account acknowledged the issue at 1:53PM ET. The team wrote that they’re aware YouTube is having issues and they are working to fix them, but acknowledged that “YouTube TV or NFL … Read more
YouTube Just in time for the holidays, there’s a good chance you’re going to see an uptick in product placement on YouTube. In an announcement this morning, YouTube rolled out a new program that makes it easier for content creators to showcase products and for viewers to buy them. Starting today, creators can add product timestamps … Read more
Can you be lonely with a billion pairs of eyes on you? We’ll have to ask Akon, who just scored his third addition to YouTube’s Billion Views Club with his 2005 video for “Lonely.” The visual for “Lonely” opens with Akon basking in the cheers of adoring fans, only for the camera to pan around … Read more