Tag: YouTube
YouTube goes after Patreon with plans for monthly subscriptions
Would you pay to get rid of the adverts on YouTube? That's what YouTube owner Google is hoping as it is reportedly readying a new subscription service for the video platform. According to The Guardian, the plan is to charge something like $10 a month and in return remove adverts for subscribers. Where this gets…
YouTube is testing 4K video at 60fps
Want to know how good video is going to look in a few years time? Then check out this video, if your computer is capable of running it. As spotted by Engadget, these volcano videos are the first on the site to work at both 4K resolution and at 60fps. Previously YouTube has supported both…
Is YouTube planning its own game streaming service?
YouTube could be about to take on Twitch by launching its own live streaming service for gamers, according to one report. According to The Daily Dot, Google currently has 50 coders working on the new service, which would be a modified version of YouTube Live dedicated to e-sports. Such a move would make sense as…
Cat purring flagged by YouTube as copyright infringement
First they came for the cats, and I did not speak out, because I was not a cat. Fresh questions are being raised about YouTube's content ID system for identifying copyrighted material after the website reportedly flagged an hour long loop of a cat purring as belonging to EMI. According to Torrent Freak that cat,…
Nintendo finally agrees terms for YouTube streamers
Whilst the rest of the world has been on board with video game streaming via Twitch and YouTube for a number of years now, old man Nintendo has only just agreed to legally allow it - announcing the launch of the Nintendo Creators Program. Peace is breaking out across YouTube as the Nintendo Creators Program…
YouTube adds automatic GIF creation tool to share options
Ever feel like the internet has gone full circle? After living through the 90s and early 2000s when high quality videos on the internet were just a distant dream, even though we can now stream in 4K, the whole world has gone GIF crazy again. Pandering to this trend, YouTube has added an intriguing new…
YouTube adds offline viewing on Android… for some people, anyway.
Google has announced that it is adding the ability to view videos offline on the Android YouTube app - but currently only for users in India, Indonesia and the Philippines. The new functionality will apparently let users download and cache videos for up to 48 hours without needing an internet connection. The reason for the…
Gangnam Style breaks YouTube
For all of the talk of the internet being broken over the last few weeks, it turns out that a viral hit of old is perhaps the closest to claiming responsibility - with YouTube reporting that 2012's Gangnam Style broke its hit counter. Posting on the YouTube Google+ page (yep, G+ is still going), YouTube…
What’s the deal with YouTube Music Key?
Google/YouTube has announced a new service called YouTube Music Key... but what exactly is it, and why has Google launched it? What is YouTube Music Key? Music Key is a new premium service on YouTube. It is currently only available to a select few users but we expect it to be rolled out soon. In…
YouTube rolls out 60fps support
Good news for anyone who likes watching gaming footage on YouTube: The site now supports videos uploaded at 60 frames per second. This means that video will look smooth as butter - perfect for high-speed shoot-outs and the like. If you can't imagine it, check out the below videos - be sure to choose "1080p60"…
