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Fox News leads rival news networks on YouTube in October
Fox News accumulated 3.9 billion YouTube views through October, ahead of MS NOW and CNN.
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C-SPAN to simulcast Election Night coverage on YouTube for free
Streamers who want to watch C-SPAN for free will be able to do so on YouTube, a spokesperson confirmed this week.
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C-SPAN plans 20 hours of live, commercial-free midterm election coverage
C-SPAN's flagship channel will offer rolling coverage of facts-first election news, while C-SPAN 2 and C-SPAN 3 will feature simulcasts from YouTube pundits.
YouTube ad revenue grows, but slows, during Alphabet’s Q3
YouTube Music and Premium surpassed 150 million global subscribers, including free trials. Cloud revenue doubled to $30.71 billion.
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Instagram takes on YouTube’s living room dominance with Apple TV app
The application allows viewers to watch videos from creators they follow, discover new programming and resume watching content across devices.
YouTube has milestone moment in Nielsen’s August “The Gauge” report
The social video platform captured more than 15 percent of time spent with TV on account of a summer lull across broadcast and cable TV networks and other streaming platforms.
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Report: YouTube explores audiobook service to compete with Spotify, Audible
It remains unclear whether the service would offer unlimited listening, a monthly listening allowance or individual audiobook purchases.
BBC News launches live stream on YouTube in U.S., U.K.
Viewers in those countries, and a handful of others, will be able to watch live news from BBC News via YouTube for free.
ESPN brings kid-focused sports shows to YouTube
The free channel is intended to introduce younger audiences to different sports, athletes and memorable sporting moments.
RTL Group: Adding older shows to YouTube increased TV engagement
The episodes generated 30 million YouTube views over 365 days, and led to a 123 percent increase in first-video views on RTL Plus.
WARC: Global ad spending forecast to hit $1.34 trillion, fueled by social, streaming buys
Social media, search and retail media will account for more than two-thirds of global ad spending this year, WARC said.
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YouTube TV to drop Tastemade, Court TV by end of September
The channels are being removed as YouTube TV focuses on highly-sought sports, news and entertainment-inclusive networks.