YouTube
YouTube will pay $24 million after banning Trump’s account following Capitol riot
YouTube will shell out more than $24 million to settle a lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump after his account was banned following the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol several years ago.
YouTube TV may pull two major Spanish networks off platform
A pair of potential carriage disputes involving Google-owned streaming service YouTube TV could leave Spanish-speaking audiences without several major networks at the end of the month.
Televisa-Univision takes aim at Google in new ad campaign
Televisa-Univision on Wednesday announced a new ad campaign aimed at pressuring Google to reverse plans that would relegate Univision from YouTube TV’s main package at the end of the month.
YouTube reverses ban on COVID-19 conspiracy theorists
YouTube says it will reverse a decision to ban content creators who spread conspiracy theories and other misinformation.
Viewpoint: Should Nielsen still have influence over the TV industry?
Anyone who has worked in television for more than a minute or so learns that there are three sets of numbers that you have to care about: Your paycheck, corporate earnings and ratings.
By:
Kirk Varner
Traditional TV dominates streaming’s share of TV time in August
Broadcast television saw its largest increase in share of time spent with television during Nielsen's measurement period for August.
THE GAUGE
YouTube adjusts NFL game viewer count, raising questions about accuracy
The Google-owned streaming service said it under-counted the viewership of its NFL game in Brazil.
Viewpoint: When did Nielsen become an extension of YouTube’s publicity department?
In light of Nielsen and YouTube’s recent missteps, it will be interesting to see whether the industry accepts the report as gospel or start to question it.
YouTube TV may pull Univision channels on September 30
Televisa-Univision is warning of a looming carriage dispute with the Google-owned streamer, which could affect 9 million subscribers.
Weather prevents NBC Sports from making NFL ratings history
A weather delay prevented NBC Sports from attracting the largest audience for an NFL Kickoff event in domestic TV history.
RATINGS
YouTube grabs 17 million viewers to NFL Brazil game
Before the game was played, questions were raised about how Nielsen and YouTube would collect and report viewership figures.
VAB report: YouTube nukes 179 million problematic videos over six years
Child safety violations and scams drive majority of removals as YouTube purges billions of videos, channels and comments.