YouTube tests a less intrusive ad format for livestreams
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube appears to be testing a mobile livestream ad format that plays in a dedicated space below the video window, replacing the live chat…
YouTube TV’s fully customizable multiview finally starts rolling out
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube TV has begun a limited rollout of its fully customizable multiview feature, moving away from restrictive preset channel bundles. The new “Add to…
YouTube TV’s multiview expansion gets started with ESPN, Bravo, and USA
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube TV has offered more details about its upcoming multiview customization experiment for non-live sports content. You’ll initially be able to build custom multiviews…
YouTube’s got a new podcast chart showing what’s hot in the US
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube is introducing a Weekly Podcast Shows chart, highlighting the top 100 in the US. Listings will be updated each Wednesday. For now this…
YouTube wants to place ads at the ‘most exciting’ moments of its videos
At its own Brandcast 2025 event, YouTube presented a new way of inserting advertisements in particularly exciting places, which was recapped in this official YouTube blog post. The new feature,…
YouTube now lets you and your friends vote on that road trip playlist
Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube has announced that it’s slowly rolling out the ability to vote on songs in playlists. Upvoting a song pushes it up on the…
YouTube ads are hitting a new low with new ‘Peak Points’ strategy
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube has introduced a new ad format that places ads right where something exciting happens in a video. These new types of ads are…
YouTube targets TV dollars with NFL deal, bingeable ‘shows’ from creators
YouTube announced a range of initiatives designed to attract more TV ad dollars to its platform at Brandcast, its annual Upfront event for advertisers. Notably, the Google-owned video service is…
YouTube hates AI slop movie trailers as much as I do
Bullshit trailers are a blight on YouTube. And they have been for a long time. Just throw together clips of older movies and actors, title it “The Dark Knight Rises…
I want the YouTube algorithm to stop doing this one annoying thing
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Over the years, the YouTube suggestion algorithm has become pretty complex. I’ve noticed that it can extrapolate my tastes very well based on my watch…