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Google testing AI-generated 'restyled' songs for YouTube Shorts: Details

Google said that YouTube Short creators who are part of the experiment can select an eligible song and describe how they want to restyle it

YouTube tests sleep timer feature for premium members: Check how it works

With sleep timer, premium YouTube subscribers will be able to set a time after which the playback will be paused. The feature is available on both YouTube for mobile and desktop

YouTube Shorts surpass trillion views, CEO Neal Mohan lauds Indian creators

YouTube Shorts, a 60-second video format which made its global debut in India in 2020, has surpassed a trillion views, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan announced on Wednesday as he highlighted the global impact of Indian content creators. Mohan, who was speaking at the YouTube Brandcast 2024 event here, said YouTube has become a platform that enables people to tell their stories. "Indian creators are making videos inspired by local trends that go on to define global culture. YouTube is number one in reach and watch time in India. And we just passed a huge milestone. Shorts, which we first launched in India, now have trillions of views here," he said. YouTube is the most streamed service on Connected TVs (cTV) in India with viewership growing 4x in the last three years, he added. "These creators and artists have business strategies, writers' rooms, and production teams. They're creating programs that people love to watch. And along the way, they're redefining entertainment, news, and educatio

YouTube updates audio eraser tool to help creators deal with copyrights

Reportedly, the updated eraser tool will let creators trim, replace or mute copyrighted music without impacting other audio elements of the videos from within YouTube Studio

YouTube introduces new features for premium members, mulls more paid plans

Moreover, YouTube is planning to introduce new premium membership plans in addition to those that currently exists

YouTube removes 2.25 mn videos in India over rules, most for any country

96% of videos removed worldwide between Oct and Dec were first flagged by machines, says company

YouTube to show labels on videos with AI generated elements: Details here

YouTube is introducing a tool within its Creator Studio that will require creators to disclose whether the content has a person, place, scene or event that has been created using synthetic media

The smart shifts in video

The advent of smart TVs is changing both streaming and broadcasting

Deepfake is not in our interest, firm complies with all local laws: YouTube

Deepfake videos are not in the interest of YouTube as none of the stakeholders want to associate themselves with platforms that allow fake news or misinformation, a senior company official has said. YouTube, India Director, Ishan John Chatterjee on Thursday said the firm complies with all local laws and continues to engage with the government on all emerging issues. "I want to reiterate that misinformation, in general, and deepfakes in AI is actually not in our interest at all. As a platform, if you look at the different stakeholders that we serve, and let us take the three broad ones i.e. users or viewers, creators and advertisers, none of them want to be associated with a platform that allows fake news (or) misinformation," Chatterjee said. YouTube's intentions are very aligned with the government and key stakeholders that it has to address, he added. "We comply with all local laws and continue to engage with the government and industry stakeholders on emerging issues." He was .

YouTube creators may soon have to disclose use of gen AI in videos

YouTube is rolling out new rules for AI content, including a requirement that creators reveal whether they've used generative artificial intelligence to make realistic looking videos. In a blog post on Tuesday outlining a number of AI-related policy updates, YouTube said creators that don't disclose whether they've used AI tools to make altered or synthetic videos face penalties including having their content removed or suspension from the platform's revenue sharing program. Generative AI has the potential to unlock creativity on YouTube and transform the experience for viewers and creators on our platform, Jennifer Flannery O'Connor and Emily Moxley, vice presidents for product management, wrote in the blog post. But just as important, these opportunities must be balanced with our responsibility to protect the YouTube community. The restrictions expand on rules that YouTube's parent company, Google, unveiled in September requiring that political ads on YouTube and other Google ...

YouTube tests gen-AI tools and features with premium subscribers: Details

Currently in experimental stage and available to select premium users only, the generative-AI features on YouTube are expected to rollout soon

Like, share, subscribe, vote: 2024 polls may be dubbed 'YouTube election'

A 'WOKE-UP' CALL: A politician or political party that's better at tapping into this vortex of attention will be reaping free mindshare from voters

YouTube Playables: Everything about Google's upcoming online gaming service

Playables are games that can be played directly on YouTube on both desktop and mobile devices

TV screen consumption, short videos to drive growth in India: YouTube

As per some estimates, YouTube users in India grew from 122 million in 2017 to around 567 million in 2022

YouTube now offers high quality 1080p video on web for premium subscribers

Premium subscribers can also freely download video, stream offline and host Google Meet session to watch videos in groups

YouTube's short and smart future: Here're challenges, opportunities

In its 15th year, India's largest OTT is trying to master the world of short video before new competitors chip away at ad growth

Hit by hackers, high-profile YouTube channels lose entire content

Mojo Story, the multimedia news website run by journalist Barkha Dutt lost access to its account on Sunday, which was followed by the hackers deleting the entire content of the channel

What's new on YouTube: More ads, including a 30 sec long unskippable on TVs

30-second ads will be available to advertisers via YouTube Select, a curated advertising platform. These longer ads will be reserved for the top five per cent of YouTube content

Youtube's updates policies on eating disorder content, Here's what changes

Youtube is updating its policies regarding eating disorder-related videos to share more authoritative and high-quality content with the viewers

Google-owned YouTube adds dedicated 'Podcasts' tab to channel pages

Channel pages on YouTube's main website and mobile apps now include a "Podcasts" tab between "Live" and "Playlists", which according to Google, is available globally