YouTube News
YouTube News
Stories from the YouTube News desk.
- Dude Perfect announced a broad partnership with Disney Disney+ and ESPN will carry short-form work tied to franchise IP and live events.
- YouTube held talks with publishers on an audiobook launch Talks with publishers ran for months. YouTube has not confirmed the plans.
- YouTube labeled YouTube Music tracks that used generative AI heavily YouTube said the tags will later reach music videos in its main app.
- Grace Helbig said two operable brain tumors require October 14 surgery Leg numbness sent her to the emergency room on October 12, where imaging found the masses.
- Kick and TikTok said Hasan execution livestream would violate guidelines Kick and TikTok said the feed would break their rules. YouTube, Meta, and Twitch did not say whether they would make a government exception.
- YouTube confirmed a limited Channel Search test for brands VidIQ posted a screenshot of the creator discovery tab before YouTube described the limited brand-only experiment.
- Jagex revealed a RuneScape animated series at RuneFest Lyrical Animation and MoistCr1TiKaL will adapt the MMORPG after the studio's Bloodborne project with Jacksepticeye.
- YouTube and Google.org gave Class CrunchLabs $2.5 million The money will fund more languages and research on Mark Rober's free classroom science videos.
- Uncensored rolled out a $4.99 paid subscription tier Chief executive Rashida Jones said memberships start Oct. 19 with four Beehiiv newsletters and a new website.
- MrBeast bought 55% stake in Sperry Labs He and Jeff Housenbold paid $250,000 as guest Sharks on the Season 18 premiere.
- YouTube announced Shorts algorithm changes limiting re-upload reach Clip-heavy accounts that add little new editing should lose Shorts feed placement under the update.
- Chicken Shop Date licensed its final season to Netflix New episodes and part of the back catalog reached the streamer the same day they dropped on Amelia Dimoldenberg's channel as the twelve-year series prepared to end.
- YouTube promised reactors live ad revenue on React live streams The platform expanded live reactions from tentpole tests to eligible long-form uploads and livestreams, with rollout set for later in 2026.
- YouTube and Meta unblocked paid ads for Gibney's Musk trailer TikTok and X still block Bleecker Street's campaign after platforms first refused the documentary spot.
- Kevin Germán described the Castillo killing before surrender Dominican police arrested three other suspects and recovered more than $30,000 after the Apogeo TV interview.
- Bill Kramer defended moving the Oscars to YouTube at Zurich The AMPAS CEO told Zurich summit attendees the 2029 deal would stream in 30 languages and bundle nominations, Governors Awards, and red carpet shows on the platform.
- YouTube rejected paid ads for Gibney's Musk documentary Bleecker Street said TikTok and Meta also blocked the buy and that Meta has denied its appeal.
- Neal Mohan rejected Meta's teen safety push for YouTube Meta asked rivals to match settlement-driven safeguards after TikTok removed its advocacy ads from the app.
- YouTube reported microdramas drew 6.5 billion views in H1 2026 Microdrama views on TV screens rose more than 90 percent year over year in the same period, YouTube said at Made on YouTube.
- Mighty Mike Plays' father said he would sue YouTubers for libel Creators including Deep Humor had questioned whether a $118,000 YouTube ad bill on the family channel was real.
- YouTube announced Shorts series for seasons and episodes The feature groups vertical clips into seasons and episodes for Partner Program creators on web, phones, and TVs.
- MKBHD criticized YouTube's plan to A/B test full video edits Marques Brownlee asked on X whether comment timestamps would still line up when two people saw different cuts.
- YouTube announced A/B tests of full videos for audiences Studio will serve different cuts of the same upload to separate audience segments.
- Sam and Colby added Netflix to Hell Week for 2026 Netflix will stream a collection of the pair's Halloween documentaries in early October without taking exclusivity from YouTube.
- YouTube expanded Ask Studio to iOS and Android Made On YouTube also brought draft feedback, a research feed, and proactive thumbnail swaps to YouTube Studio.
- YouTube expanded Ask YouTube into shopping Product searches can surface comparison tables and follow-up questions on the watch page, YouTube said Wednesday.
- YouTube added a background AI agent for creator back catalogs Made on YouTube also added three-way video tests and dynamic thumbnail rotation in YouTube Studio.
- YouTube unveiled Ask Music for in-app music discovery YouTube Music and Premium subscribers will also get a spoken AI podcast guide called your podcast lineup.
- YouTube expanded React live to eligible long videos Co-host matchmaking and live auto dubbing are slated for early 2027, YouTube said at Made on YouTube.
- YouTube launched Shorts Series for microdramas on living room TVs The Made on YouTube update folds episodic Creator Shows into the TV Shorts feed as microdrama watch time rose 90 percent year over year.
- YouTube announced conversational prompts for custom homepage feeds The tabs refresh automatically with recommendations after users save them to the home screen, YouTube said at Made On in New York.
- YouTube unveiled GIF comment replies and member-only fan communities Made on YouTube also brought TV voice commenting, a personalized moderation test, and paid Jewels for its Hype fan-promotion tool.
- YouTube integrated Gemini conversational editing into Shorts and Create Made On YouTube also brought Ask Studio feedback, dynamic thumbnails, and opt-in AI comment moderation tests.
- YouTube introduced Live showdowns for merged creator livestreams The platform tied the head-to-head live format to auto dubbing and long-form Watch With.
- YouTube said 1.3 million creators joined its Shopping affiliate program Made On YouTube brought affiliate tagging to 35 countries and brand-deal workflow changes inside YouTube Studio.
- YouTube secured exclusive Coachella livestreams through 2030 Neal Mohan announced the Goldenvoice agreement Wednesday at Made On YouTube in New York.
- White House launched Trump TV as round-the-clock YouTube stream Kaelan Dorr pitched the feed as unfiltered greatest hits while live concurrent viewership stayed under 10,000.
- Google began inferring Canadians' ages from YouTube account history Misclassified adults must upload government ID or take a selfie to restore full account controls.
- Informa folded VidCon into Cannes Lions and left Anaheim The U.S. footprint moves to Insight to Impact events starting in Denver in October 2026.
- Like Nastya struck a Disney deal for preschool series and library The agreement covers new animated programming for Disney Jr and Disney+, live-action projects for older kids and families, and a curated release of existing Like Nastya videos.