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YouTube is adding ‘seasons’ to make your favorite channel more like Netflix
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube creators can now break their videos up into different seasons and episodes to make them easier for viewers to navigate - and binge-watch - on TV. The upcoming feature comes as YouTube has increasingly been pushing into the living room, with YouTuber revenue on TVs up 30 percent year over year, according to the company.Content creators can soon tailor their uploads for viewers in a format that looks very similar to Netflix and other streaming services when viewed on the TV, with full-screen episode descriptions and a hierarchy of seasons and episodes to navigate. GIF: Google YouTube has not described how the new formatting will translate to desktop and mobile UI, but expect to see it in some form on all... Continue reading...
YouTube Premium subscribers are reporting price hikes around the globe
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube is telling Premium subscribers outside the US that they'll be paying more for the service soon, social media users began reporting over the weekend. So far, the higher prices are being reported in regions that include the EU, the Middle East, and South America, according to Android Authority.The price increases affect both individual and family plans. In some EU countries, people have said they were told their family plans will be going from 17.99 to 25.99 (or 11.99 to 13.99 for individuals) starting on November 7th. Posts on social media are reporting similar increases in places like Singapore, Colombia, and Saudi Arabia. A Reddit user is tracking the amounts in one thread.Another Reddit user posted screenshots of a... Continue reading...
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