HI FRIENDS,
YouTube brings updates to enhance the experience of both creators and viewers on the platform.
One of the new changes is a modernised interface for tablets.
YouTube is also updating its video chapters feature that was introduce last year with the ability to automatically add chapters to relevant videos.
It is also adding new parental controls to YouTube Kids.
YouTube is rolling out its YouTube Shorts in the US starting this March.
Neal Mohan Said in Blog Post :
Google-owned platform wanted to meet growing demands for video consumption by bringing a series of updates in 2021.
YouTube now supported formats including SD, HD, 4K, VR, HDR, and live video “on nearly every device with an Internet connection”.
video chapters feature is being use in over 20,000 videos each day.
To improve navigation, accessibility, and search functionality specifically for virtual reality (VR) content, the platform is bringing a redesigned YouTube VR app homepage later this year.
YouTube is also bringing automatic video chapters, which it has been testing for a couple of months.
YouTube creators need to manually add video chapters to their videos.
Users on YouTube TV are also getting a new add-on package with 4K streaming, offline viewing, and unlimited concurrent streams at home.
Neal Mohan Said :
YouTube TV, which is so far limit to the US, has more than three million paid subscribers and over 85 networks.
US users will receive YouTube Shorts to create 15-second short videos using their mobile devices.
YouTube Shorts debuted in India in September last year and received over 3.5 billion daily views globally.
The number of Indian channels using YouTube Shorts feature has more than tripled.
YouTube Music, which is to have over 70 million official tracks alongside playlists, remixes, music videos, live performances, and covers, is also getting an update that will make user-created playlists easily discoverable to others on the platform.
YouTube Kids is getting new parental controls, including the option to let parents add specific videos and channels from the main YouTube platform to their children’s viewing choices.
Neal Mohan Said :
YouTube Kids as a platform already has over 35 million monthly weekly viewers across more than 80 countries.
YouTube is strengthening monetisation on its platform for creators by testing a new feature.
Neal Mohan Said :
“This feature unlocks new monetisation opportunities for creators’ uploads, and we’re looking forward to launching this more broadly to creators this year,”.
YouTube is also beta testing a new integrate shopping experience that will allow viewers to make informed purchases directly from the platform.
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