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YouTube Reinstates Donald Trump’s Channel
Former President Donald Trump is allowed back on YouTube. In a statement Friday, the Google-owned video platform said that Trump’s decision to run for president again impacted its decision to allow him and his campaign back on. “Starting today, the Donald J. Trump channel is no longer restricted and can upload new content,” the statement […]
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YouTube’s Head of Gaming Outlines Exclusive Creator Deals, Strategy Under New CEO
In his first open letter to the YouTube community this week, newly appointed CEO Neal Mohan dropped an eye-popping statistic about YouTube’s gaming efforts: Total views for gaming-related content crossed 2 trillion during the year. And as of December 2022, a YouTube rep told The Hollywood Reporter that gaming-related content brought in more than 500 […]
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YouTube’s New CEO Outlines His Priorities, Teases Upcoming Features
YouTube’s new CEO, Neal Mohan, has spoken. In a lengthy first letter to the YouTube community, released Wednesday morning, Mohan teased upcoming product features across Shorts, YouTube TV and podcasting and emphasized his support for creators finding financial success on the platform. The top executive succeeded longtime executive Susan Wojcicki earlier this month, when the […]
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YouTube Adds Multi-Language Dubbing to Videos
YouTube is rolling out a feature that will allow creators to dub their videos in multiple languages, streamlining the process for those seeking to reach audiences in their native languages around the globe. Eligible creators will receive an invitation to use the feature in YouTube’s creator studio. To offer multiple dubs on a video, creators […]
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YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki to Step Down
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki is stepping down from her role after nine years leading the Google-owned company, the executive said on Thursday. In a message to staff, Wojcicki said she was leaving to “start a new chapter focused on my family, health, and personal projects I’m passionate about.” She will be succeeded by Neal Mohan, […]
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Terrell Grice, Host of ‘The Terrell Show,’ Signs With CAA
Terrell Grice, host of the music talk show The Terrell Show on YouTube, has signed with CAA. A graduate of the film program at Florida’s Full Sail University, Grice began his career in casting, working on shows like MasterChef Junior and Big Brother. The creator and producer, originally from South Carolina, later joined YouTube and […]
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YouTube Taps Google Play Executive for Vacant Head of Gaming Role
YouTube has hired Leo Olebe, a games partnerships executive at parent company Google, to lead the video giant’s gaming division, a Google spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter. Olebe will fill the top gaming executive role at YouTube roughly nine months after Ryan Wyatt, YouTube’s former head of gaming, exited in February to become the CEO […]
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