YouTube has confirmed a significant shift of its original programming strategy, announcing all of its originals will now get a run on the free, ad-supported side of the fence. The strategic evolution has been in the works over the last several months, with YouTube Premium (which was born in 2015 as YouTube Red)…

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, reported first-quarter earnings of $9.50 per share, well below Wall Street forecasts, as a European Commission fine put a dent in its results. Not counting the $1.7 billion fine, earnings would have hit $11.90 a share. Analysts had expected $10.58. Revenue gained nearly 17% over…

EXCLUSIVE: Already having broken pre-sale ticket records, Avengers: Endgame has smashed through another milestone before it squashes all box office benchmarks starting Thursday, April 25: The Anthony and Joe Russo-directed feature is far and away the biggest marketing promotional campaign in Marvel Studios history at…

The European Parliament on Tuesday voted in favor of a controversial European Union law that seeks fair compensation for copyrighted material, but which has faced opposition over concerns it could be a blow to a free and open Internet. Known as the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market, it was passed in…

President Donald Trump and the so-called “Trump of the Tropics” stood side-by-side in the Rose Garden of the White House on Tuesday while POTUS attacked Facebook, Twitter, the press, and “different shows,” saying they should be investigated for collusion against Republicans. “It seems to be, if it’s conservatives, if…

NBCUniversal executive Lori Conkling has been tapped by Google to lead global partnerships for its YouTube TV and internet service division, Google Fiber. Conkling spent the last six years at NBCU, where she served as EVP of strategy and business development focused on digital. In her new role, she’ll lead YouTube…

Elizabeth Warren, leaning into her reputation as a consumer advocate, unveiled a plan to break up tech giants Amazon, Google and Facebook. In a blog post published on Medium, the Democratic senator from Massachusetts who is running for president in 2020, argued that all three companies have become far too dominant…

Producer, actor and musician Desi Arnaz has received one of the digital age’s highest honors – he’s been chosen as the Google Doodle to celebrate what would have been his 102nd birthday, his caricature being viewed hundreds of millions of times today. Best known for his role as Ricky Ricardo on 1950s sitcom I Love Lucy…

A long-anticipated milestone will finally be attained this year according to eMarketer: Digital ad spending is expected to outpace traditional ad spending beginning in 2019, with digital going on to comprise more than two-thirds of total media spending by 2023. This year, total spending on digital ads will grow 19.1%…

Google parent Alphabet reported fourth-quarter earnings Monday that exceeded Wall Street analysts’ expectations, but a 2% gain in the company’s stock during the regular trading day was erased after hours. Earnings of $12.77 per diluted share came in well above the analyst consensus of $10.86. Revenue of $39.28 billion…

Sundance is following the lead of SXSW and is starting to lean into tech and its heavy influence on the film industry. During the Park City fest, Dropbox is looking to debut a new time-based commenting feature while Google and Sony are set to unveil a tool that will simplify rendering in the cloud. Both would greatly…

France’s National Data Protection Commission said Monday it has fined Google €50 million ($57 million) for violating provisions of the European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, which was enacted into law in May. It marks the first penalty under the GDPR for a major U.S. tech firm, and could…