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After being absent from YouTube since the beginning of March, Olivia Jade Giannulli has posted her first video since her parents Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli came under fire for the college admissions scandal. In the two-minute video, Giannulli said as much as she wants to, she is “legally not allowed to speak…

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said the Google-owned online video giant is working to attract advertisers to “edgier” content even as it adds safeguards and weeds out more objectionable fare.. "We're working to identify advertisers who are interested in edgier content, like a marketer looking to promote an R-rated movie…

Shana Tepper has joined YouTube as Head of Entertainment Communications. Starting today she will lead all press and communications strategies for the global slate of YouTube Original Series and specials focused on personalities, artists and learning. Based in Los Angeles, she will work closely with Susanne Daniels…

Google parent Alphabet saw its shares slide more than 1% in after-hours trading following the release of the tech giant’s third-quarter financial results. While the company exceeded Wall Street analysts’ estimates for total revenue, with $40.5 billion, earnings per share of $10.16 fell well short of the consensus…

If you are looking to laugh for 24 hours straight, then Comedy Central has you covered. The network will live stream 24 hours of stand-up content from over 60 comedians on its Stand-Up YouTube channel starting on October 17 at 11 pm ET. All the laughter will culminate in the season premiere of Comedy Central Stand-Up P…

The debut of a new TV show by Kelly Clarkson, a farewell to rocker and reality TV star Eddie Money, and news on the sale of the boyhood home of one of arena rock’s giants made up some of the headlines in the music industry this week. All this as the industry eyed new pots of gold in podcasting and streaming, hi-tech…

UPDATE: Shane Gillis has apologized to “Anyone who’s actually offended by anything I’ve said.”  The comedian is in hot water as a YouTube video from last year surfaced, featuring him uttering a racial slur against Chinese people. Gillis was just announced as a new cast member for the upcoming season. NBC has not…

UPDATED with more details: Google will pay $170 million to settle claims by the Federal Trade Commission anda New York Attorney General Letitia James that YouTube illegally collected personal information from children without their parent's consent. The record fine, which had been anticipated after news reports that…

Since tightening its controls on content in an effort to limit hate speech in June, YouTube says it removed 17,000 channels and 100,000 videos in the second quarter, both fivefold increases over previous periods. In a blog post Tuesday, the company said it has also reduced views on videos that are later removed for…

YouTube is officially kicking off its shift to AVOD (ad-supported video on demand) today by dropping the first season of its most popular original scripted series Cobra Kai, starring Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, in front of the paywall for a limited time. The streamer also has set Season 2 premiere dates for…

With an Emmy nomination this year for his short form web series Billy on the Street, comedian Billy Eichner is celebrating both his third Primetime nod from Academy, and his third iteration of the show, since it returned as a web series late last year. But short form online isn't a new home for Billy on the Street…

YouTube and parent company Google took down 210 channels after they posted a co-ordinated series of videos seen as undermining the anti-government protests in Hong Kong. Shane Huntley, director of Google’s Threat Analysis Group, confirmed the takedowns in a blog post, noting that the action was consistent with similar…