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YouTube launches HDR support for live streams

by Bob Raikes

What They Say YouTube has extended its support for HDR from uploaded content to live HDR streams. Configuration details are here. Content can be based on HLG or PQ EOTFs. What We Think More …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| YouTube

YouTube Launches Public Beta Test for AV1 Video Codec

by Andrew Fenn

YouTube has launched its AV1 beta playlist, a selection of videos encoded with the AV1 video format, with which Google intends to replace its current VP9 codec. Users browsing on Chrome 70 or Firefox …

Tags:Codecs| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 36| YouTube

YouTube Adds Newer iPhones to List of HDR-Compatible Devices

by Andrew Fenn

HDR on YouTube is now supported on iPhone X, 8 and 8 Plus, joining the Google Pixel, LG V30 and Samsung Galaxy S8, as well as Sony’s Xperia XZ Premium. These are the first …

Tags:Apple| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 25 - Issue 19| YouTube

Mobile Video Index: Facebook Video is Poised to Overtake YouTube

by Andrew Fenn

Openwave Mobility has released the latest findings from its Mobile Video Index (MVI). This is the second edition of the MVI, a regular analysis of traffic data aggregated from over 30 mobile operators. The …

Tags:| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 25 - Issue 08| YouTube

YouTube TV Price Increases to $40 Next Month

by Andrew Fenn

The cost of a monthly subscription to YouTube TV is increasing to $40 from March 13th. The reason for the price rise is the addition of several new channels, including Turner Classic Movies, truTV, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 06| YouTube

YouTube CEO Announces Red Service Rollout to 100 More Countries

by Andrew Fenn

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has announced that its paid subscription service, YouTube Red, will roll out to a hundred more countries this year. Wojcicki also described Red as “really a music service” alluding to …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 25 - Issue 06| YouTube

YouTube TV Now Available on Roku Devices

by Andrew Fenn

Roku and YouTube today announced the availability of YouTube TV on select Roku devices in the US. YouTube TV allows Roku users to stream live sports, local and national news and shows as soon …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Roku| Vol 25 - Issue 04| YouTube

YouTube TV Now Available On Roku Devices

by Damir Lokas

Roku Inc. (Nasdaq: ROKU) and YouTube announced the availability of YouTube TV on select Roku devices1. YouTube TV allows Roku users to stream live sports, local and national news, and must-see shows the moment …

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SensorTower: US SVoD App Revenue Grew 77% in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

US consumer spending in the top 10 SVoD mobile apps grew 77% in 2017 to approximately $781 million on the App Store and Google Play, according to Sensor Tower Store Intelligence estimates. Furthermore, the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Apps| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| SVOD| Vol 25 - Issue 04| YouTube

Google Chief Announces International Launch for YouTube Red

by Andrew Fenn

Google’s Chief Business Officer Robert Kyncl stated in an interview with French financial magazine Les Echos that YouTube Red, the company’s subscription video-on-demand service, will launch internationally later this year. YouTube Red is currently …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 25 - Issue 02| YouTube

YouTube TV Coming to Android TV, Apple TV, Smart TVs and Xbox

by Andrew Fenn

YouTube TV is coming to Android TV devices, Apple TV, Xbox and select Smart TVs. YouTube’s live television service originally launched in April 2017 and is now available across two-thirds of the United States. …

Tags:Android| Google| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 41| YouTube

YouTube Living Room Viewing is Up 70%

by Andrew Fenn

YouTube living room viewing is up 70% year-on-year, according to Alphabet’s CEO, Sundar Pichai. The video giant’s live television service Youtube TV is now available across two-thirds of the US, while the additional YouTube …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TV Viewing| Vol 24 - Issue 41| YouTube