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YouTube TV has finished folding ESPN Unlimited directly into its platform, meaning eligible subscribers no longer need to open a separate ESPN app to stream its content. The rollout, promised as part of last year's carriage deal after ESPN briefly left YouTube TV, covers events like the US Open, college football, WWE, La Liga and out-of-market NHL games, plus ESPN Originals and the 30 for 30 library.
An Entrepreneur analysis of long-running content creators finds that those who avoid burnout share one trait: they build support systems before they're overwhelmed, not after. Most creators start by handling every role themselves—ideation, filming, editing, writing and community management—which works only until channel growth adds new demands faster than one person can absorb them.
YouTube personality Markiplier has purchased an 8.5% stake in GoPro, making him the camera maker's largest individual shareholder. The move sent GoPro's stock up nearly 80% at one point Tuesday, a sharp reversal after shares had languished around 60 cents through most of August amid fears of delisting.
YouTube SEO agency Tasty Edits notes that many creators overlook native platform features designed to boost video performance, instead spending time comparing third-party tools. Among the most neglected are YouTube's built-in A/B testing for titles and thumbnails, and interactive elements like cards, quizzes and end screens that can be added during upload alongside tags and descriptions.
GoPro's stock jumped sharply after disclosures showed that YouTube star Markiplier now holds the largest individual stake in the company. The rally continued into premarket trading, pushing shares to their highest level since early January.
Director M. Night Shyamalan has launched his own YouTube channel, giving him a direct platform to speak with audiences outside traditional press. The channel offers a space for him to share thoughts on his films, including past hits like 'The Sixth Sense' and 'Signs,' as well as recent work such as 'Trap.'
The unofficial Android Auto app Xtream Player, successor to Fermata Xtream, has released version 1.4.0 with a new Games add-on for Premium subscribers, starting with Chess and Connect 4, meant only for use when the car is parked. The update also refreshes app icons, improves YouTube Music playback behavior, and fixes a bug that caused a black screen when using the side-panel skip control.
Streaming profiles for deceased jazz musicians including Sonny Criss, Jean Carne, Red Nichols and Jimmie Noone have been flooded with new, AI-generated songs falsely credited to them. The tracks, uploaded under a publisher called 'Ami bacuk' and a fabricated artist name, feature generic anime-style cover art and cannot be traced to existing recordings or identified by music-ID tools.
A developer describes overriding a self-imposed website blocker for 444 minutes and using it as the turning point to rebuild his relationship with distracting apps. Rather than quitting YouTube, Reddit and LinkedIn, which he considers genuinely useful, he redesigned his phone to strip away addictive design cues, including switching the display to grayscale and forcing browser use instead of apps.
A tech guide outlines steps drivers can take to improve music streaming quality through Android Auto, including pre-downloading playlists to avoid network-dependent quality drops and adjusting download quality settings. It also recommends reviewing EQ and normalization settings, since phone-based bass boosts or Spotify's Loud normalization can clash with a car's own audio processing.
YouTube's Manage YouTube History page, found under Personalization settings, lets users view, search, filter and selectively delete their watch history. Options range from removing single entries to wiping data from a specific time range or clearing everything, giving people direct control over the signals that shape their recommendations.
A new explainer breaks down why many viewers assume they're watching 4K content when they're not, pointing to factors like device settings, HDMI cables, subscription tiers, and per-service quality controls. It walks through specific examples including Disney+'s data usage settings, YouTube's on-demand quality selector, and Amazon Prime Video's new Ultra tier that gates 4K access behind an added fee.