
UNILAD takes back lead as top video creator in April, but video views down across the board
UNILAD regained the No. 1 spot on Tubular Labs’ top 10 list of the most viewed video creators for April. After eight months in the lead,...

YouTube quietly pauses search ads to implement brand safety measures
Bloomua / Shutterstock.com Google has quietly paused its TrueView discovery ads that show up in mobile search results or as a “related...

YouTube unveils its new lineup of original programming
Singer Katy Perry, on hand at YouTube’s 2017 NewFront “It’s strange being sexy and corporate at the same time,” said singer Katy Perry...

Google’s rocky road: Fake news, extremist videos & bad search results [Podcast]
Google is having a rough year. Extremist and hyperpartisan videos have made the term “brand safety” mainstream, as major advertisers...

YouTube invites users to give feedback on its upcoming redesign
YouTube announced it is working on a new look and feel for both its desktop and mobile apps and is inviting beta testers to preview the...

Report: Digital ad growth slows to single digits for first time
Digital growth is showing signs of slowing. Among the agencies measured by advertising intelligence firm Standard Media Index, digital ad...

The LAD Bible takes No. 1 spot from UNILAD as March’s most popular video creator
For eight of the last nine months, UNILAD has ranked at the top of Tubular’s list of the most watched video creators, followed by The LAD...

Samsung owned half of the 92.5M total views generated by YouTube’s top 10 ads in March
Samsung dominated last month’s YouTube ad leaderboard, winning a combined 46.5 million views with its “This is a phone” spot at No. 1 and...

YouTube channels must now hit 10K views to start earning ad revenue
Alexey Boldin / Shutterstock.com After several tumultuous weeks for YouTube over unwanted media attention and advertiser protest over ads...

YouTube TV premieres in five markets, including LA, NY, SF
A little more than a month after it was announced, YouTube’s paid TV-streaming service is ready for prime time (or whatever time people...

P&G’s Marc Pritchard calls for timeline on digital ad measurement audits
Procter & Gamble’s chief brand officer, Marc Pritchard. When Marc Pritchard, the chief brand officer of one of the world’s most powerful...

After ad boycotts, Google promises new reporting & review processes for upset advertisers
Google Chief Business Officer Philipp Schindler outlined and reiterated the steps the company is taking on brand safety measures in a...

Major US brands now pulling ads from YouTube & Google over extremist content
Twin Design / Shutterstock.com Like dominoes falling, more brands are pulling their ads from YouTube and Google display ad network over...

ANA calls for independent audits of ads in the ‘walled gardens’
All “walled gardens” need some windows. That’s the essential message from the Association of National Advertisers (ANA), which today...

YouTube to end Annotations in May
Bloomua / Shutterstock.com Google has decided to discontinue its Annotations Editor beginning May 2, making annotations — any text, links...

Hyundai tops a Super Bowl-heavy list of YouTube’s most popular ads from February
Nine of February’s top 10 YouTube ads were Super Bowl spots, with Hyundai ranking No. 1. The automotive brand’s “A Better Super Bowl,” a...

YouTube debuts TV subscription service, at $35 a month for 6 accounts
Bloomicon / Shutterstock.com Every day people spend almost as much time watching YouTube as TV. And now they can watch TV on YouTube. On...

YouTube viewers now consuming 1B hours of video content a day
Kaspars Grinvalds / Shutterstock.com YouTube says people around the world are now consuming a billion hours of video content per day on...

Google’s YouTube to undergo MRC audits for video viewability measurement
Google announced Tuesday that the Media Rating Council (MRC), the media industry’s measurement monitor, will be auditing YouTube’s...
























