How to make money as a YouTuber in South Africa
Video games are a popular pastime in South Africa, and many local gamers dream of making a career out of their hobby.
It is an incredibly difficult road to navigate, however, which is why there are not many prominent South African gaming content...
YouTube closes accounts tied to Hong Kong influence operations
Google said it disabled 210 YouTube channels involved in “coordinate influence operations” around the Hong Kong protests, following similar measures earlier this week by social media companies Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc.
The...
New YouTube Music features launched in South Africa
YouTube Music has rolled out new updates for premium subscribers, including Smart Downloads and new playlists for South Africa.
The updates also include new functionality which allows subscribers to switch seamlessly between a song and its...
YouTube clarifies sports streaming in South Africa
YouTube has clarified its recent statement that it would give South Africans access to live streaming of basketball, rugby, cricket, and football events in partnership with Supersport.
The company said in a press statement on 2 July that it...
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Is anyone else experiencing data issues with the new Telkom-Vodacom seamless roaming agreement?
Previously with MTN roaming, I was able to enjoy my LIT packages without issue. Now it seems like when seamlessly roaming on Vodacom, their systems prefer normal data to LIT data. As a...
YouTube launches channel memberships in South Africa
Google has quietly started rolling out channel memberships for YouTube in South Africa, allowing users to support creators by signing up to donate R39.99 per month to their favourite channels.
Channel memberships started rolling out last...
YouTube will let you customise your home page
YouTube is implementing changes in its Android and iOS apps that will give users increased control over what appears on their YouTube homepage and "Up Next" list.
One new feature that will be included is the ability to manually explore specific...
YouTube changing comments for its mobile app
YouTube is testing a new layout for its comment section on its Android app which hides comments by default, XDA Developers reports.
Currently, scrolling down below the player window in the YouTube app for Android will present the viewer with...
YouTube Gaming to merge with main platform
Google has announced that it will retire its YouTube Gaming platform on 30 May, with all gaming content being transferred to the primary YouTube platform.
“We want to continue to build a stronger home for the gaming community that thrives on YouTube...
Not all YouTube Originals available to Premium users in South Africa
Google launched YouTube Premium in South Africa on 12 March, offering subscribers the service for R71.99 per month, or a family plan for R109.99 per month.
This is significantly cheaper than in the US, where YouTube Premium...
How to be a YouTube star in South Africa
YouTube has established itself as the premier video sharing platform on the Internet.
This has encouraged people to publish videos regularly, gathering a following in their niche. Some of these YouTubers have millions of subscribers and make a good...
YouTube is testing two skippable adverts in a row for videos
YouTube is implementing back-to-back ads in a bid to reduce the number of interruptions users must incur.
This change is being implemented after Google's research showed that viewers find high frequencies of ad breaks to be frustrating.
YouTube adds full-length movies to its website
YouTube has added around 100 full-length Hollywood movies to its website, AdAge reports.
The company began adding the films to its website last month, relying on an ad-supported model to deliver the movies to users for free.
YouTube services restored after hours-long outage
Several YouTube users reported in the early hours of the morning, around 03:15, that the service was down, TechCrunch reported.
The Google-owned online video service acknowledged the problem on Twitter at 03:41.
YouTube offers cash to creators for promoting new features
YouTube wants to prove to its biggest stars that the popular video service is more than just an advertising business.
The Google-owned company is paying talent upfront sums to use and promote new features, including paid...
YouTube dark theme rolling out on Android
Google is rolling out a dark theme for YouTube on Android, 9to5Google reported.
The feature was announced in March last year, and first rolled out to the iOS version of YouTube's mobile app.
YouTube's web player now adapts to vertical videos
YouTube has delivered an update to its desktop web player which allows the interface to automatically adapt to each video's aspect ratio.
The streaming service now varies the video size for different aspect ratios, removing black bars on...