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YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki steps down, Neal Mohan takes top job
YouTube’s long-serving CEO Susan Wojcicki has become the latest high-profile media industry figure to leave…
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YouTube kids’ originals boss departs in Google lay-offs
Craig Hunter, global head of original content for kids & family for YouTube, is exiting…
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YouTube set to move into FAST as testing of ‘hub’ service begins
The booming free ad-supported (FAST) channel market may be about to get a lot more…
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Dubai-based Rise Studios hires Google & YouTube alum to drive digital growth
Rise Studios, the Dubai-based firm launched by former OSN execs Emad Morcos and Amel Farag…
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Disney hires Google veteran to lead streamer Disney+ Hotstar in India
Disney has raided Google for its new head of Indian streaming giant Disney+ Hotstar. Sajith…
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Exclusive: YouTube-owner Google looks to create diverse scripted ‘pathway’
YouTube owner Google is looking to bring more diverse voices into the scripted side of…
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YouTube TV launches 4K viewing & offline downloads
YouTube TV, the cord-cutting OTT service from Google’s video platform of the same name, has…
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Roku hits out at Google as YouTube TV dispute hots up
Roku has warned users that YouTube TV could disappear from their devices as its legal…
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YouTube reveals ‘$30bn payments to creatives’ in last three years
YouTube has paid more than $30bn to creators, media companies and artists over the past…
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Google plans $4.5bn investment in digital arm of India’s Reliance
Google is to invest $4.5bn in Indian media giant Reliance Industries, including acquiring a stake…