YouTube

• YouTube TV To Sell Add-Ons For AMC-Owned Acorn TV, Urban Movie Channel
• Disney Channel To Produce Shortform YouTube Series ‘Shook’ Starring Sofia Wylie

  Disney Channel has revealed details of the first scripted series it’s producing for exclusive distribution on YouTube.

  
• NBC Gives Lilly Singh A Superpowered Welcome With Hourlong Primetime Special

  Lilly Singh is getting a superpowered welcome on NBC.

  
• YouTube No Longer Commissioning Scripted Originals In EMEA, Orders 3 Education-Focused Projects

  After announcing plans to make all original programming free next month, YouTube’s content head in the Europe, the Middle East, and Africa -- Luke Hyams -- acknowledged that the company’s content strategy is in a transitional stage. 

  
• YouTube Is Finalizing Plans To Remove Targeted Advertising From Videos Aimed At Kids (Report)
• YouTube Is Axing Its Two-Year-Old Direct Messaging Feature In September
• YouTube Originals Taps K-Pop Girl Group ‘Twice’ For Tour Docuseries
• YouTube’s Original Programming To Become Free For All Users On Sept. 24
• PewDiePie Enters Nth Evolution Of His YouTube Channel, “Just Wants To Play ‘Minecraft'”
• Google Testing Monetization Tool That Would Enable YouTubers To Host Virtual Events With Fans
• Lilly Singh Talks Late-Night Production, Says Her YouTube Uploading Schedule “Won’t Be So Rigorous”
• YouTube Will Prevent Manual Copyright Claimants From Monetizing Creators’ Videos With “Short Or Unintentional” Uses Of Music