YouTube

• YouTuber Hazel Hayes Announces Preorders For Her First Book ‘Out Of Love’
• Nintendo Shuttering Controversial ‘Creators Program,’ Widening Monetization Prospects For YouTube And Twitch Gamers

  Nintendo is shuttering its controversial Nintendo Creators Program (NCP) and widening stringent monetization guidelines to allow all members of YouTube and Twitch’s respective partner programs to earn ad revenue from videos containing footage of Nintendo games.

  
• YouTube Expands ‘Stories’ Feature To All Creators With At Least 10,000 Subscribers

  Now, any creator with at least 10,000 subscribers will be able to create Stories -- a feature that the video giant launched late last year as Reels. Stories serve as a means for creators to interact with viewers between flagship video posts.

  
• Ariana Grande To Debut Four-Part YouTube Docuseries Tomorrow

  The pop songstress unveiled today a teaser for an original YouTube docuseries called the Dangerous Woman Diaries. The four-episode event will follow Grande during the tour cycle for her last album, Dangerous Woman, as well as the creation of her new record, Sweetener.

  
• SoulPancake Premieres YouTube Doc ‘The Price Of Free,’ Raises $112,000 To End Child Trafficking
• YouTube Will Completely Phase Out Annotations As Of January 15
• In Seismic Shift, YouTube To Make All Of Its Original Programming Available For Free
• YouTube To Delete ‘Creator Credits,’ Says It’s Working On New Crediting Features
• YouTube Offers College Students Half Off YouTube Premium, YouTube Music Premium
• Victoria Beckham To Vlog About Fashion And Beauty On New YouTube Channel
• Mr. Beast Launches Last-Ditch Stunt To Keep PewDiePie Ahead Of T-Series, As Gap Temporarily Widens
• YouTube Is Testing ‘Ad Pods’, In Which Two Spots Are Served Back-To-Back