YouTube

• YouTube lets users subscribe to “Primetime Channels.” Now it’s mixing in ad-supported hubs.
• A legal battle over the YouTube Shorts name just took a step forward

  Shorts International, which controls the film brand known as Shorts TV, is trying to sue Google over the YouTube Shorts name.

  
• YouTube Millionaires: Pro musician Landen Purifoy talk box’d his way to a million subscribers

  Music has always been a major part of Landen Purifoy's life. As a kid, he got lucky: When his mom remarried, his new stepdad moved in with a little Yamaha keyboard and let him loose on it. He was instantly smitten. 

  
• Mobile users spent $5.6 billion on short-form video apps in 2022

  YouTube, TikTok, and Netflix were big winners in the annual data.ai State of Mobile report, which highlighted app trends from 2022.

  
• YouTube creators can earn Shorts ad revenue on February 1 (if they agree to new Partner Program terms)”
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 01/08/2023
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 1/8/2023
• MatPat brought YouTube’s trend gurus onto his podcast. Here’s what they foresee in 2023.
• YouTube has a new monetization policy regarding profanity. Creators are unhappy with the rollout.
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 01/01/2023
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 1/1/2023
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 12/25/2022