Starting April 11, YouTube will host an official livestream for Coachella, available on both the Coachella YouTube channel and a new dedicated Coachella Livestream app.

YouTube has expanded access to its AI-powered Inspiration tool, integrating it into more areas of YouTube Studio, including Comments and Analytics.

Starting March 31st, YouTube will update how it counts views for Shorts.

YouTube dominated Nielsen’s Media Distributor Gauge report in February, capturing 11.6% of U.S. TV viewing—its highest share ever, up from 9.8% in January.

YouTube is rolling out a new feature that allows creators to view their public subscribers directly from mobile. By tapping "See Your Subscribers" on their Channel page, creators can access a list of subscribers sorted by recency.

YouTube has launched 'Take a Break' Ads for livestreamers. Creators can now set a temporary away screen during their streams for 1, 3, or 5 minutes and choose either a default away slate or a video from their existing playlists.

YouTube is gearing up to roll out a redesign of its TV app in the coming weeks.

YouTube is tightening its policies around gambling content.

YouTube has launched Premium Lite in the U.S.

YouTube updated its Help Center with new shopping tips for creators.

YouTube has no plans to revive original content.

YouTube is updating mid-roll ads to make them less disruptive. Starting May 12, 2025, ads will appear at natural break points like pauses and transitions rather than in the middle of sentences or actions.