Tag: YouTube
Trump wins again as YouTube pays $24.5m for post-Capitol ban
In a letter to a Republican-led congressional committee, YouTube wrote, “YouTube values conservative voices on its platform and recognises that…
How YouTube Became Hollywood’s Museum and Stream TV Its Quiet Curator
YouTube is flooded with content, but few channels make you feel like Stream TV does. It's not just informative-it's moving.…
Rema gets crowned most streamed Artist for Q1
By Aderinola Abimbola. Rema has been recently announced to be the most streamed artist on YouTube for the first quarter…
Why YouTube took down Jim Iyke’s movie ‘Light in the Dark’
Despite the setback, the actor took swift action, re-uploading a revised version of the movie. He appealed directly to his…
Airtel, Google partner to bring YouTube to Nigerian TVs
He said that the router simplified the streaming of movies, football matches, cartoons, music, and other forms of audio-visual entertainment…
Rema’s ‘Calm Down Remix’ makes history with 1 billion views on YouTube
‘Calm Down Remix’, a song by Nigerian singer, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema’ featuring Selena Gomez, has made history…
Why I put my movies on YouTube instead of Netflix, Prime – Juliet Ibrahim
Popular Ghanaian actress, film producer, and brand influencer, Juliet Ibrahim has revealed why she uploads her movies to YouTube over…
Ronaldo breaks new GWR record with YouTube subscribers
Forbes says Ronaldo is the highest-paid athlete in the world in 2024 with an estimated total earnings of $260 million.
Cristiano Ronaldo shatters YouTube record
Global football star Cristiano Ronaldo has once again etched his name in the annals of history, shattering yet another record…
YouTube deletes TB Joshua’s Emmanuel TV for second time
Following TB Joshua’s passing in June 2021, Emmanuel TV has relied heavily on rebroadcasting old content and repeats of the…
U.S. man cuts off father’s head, brandishes it on YouTube
Mohn is currently in police custody in Pennsylvania. He was arrested after the victim’s wife found him beheaded inside the…
Burna Boy becomes most streamed African artist on YouTube
Burna Boy has amassed 2.52 Billion streams on the platform, surpassing the Tanzanian singer Diamond Platnumz, who has 2.37 Billion…
Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ hits 400m views on YouTube – how the song came about
'Calm Down' has also he song charted across Europe, reaching number one on the Belgian Ultratop 50, Dutch Top 40…
Indian gov’t bans YouTube channels peddling fake news
The YouTube channels, which were found to be operating as part of a coordinated disinformation network, had nearly 2 million…
Musician Asake, others selected for 2023 YouTube grant for African creators
Through the initiative YouTube will support creators and the creative economy in Africa with $20000 and $50000 respectively through the…
YouTube to give Shorts creators 45% of ad sales
The Google-owned streaming service announced Tuesday that it would introduce advertising on its video feature Shorts and give video creators…
Nigeria asks Google to kick out IPOB, others from YouTube
Nigeria said Google is a platform of choice for IPOB, a proscribed terrorist group in Nigeria while imploring the tech…
YouTube announces D’banj, Davido, others for Africa Day Concert
The Africa Day Concert is aimed at commemorating the foundation of the Organisation of Africa Unity, formed on May 25,…
YouTube to block channels linked to Russia’s RT, Sputnik
The company's actions follows that of Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc, which on Monday said it will restrict access to…
Omah Lay, 3 others join #YouTubeBlack Voices Music Class of 2022
YouTube on Thursday announced a roster of four Nigerian artistes and 50 other artistes, songwriters and producers selected to join…
Adele’s Easy On Me zooms to No.1 on YouTube, Tiwa Savage is 13th
The video dropped before midnight UK Time on Thursday. It was her first song since she released 25 in 2015.
BBC Hausa unveils YouTube show, “Mahangar Zamani”
The BBC Hausa team has declared readiness to start its maiden social media broadcast programme tagged: “Mahangar Zamani” to tackle…
Burna Boy hits one billion views on YouTube
YouTube made this known on Burna’s page, which showed a total of 1,006,338,859 views as at the time of filing…
Gospel singer Ada Ehi hits one million subscribers on YouTube
The award-winning songwriter and mother of two took to her Instagram page to announce the milestone to her fans and…
YouTube cancels Trump again
YouTube has deleted a video of former President Donald Trump from the American Conservative Union’s account over unscientific comment
YouTube wins user copyright tussle in court
European Union Court of Justice has ruled that Google’s video-sharing site, YouTube, and other e-platforms are conditionally not liable for users…
Rudeboy hits one million subscribers on YouTube
Nigerian superstar, Paul Okoye a.k.a Rudeboy has received a gold plague from YouTube for hitting one million subscribers.
TB Joshua orders congregation pray for YouTube
TB Joshua calls on his followers to "pray for YouTube" after it blocked his Emmanuel TV channel over allegations of…
YouTube’s suspension of Emmanuel TV is God’s work – T.B. Joshua
Founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, Prophet T.B. Joshua has said the suspension of Emmanuel TV by YouTube…
Emmanuel TV: UK organisation reported TB Joshua to YouTube
UK civil rights organisation, OpenDemocracy, masterminded the blocking of Emmanuel TV channel on YouTube, reports have shown.