YouTube’s recent momentum can be attributed to many factors, but the living room appears to be chief among them. Google Chief Business Officer Philip Schindler delivered a number of updates on the video platform’s recent performance during corporate parent Alphabet’s third-quarter earnings call with…

Advertising revenue at YouTube reflected the video giant's recent momentum, rising 12% in the third quarter compared with the year-ago period. The haul of $8.92 billion in the period ended September 30 came as many ad sellers, particularly traditional media companies reliant on legacy TV, have been…

The world’s six top content giants will hit a major spending landmark this year, according to research from Ampere Analysis. Disney, Comcast, Google, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), Netflix and Paramount will spend a forecast $126B on the content landscape this year, Ampere said. For the first time…

Donald Trump says that he will seek the prosecution of Google, claiming that the tech giant was only “revealing and displaying” bad stories about him but positive ones about his rival, Kamala Harris. Trump’s post on Truth Social appeared to be in reaction to a Media Research Center study that claims…

Google has come aboard Netflix’s Emily in Paris as a sponsor as the series debuts Season 4. The agreement will let fans (on all Netflix plans) use Google Lens to scan Emily's looks and find similar items to match her style.  Netflix members can use the Lens on the Google app on their mobile or…

A federal judge ruled that Google violated antitrust laws “by maintaining its monopoly” on two product markets, search and general text advertising. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta came after a landmark trial last year in Washington, D.C. “After having carefully considered the…

Following fierce backlash in recent days, Google has decided to remove an ad promoting its Gemini artificial intelligence tool from NBCUniversal coverage of the Paris Olympics. Titled “Dear Sydney,” the spot (watch it above) depicts a young girl being taught by her father to use Gemini to write a fan…

OpenAI, the company behind the popular ChatGPT, is launching a test version of a search engine that will cite sources of information, including news from content business partners.  SearchGPT will summarize websites, including news sites, and let users ask follow-up questions, as they already do…

Google’s head of EMEA has urged the media to play its role in bringing across the positive benefits of AI. Matt Brittin, who has championed generative AI for years, said that the media should go beyond “just writing the headlines” about the growing, invasive tech. “The headlines write…

In yet another sign of the vast changes that could soon shake up the entertainment business, Google has announced new features that developers could use to drastically change content production. Google’s flagship developer conference, called I/O, took place last month in Northern California…

Google is strengthening advertising ties with major media companies amid a broader push into ad-supported streaming. In a presentation kicking off the NewFronts in New York, Google execs gave Hollywood a significant spotlight. The tech giant announced a number of partnerships with companies using its…

Google and YouTube parent Alphabet blew away Wall Street estimates with revenue up 15% to $80.5 billion driven by strong ad growth. The company also announced a major milestone, its first ever dividend of 20 cents a share in June. The stock is up more than 12% after market close. During a call, CEO…