ABS-CBN Entertainment Is The Biggest YouTube Channel In SEA

ABS-CBN Entertainment, the official channel of the Kapamilya Network, is the most subscribed YouTube channel in Southeast Asia (SEA) with over 47 million subscribers and 54 billion lifetime views. As one of the largest media and entertainment companies in the Philippines, they offer a digital platform called Kapamilya Online Live, which provides subscribers with access […]

YouTube’s Ad Blocker Ban is No Longer an Experiment

YouTube has escalated its push against the use of any ad blocker, turning what was initially a limited initiative into a full-scale crackdown around the world. The platform has “launched a global effort” to encourage users to allow ads or to try out its paid subscription service, YouTube Premium. This was confirmed by YouTube Senior […]

Here’s How to Remove YouTube’s Ad Blocker Pop-up Notification

YouTube recently started showing pop-ups to users with ad blockers, warning that such programs were not allowed on the service. In the same notifications, YouTube also politely asked users to disable their ad blockers. Needless to say, this approach to combating the use of ad blockers became unpopular among community members, some of whom immediately […]

YouTube Now Warns Use of Ad Blockers

After months of testing a way to discourage people from using ad blockers, YouTube is rolling out a stern warning to those using ad blockers to watch videos without ads and without paying for YouTube Premium. We can confirm that the ad blocker warning is being rolled out in the Philippines, as we received this […]

CNN Philippines YouTube Channel Allegedly Banned

It’s a strange moment for YouTube, as the official channel of CNN Philippines was allegedly banned. We tried to search for the said YouTube channel, and we got a notification that “this account has been terminated because we received multiple third-party claims of copyright infringement regarding the material the user posted.” Trying to click on […]

YouTube Testing More Aggressive Policy on Use of Ad Blockers

While we’ve heard reports of YouTube planning to ban ad blockers for good and even implement unskippable 30-second ads, the streaming giant is looking at a more aggressive approach: one that will literally block your YouTube after 3 videos when you are caught using an ad blocker. The said pop-up warning also states that “ads […]

YouTube Working on Video Dubbing that’s Powered by AI

With most online platforms making use of AI to strengthen all the features they have to offer, YouTube will integrate AI into its video dubbing tools as it has revealed at VidCon. For this upcoming feature, YouTube teamed up with AI-powered dubbing service Aloud, which is part of Area 120, Google’s in-house startup incubator. The […]

Tiktok Shop Rival? YouTube to Introduce Live Shopping Feature

With TikTok expanding to the eCommerce space with its live shopping feature, YouTube wants to match what TikTok has to offer as it sets out to introduce Live Shopping to eligible creators. While eligible creators can sell products through YouTube, the addition of a Live Shopping feature opens another avenue for creators to promote their […]

Walang Takas: YouTube to Implement Unskippable 30-Second Ads

If banning ad blockers is already annoying, then be prepared with YouTube’s next plan, as it intends to implement unskippable 30-second ads to its videos soon-as announced in its YouTube Brandcast event. While we don’t know how it will affect those who are not subscribed to Premium, YouTube said it will implement its unskippable 30-second […]

Goodbye Vanced? Upcoming YouTube Feature Bans Ad Blockers

If you are one of those users who refuse to subscribe to YouTube Premium nd use ad blockers like Vanced, your days might be numbered. According to a Reddit post, Google appears to be working on a new YouTube feature that detects if you are using an ad blocker. From what the Redditor saw, those […]

YouTube Premium Made BETTER: 5 New Features to Enjoy

When it comes to paid streaming services in the Philippines, YouTube Premium is one of the best services to avail. Beyond the glory of ad-free YouTube binging, you also get ad-free access to YouTube Music, which is a decent audio streaming service if you don’t want to get a separate subscription. Aside from the great […]

YouTube Music to Have Podcasts Soon

Before you feel bad about YouTube possibly adding a high-bitrate 1080p streaming option that will be available to Premium subscribers, there might be benefits to getting a subscription: aside from getting access to YouTube Music ad-free, YouTube’s music streaming platform will have audio-only Podcasts soon. The addition of audio-only podcasts will strengthen YouTube Music and […]