YouTube

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YouTube, privately owned and headquartered in the US, is a subsidiary of Google. Founded in 2005, it employs approximately 134,960 individuals and reported $40.4B in revenue as of 2025. The company specializes in Media and TV services, operating as an American online video sharing and social media D2C platform. It functions as the second most visited website globally, after Google Search.

2025 Revenue

Founded

2005

Headcount

146,533

Headquarters

United States

Primary Segment

Media and TV services

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

On July 31, 2026, YouTube and NBCUniversal announced a multi-year global partnership, making Peacock available to YouTube Premium subscribers in the U.S. beginning in 2027. The agreement also expands international distribution for NBCUniversal's streaming brands, including Universal+ and Hayu, while extending NBCUniversal's carriage on YouTube TV. Previously, on July 30, 2026, Google made its Search Console feature, which tracks Instagram, TikTok, X, and YouTube posts within Google Search, available to all account holders worldwide and released a new guide explaining how to interpret the resulting data.

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YouTube offers 4 products in the media and telecoms services industry. YouTube's product portfolio comprises of media and TV services.

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YouTube's revenues were over $1B in 2025. All the revenue comes from video streaming.

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Jul

31st

2026

12:00

Capital Investment, Financial Results, Emerging Tech, B2B Tag, Investments, Legal Issues and Lawsuits, Regulatory Compliance, Financial Performance

AP Business SummaryBrief at 5:30 p.m. EDT

Trump administration pushes tougher English rules for Mexican train crews crossing into the USThe Trump administration wants to make sure that the Mexican train crews hauling freight just over the border can understand key safety information in English and that the common practice of using foreign crews to cross into America doesn’t threaten U.S. jobs.

Rutland Herald

Jul

31st

2026

10:49

Emerging Tech, New Offerings, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag, New Offerings

How YouTube is navigating an AI tightrope

Last summer, YouTube ran an experiment: It had AI select segments of videos to answer users’ searches, like for the “best beaches in Hawaii,” and stitched them into slideshows. In traditional YouTube searches, viewers would see a simple list of videos based on a wide variety of factors, sometimes including a customer’s prior preferences.

Semafor

Jul

31st

2026

09:40

New Offerings, Emerging Tech, B2B Tag, New Offerings

YouTube and Substack are targeting AI slop

It’s official: no one likes AI slop. The Reuters Institute’s 2026 Digital News Report, out last month, found that trust in the answers AI assistants give for news has sunk to just 20% worldwide, against 37% for news overall.

Fast Company

Jul

31st

2026

06:30

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag, Product Updates

YouTube TV Gives An Update on ESPN Unlimited Coming to The YouTube TV App

YouTube TV has officially confirmed the rollout of account linking for ESPN Unlimited access, validating a development first detailed by Cord Cutters News earlier this week. Subscribers who include ESPN channels in their package can now connect their YouTube TV and ESPN accounts to stream the full ESPN Unlimited library through the standalone ESPN application.

Cord Cutters News

Jul

31st

2026

06:30

Emerging Tech, Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag, Partnerships

NBCUniversal, YouTube strike deal to expand Peacock and streaming reach

NBCUniversal and YouTube have announced a multi-year global partnership that will make Peacock available to YouTube Premium subscribers in the U.S. beginning in 2027. The agreement also expands the international distribution of NBCUniversal's streaming brands, including Universal+ and Hayu, while extending NBCUniversal's carriage on YouTube TV.

ConsumerAffairs

Jul

31st

2026

05:18

Capital Investment, Financial Results, Funding Activities, Emerging Tech, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag, Funding, Investments, Financial Performance, Legal Issues and Lawsuits, Regulations and Policies

AP Technology SummaryBrief at 10:48 a.m. EDT

Anthropic says its AI models hacked 3 organizations during testingAnthropic says its AI models hacked into three organizations during testing. This comes just days after OpenAI said its AI models went rogue and hacked into another company.

Rutland Herald

Jul

30th

2026

15:27

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag, Product Updates

Google opens Search Console data to Instagram, TikTok, X and YouTube for all

Google today made platform properties, a Search Console feature that tracks Instagram, TikTok, X and YouTube posts inside Google Search, available to every account holder worldwide, and paired the milestone with a new guide explaining how to read the resulting data.

PPC Land

Jul

30th

2026

10:42

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Rising subscription costs push users to trim digital services

Paying for recurring digital subscriptions has become an integral part of modern life. However, as the list of subscribed services continues to grow, consumers are increasingly facing a reality in which accumulated monthly fees have become a significant financial burden.

SGGPNews

Jul

30th

2026

09:55

Emerging Tech, ESG, B2B Tag, Regulations and Policies

Canada can’t regulate Big Tech by trusting Big Tech

Can you trust Mark Zuckerberg to design a socially responsible Facebook? How about Elon Musk with X or his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok? The question of trust is at the heart of the Carney government’s recently tabled Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, which would include a new independent regulatory body.

Policy Options IRPP

Jul

30th

2026

06:30

Emerging Tech, Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag, Partnerships

NBCUniversal’s Peacock to be bundled with YouTube Premium

NBCUniversal and YouTube have signed a multi-year global partnership that will bundle Peacock Premium with YouTube Premium in the US from early 2027. It will also expand distribution for NBCUniversal’s international streaming services and extend existing agreements across streaming, advertising and sports.

Decode TV

Jul

30th

2026

06:16

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Micro-Entertainment Apps: What Fuels Business Operations?

Do you ever think about what makes users open an entertainment app dozens of times a day? It’s the ability to deliver instant entertainment (you can call it micro-entertainment) whenever people have a few free minutes.

Medium

Jul

30th

2026

04:41

Emerging Tech, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

Rethinking YouTube Advertising: Unlocking Performance In The AI Era

YouTube has officially evolved beyond a simple top-of-funnel awareness tool, transforming into a performance-driven engine across both mobile and living room screens. Driven by the dual rise of YouTube Shorts for discovery and Connected TV for high-impact viewing, the platform now combines AI-driven production tools, streamlined agency workflows, and creator authenticity to shorten the distance between viewing and buying.

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Examples of YouTube's suppliers include IMG, Deluxe and Wipro.

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YouTube currently holds 173 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including ice hockey, futsal, basketball, muay thai, gymnastics, kickboxing, athletics, baseball, rugby union, shinty, rowing, badminton, aquatics and swimming, bowls, volleyball, american football, field hockey, beach volleyball, cricket, horse racing, canoeing and kayaking, fencing, sports sublicensing, sailing, boxing, marathon, water polo, esports, motorsports, surfing, wrestling, combat sports, pool billiards, professional wrestling, archery, soccer | association football, handball and climbing.