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June YouTube news and updates
- ICC and YouTube Expand Global Access to ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 (Source: YouTube Blog)
- YouTube updates mobile UI and channel membership pricing (Source: SMT)
- YouTube expands in-app messaging (Source: SMT)
- Introducing Search profiles: A new, official presence for creators on Google (Source: YouTube Blog)
- YouTube launches landmark creator consultation across 27 EU countries (Source: YouTube Blog)
- YouTube Shorts is awarded Media Rating Council accreditation (Source: SMT)
- YouTube moved the Remix action for videos into the Share menu, simplifying the viewer flow and keeping remix tools in the same place.
- The Inspiration Tab in YouTube Studio is now globally available on desktop, giving creators AI-assisted brainstorming tools for new video ideas. (Source: Google)
- YouTube’s 2026 roadmap says it is pushing harder on AI creation tools, including the ability to create Shorts using your own likeness and to experiment with AI-generated music and games. (Source:
- YouTube is also signaling more aggressive action against low-quality AI content, with systems aimed at reducing repetitive or spammy uploads. (Source: YouTube)
May YouTube news and updates
- YouTube updates unique reach calculation, adds music for still image posts (Source: SMT)
- YouTube updates AI for Ask Studio and CTV (Source: SMT)
- Improving AI labels for viewers and creators (Source: YouTube Blog)
- With this in mind, it makes sense for YouTube to enhance its Premium offerings with more options to entice podcast listeners.
- YouTube launches digital training initiative in the UK (Source: Social Media Today)
- YouTube adds Chapters and Title Cards to CTV (Source: Social Media Today)
- YouTube announced some updates to its connected TV options, which will make it easier for CTV viewers to interact with more elements of the app.
- Everything we announced at YouTube Brandcast 2026(Source: YouTube News Room)
- We continue to support the new stars and studios who are reinventing entertainment. That’s why we’re introducing a new, exclusive slate of Creator Shows on YouTube. Marketers can now tap into Kareem Rahma’s “Keep the Meter Running,” Alex Cooper’s upcoming
- Met Gala docuseries, “Before the Steps,” and more — making it easier for brands to harness the power of Creators.
- YouTube announced a new partnership with the BBC and the National Film and Television School, which will see the three organizations work together to create a modern skills and training program for TV producers, digital creators and journalists across the U.K
- Creators take the spotlight at White House Correspondents' Weekend (Source: YouTube Blog)
- YouTube tests updated feed navigation (Source: SMT)
- YouTube experiments with new music generation and moderation tools (Source: SMT)
- YouTube is making it easier for creators to add royalty-free music to their clips, via a new option within YouTube Studio that will enable creators to generate instrumental tracks in-stream.
- The global campus: How YouTube is empowering learners everywhere (Source: YouTube Blog)
- What Actually Sells on YouTube Shopping (Source: Creator Insider)
- Changing the way notifications work on YouTube: Notifications, Generative Instrumentals, Comment Search - Creator Newsflash (Source: Creator Insider)
April YouTube news and updates
- YouTube create in Beta - https://www.youtube.com/creators/youtube-create/
- Using AI to Maximize the YouTube Shopping Creative Process (Source: Creator Insider)
- New Media Kit Insights, Nano Banana in YT Create, and Lauren's Last Newsflash! (Source: Creator Insider)
- Creator Insider Channel Updates: (Source: Creator Insider)
April YouTube trends and tips
- Going live / live streaming during important events
- The ultimate guide to watching Coachella 2026 live on YouTube (Source: YouTube Blog)
- How to watch NASA’s Artemis II journey on YouTube (Source: YouTube Blog)
March YouTube news and updates
- Discover a new era of brand and creator partnerships on YouTube (Source: YouTube Blog)
- Campaigners welcome Meta and YouTube's defeat in landmark social media addiction trial (Source: BBC)
- YouTube testing posts in the Shorts feed (Source: Search Engine Journal)
- Reimagine: A new AI-powered Remix tool in YouTube Shorts (Source: YouTube Blog)
- YouTube's latest change means you might not get notifications even if you click the bell (Source: Android Police)
- What creators are teaching us about the future of news on YouTube (Source: YouTube Blog)
- YouTube outage cause revealed: Here's what we know (Source: Mashable)
- YouTube Adds Auto Captions When Muted, New AI Feature (Source: SMT)
- YouTube Expands Livestream Donations, Updates Shorts Editing Tools (Source: SMT)
- YouTube debuted a new advertising product tied to “Top Podcasts Lineup.” (Source: TheFutureParty)
March YouTube trends and tips
- Black borders are more common on YouTube shorts than on other platforms (Examples: Trend)
- YouTube TV Is an Almost Perfect March Madness Streaming Machine (Source: Sportico)
- YouTube and Google at SXSW 2026: A guide to sessions and interactive events (Source: YouTube Blog)
- A global premiere: Young Miko brings the heat to Gap’s spring 2026 campaign (Source: YouTube Blog)
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