How to Change Your YouTube Channel Name
How to change a YouTube channel name in Studio, how often you can do it, and why a verified brand should think twice first.
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How to Create a YouTube Brand Account
What a YouTube Brand Account is, how to create a channel under a business name, and why it matters for owners and managers.
How to Schedule a YouTube Video
How to schedule a YouTube upload to go public at a set time, and the time zone and strike rules that can move it.
How to Get Verified on YouTube
YouTube’s verification badge rules: 100,000 subscribers, an genuine and complete channel, 2-step verification, how to apply, and the rename that loses it.
What an Unlisted YouTube Video Is, and How It Differs From Private
Who can see unlisted and private YouTube videos, which can be shared, commented on or added to playlists, and which a brand should use when.
Who Is Neal Mohan
YouTube’s chief executive: his route to the job, the priorities in his annual letters, and what they tell creators and brands about where YouTube is going.
How YouTube Hype Works
What YouTube Hype is, which channels and videos qualify, where it is available, and whether it is worth asking your audience to use it.
How to Add Chapters to a YouTube Video
How YouTube chapters work, the timestamp rules a description must follow, when automatic chapters apply, and how to name chapters people search for.
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YouTube says people watched 35 billion hours of news in 2025
YouTube says news drew more than 35 billion hours of viewing in 2025, a third of it on TVs, and has set out Studio, membership and likeness tools for newsrooms.
How to Turn Off Auto Dubbing on YouTube
YouTube switches auto dubbing on by default for eligible channels. How to turn it off or review dubs first, and when a brand should.
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Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show will stream live on YouTube
The show streams free on the brand’s YouTube channel on 18 October, with product tags, a creator shopping window and a custom Shorts effect.
How to Test a Video Before You Post It
What Instagram, YouTube and Facebook let you test before a video reaches your followers, what TikTok does not, and how to judge a cut first.
What YouTube’s Mainstream Report Says About Reach
YouTube and NRG asked young Americans what makes a trend mainstream. Visibility is abundant; shared understanding and participation are what a brand must earn.
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Meta VR Glasses launch in spring 2027 for just under $1,300
Meta’s VR Glasses weigh 100 grams and cost just under $1,300 from spring 2027. What they play, how calling works and what brands should check at launch.
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Everything YouTube announced at Made on YouTube 2026
Three-cut video tests, Shorts series, live reactions to long videos and Shopping in 35 countries: what YouTube announced on 23 September, and when.
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YouTube UK backs Creator Voices, a new alliance of British creators
Six UK creators and media ventures have formed an independent alliance, supported by YouTube UK, to press for recognition from the creative industries.
Branded Content Disclosure Now Starts in the Brief
YouTube can now apply the branded content label itself when it spots an undeclared deal. Since 3 September, the disclosure decision belongs in the brief.
YouTube Turns Your Playlist Into a Show
Add show features to a playlist in YouTube Studio to get seasons, numbered episodes and artwork. Episodes follow the playlist order, so set it first.
YouTube Shopping Now Tags Amazon Products
Amazon has joined the YouTube Shopping affiliate programme. What product tags change for a brand channel, and which parts a UK team can use today.
What It Takes to Keep Shorts Monetisation
From February 2027 YouTube doubles its entry bar and asks Shorts partners to hold 10 million views every 90 days. What that means for cadence.
YouTube Now Answers Viewers Instead of Listing Videos
YouTube’s Ask feature is now open to every US viewer on desktop, mobile and TV. What changes when the search box replies instead of returning a list.
Should You Claim a Google Search Profile
Google Search profiles need 100,000 followers on YouTube, Instagram or X, or 300,000 on TikTok. Who can claim one, what it does and what to do if you cannot.
YouTube Counts a View From the First Frame
From 24 August YouTube counts a view the moment a video starts. Public numbers will jump, engaged views will not, and your reporting needs both.
YouTube Now Lets You Rehearse a Vertical Livestream
Practice Mode lets a team run a private vertical live session before going live. Why a rehearsal step changes who can safely stream for a brand.
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