The Oscars are heading to YouTube starting in 2029, ending a more than 50-year run on ABC

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YouTube will soon own the global rights to the Oscars.

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Netflix has done its second big podcast deal as it prepares to launch a slate of shows in early 2026

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 09: Charlamagne tha God speaks onstage during Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery Fan Screening at Paris Theater on December 09, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Mendez/Getty Images for Netflix)
Coming soon to Netflix: Charlamagne Tha God's video podcast and other iHeartMedia shows.

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Australia is booting kids under 16 off social media. Some senators hope the US is next: 'Our lack of action is inexcusable.'

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Australia has barred children under 16 from creating social media accounts.

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YouTube TV Wants to Unbundle the Cable Package That Streamers Were Meant to Kill in the First Place

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YouTube TV is planning to launch a cheaper 'skinny' sports bundle following its battle with Disney

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Sports fans will be able to see games like those on ESPN's "Monday Night Football" through YouTube's forthcoming sports bundle next year.

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MrBeast reveals where he's placing his next video bets as viewers become 'numb' to spectacles and cash giveaways

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 03: MrBeast speaks onstage during The New York Times DealBook Summit 2025 at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 03, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images for The New York Times)
Jimmy Donaldson, a.k.a. MrBeast, is pushing to diversify away from the spectacle videos that made him famous.

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Glenn Beck Is Giving American History the Grokipedia Treatment

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Glenn Beck's AI George Washington in a preview clip for an

Why YouTube Recap flopped and Spotify Wrapped is buzzing

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Youtube Recap Spotify Wrapped
YouTube launched its first Recap, but users say it's inaccurate and barebones. Spotify Wrapped, meanwhile, dominated the internet — again — with new features.

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MrBeast is building a platform to connect creators and big advertisers

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 03: (L-R) Andrew Ross Sorkin, MrBeast, and Jeff Housenbold speak onstage during The New York Times DealBook Summit 2025 at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 03, 2025 in New York City.

MrBeast is planning to launch a phone service called 'Beast Mobile'

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YouTuber MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) and his company's CEO Jeffrey Housenbold
YouTuber MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) and his company's CEO Jeffrey Housenbold.

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