YouTube today announced a number of updates to the Shorts player meant to “create a more intuitive Shorts experience.” ...

Recent technological advances and the introduction of new digital media platforms have dramatically changed how people learn and source information about topics that interest them. Some recent studies ...

The new learning platform feels like a cross between TikTok and Duolingo, offering a custom feed of minute-long lessons and quizzes.

It feels like short video clips from podcasts, songs, and movies are suddenly everywhere on social media right now, and that’s not an accident. Brands have realized that the format offers a highly ...

As short-form video begins to dominate global viewing habits, a new monetization playbook is emerging — one driven by watch time, scalable content formats and increasingly, AI-generated storytelling.

YouTube now hosts over 5 billion videos, with the equivalent of 500 hours of content uploaded every minute. Perhaps that's why YouTube is surpassing both Netflix and TV networks in total watch time.

Latin American downloads of the top 20 short-drama apps have increased by roughly 402% year-on-year in 2025, according to market intelligence firm Sensor Tower. That's on top of a 4,300% year-on-year ...

Short-form videos have become one of the dominant ways young people engage with social media. These are clips lasting seconds up to a few minutes, driven by personalized algorithms that are deeply ...

Despite their global success in adoption and monetization, however, apps that specialize in vertical video were less successful when it came to engagement. By Katie Kilkenny Enterprise Reporter, TV & ...

YouTube will now let parents limit the amount of time their teens can spend scrolling through its short-form video feature, Shorts, or block them all together. The option is part of a group of new ...

Have you ever tried to save a YouTube video and ended up closing five pop-ups instead? We all have been there. Most people just want to download a video for offline ...

Online short-form video has shifted from a light distraction to a constant backdrop in many children’s lives. What used to fill a spare moment now shapes how young people relax, communicate and form ...