Zach Vallese

1 day ago | cnbc.com | Zach Vallese

Twenty years ago today when Jawed Karim uploaded a grainy 19-second clip titled "Me at the Zoo" to his new platform, YouTube, he ushered in a new era in online video. The video of Karim visiting the San Diego Zoo was the first to appear on YouTube, the video platform founded by him, Steve Chen and Chad Hurley. The trio sold the service to Google in 2006 for $1.65 billion, and in the nearly two decades since, YouTube has evolved from a simple video-sharing site into a global media juggernaut.

1 day ago | flipboard.com | Zach Vallese

NowYouTube’s TV changes include a redesign and more multiviewYouTube’s 20th year will bring split-screen streaming of ‘select non-sports’ TV channels and a redesigned TV app. Like the idea of multiview, but want it for more than just March Madness and NFL Sunday Ticket?

2 days ago | cnbc.com | Zach Vallese

Instagram on Tuesday launched its standalone Edits video creation app that offers features similar to those already available from TikTok parent Bytedance. The new app allows creators to organize project ideas, shoot and edit video, and access insights about content. Edits includes background replacement, automatic captioning and artificial intelligence tools that can turn images into video.

3 weeks ago | cnbc.com | Zach Vallese

YouTube on Thursday announced new video creation tools for Shorts, its short-form video feed that competes against TikTok. The features come at a time when TikTok, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance, is at risk of an effective ban in the U.S. if it's not sold to an American owner by April 5. Among the new tools is an updated video editor that allows creators to make precise adjustments and edits, a feature that automatically syncs video cuts to the beat of a song and AI stickers.

3 weeks ago | cnbc.com | Jonathan Vanian |Zach Vallese

For the second time this year, TikTok is staring at a deadline that could determine its fate in the U.S. and that of numerous creators and brands that have built businesses on the Chinese-owned social app. The sense of urgency that led some creators to post wistful goodbye videos in January has shifted to a more cautiously optimistic outlook, with creators and firms saying they believe TikTok will remain in the U.S. They are, however, hedging their bets.