Things are Watch The Fourth Body Onlinegetting back on track for YouTube in Pakistan. Months after the country lifted its three-year-old ban on the site, people have once again begun turning to Google’s video service for consuming and creating videos.
SEE ALSO: How an unconventional Pakistani YouTube singer acquired a cult followingPakistanis are now spending substantially more time on YouTube than they were in January, the company told Mashable India. Google says the watch-time of YouTube has more than doubled in eight months. Pakistan government had banned YouTube in late 2012 after it found an anti-Islam video circulating on the video portal. The ban was eventually lifted earlier this January.
Much like India, Pakistan is an important place for Google. Unsurprisingly, both neighboring countries share a similar challenge for the company - low Internet penetration. Earlier this week, Google outlined its plans on how it intends to improve its services for Indians. Today it made two important announcements for Pakistan.
Google says users in Pakistan too can now save certain videos for offline usage. This feature has been particularly popular in emerging countries where many face connectivity issues. Through this, a user can go to YouTube app (on Android as well as iOS), and save a video for later viewing. The video will be with them for 48 hours after downloading it.
“We are delighted to launch this new offline experience on YouTube with some of the top Pakistani players in entertainment. By making these popular videos available for temporary offline viewing, our partners will help fans connect more easily with their favorite content, while also helping bring more viewers to their videos,” said Tania Aidrus, Head of Business Development, Next Billion Users team at Google Asia Pacific.
But more importantly, Google is also looking at YouTube creators for growth. To make the deal sweeter for them, it is bringing YouTube Partner Program to Pakistan. This will allow video creators in the country to make money for their original work.
Pakistani rapper says YouTube has been his only glimmer of hope.
This is particularly an exciting development for artists in Pakistan. The country's entertainment industry is fairly small, which makes YouTube the biggest platform for many artists to showcase their work. Popular Pakistani rapper and comedian Ali Gul Pir explains the matter to Mashable India: “YouTube for Pakistan before the ban was a glimmer of hope as we did not even have a single record label in the country. So musicians and artists only had YouTube and that's where I released my first song as well."
"It got over 3 million views. It made my career but then YouTube was banned and we were back to zero. I still made content but we would use Twitter and Facebook to show the work, and frankly that didn't work well because those platforms are not made for content creators," he added.
Google says any Pakistani creator -- even if they have only one original video -- can become a “Partner” and start making money. These partners will be able to run ads against their videos. YouTube splits the revenue generated by those ads, and pays its partners.
Topics YouTube
Panthers vs. Falcons 2025 livestream: How to watch NFL online
Best robot vacuum deal: Save $600 on Dreame X40 Ultra
Epic Games submits 'Fortnite' to the iOS App Store
Best streaming deal: Get $20 off the Roku Ultra at Amazon
Trump praises storm response as historic disaster unfolds in Houston
A couple met, then married, in 'Minecraft'
Best Instacart deal: Get a $100 Instacart gift card for $85
Wordle today: The answer and hints for May 9, 2025
Roborock Saros Z70 at CES 2025: A huge flex
Fitbit Inspire 3: 20% off at Amazon
Nvidia's Digits is a tiny AI supercomputer for your desk
Best robot vacuum deal: Save $600 on Dreame X40 Ultra
Wordle today: The answer and hints for May 10, 2025
Best Beats deal: Save $70 on Beats Studio Buds + at Amazon
Wordle today: The answer and hints for January 23, 2025
Best earbuds deal: Save $30 on Bose QuietComfort Earbuds
NYT Strands hints, answers for May 10
Best Apple Watch deal: Save $80 on Apple Watch SE
NYT Connections Sports Edition hints and answers for February 15: Tips to solve Connections #145
NASA astronauts are proud bedwetters. They even practice.
There aren't enough statues of women—so this app creates them in augmented realityYou have one year to catch up your HBO shows on Amazon Prime, tickMichael Jackson's daughter just landed her first movie roleWorld's smallest 4G phone has 3You can add Reactions to Facebook commentsJapan's new ultraXiaomi to open first Mi Home store in India next weekFacebook launches Express WiKendall Jenner appeared on the cover of Vogue India and people had a LOT to sayYou can add Reactions to Facebook comments'Handmaid's Tale' Season 2: Hulu renews Elisabeth Moss dramaEtsy boots CEO, lays off staff as stock plummetsThis massive 42.5How to disable autoplay videos on NetflixWhatsapp is down, and the internet is freaking outPowerful gene'Dota 2' tournament organizer issues apology after airing creepy video of womenKendall Jenner appeared on the cover of Vogue India and people had a LOT to sayLiterally every single rumour about the Queen's 'emergency meeting' at the palaceNissan's solution for texting and driving: A signal blocker for your phone The Louvre rejects giant sculpture that looks like 2 buildings having, um, well you know New Google Pixel 2 XL leak shows the phone's front display The over/under toilet paper debate to be settled one and for all in 'Splatoon 2' LinkedIn is rolling out Snapchat Balenciaga models wore Crocs on a Paris runway, so you can dust yours off and wear them proudly now FBI can legally hide what it paid to hack the San Bernardino iPhone Yahoo now says all 3 billion of its accounts affected by security breach Game developers on Twitter are sharing what their games looked like mid Mark Zuckerberg wades into gun control debate with post about the Las Vegas shooting B&W launches its first wireless, noise Bear chills out on garbage dump's couch after a long day People are demanding that the Las Vegas attack be labeled as an act of terrorism Suddenly Google and Facebook are super interested in quality journalism Seeing Solange Knowles live might just be the healing experience we all need these days Alec Baldwin's Donald Trump returns to 'SNL' wearing a golf shirt, of course Tom Petty, American rock 'n' roll everyman, dead at 66 Microsoft is partnering with Samsung to build a 'mixed reality' empire 'The Simpsons' premiere ended with an appeal for aid in Puerto Rico Jared and Ivanka had a third private email account WhatsApp has unveiled its own emoji, so things might look a little strange
1.5149s , 8230.5078125 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【Watch The Fourth Body Online】,New Knowledge Information Network