News & Reviews:   YouTube Malaysia

YouTube Malaysia recently announced that they’ll be streaming “Malaysia’s 1st Virtual Hari Sukan” with Pesta Game 2021 on 30 January 2021 and 31 January 2021. The virtual online event will see participants of Rumah A, Rumah B and Rumah C compete against each other with Malaysia’s most trendiest video games. YouTube Malaysia will be partnering with MyGameOn, IGN Southeast Asia, KFC and powered by the Samsung Galaxy A51 and A71. Update: It's been postponed. See inside for the complete statement.

It's not a secret that millions of Malaysians watched a ton of YouTube videos during the pandemic. From home workouts to cooking, as well as comedy skits on coping with the lockdown, YouTube has gathered the statistics and released the Top Trending Videos in Malaysia.

T-Series is the first Youtube channel to hit 100 million subscriptions. The channel took to Twitter to celebrate the news, mentioning that they have also garnered over 70 billion views during their journey. Pewdiepie, who previously held the crown of having the most subscribed channel, now takes second place with 96 million subs.

Not too long ago, Google had announced that they will be shutting down Youtube Gaming app at the end of March but that didn’t happen. At least, not yet. Now, the company has announced that they will be officially shutting the doors to the gaming streaming app on the 30th of May.

If you aren’t up to speed, Youtube Premium subscribers had access to a feature called picture-in-picture. The feature allows users to view Youtube videos while doing other tasks on their device. Now the feature is rolling out for everyone globally, including those who are not subscribed to Youtube Premium.

Youtube’s download video to watch offline is a godsend, especially when you’re headed to somewhere with no WiFi for long periods of time. If you’re the type who is always unsure about what to watch, Youtube now lets you download your recommended videos instead of only the specific ones you want.

Binging Youtube videos is now even better thanks to an update for the Youtube app on iOS. You can now swipe left and right to switch between next and previous videos on your list instead of having to exit full screen and pick a video. The update should be rolling out throughout this week for all iOS users.

Always wondered if you get the fast-forward or rewind function on the mobile app for Android or iOS? Well, it looks like you can now do so on the updated YouTube app. And it's very straightforward too! Play the video in full-screen mode, and double tap on either the left side of the screen to rewind, or on the right side of the screen to fast-forward. Each double tap allows you to gain or rewind 10-seconds, multiple taps increases the jump in 10-second increments, which mean you could fast-forward or rewind in 10-seconds, 20-seconds, 30-seconds and so on.

Just last Friday, the YouTube Ads Awards Malaysia celebrated and honored 2016’s most outstanding ad creatives on Malaysia’s most popular video platform, YouTube for its daily destination for entertainment, information and education. Presented by YouTube Malaysia, this first-ever award of its kind honored the brands and agencies, as well as the creators, whose creative works expand beyond marketing to capture the hearts and minds of viewers through creative execution and compelling storytelling.

Today, Maxis 4G and YouTube Malaysia have premiered Maxis Rojak 360 event in TGV Cinema @ One Utama. Maxis Rojak 360 is Malaysia's first ever 360-degrees film series by five homegrown award-winning storytellers, using YouTube's 360-degrees immersive video-on-mobile platform, each film invites the audience to move their phones around in all directions in order to "See Malaysia From All Angles".