As millions of people are stuck at home amid the Coronavirus crisis, the two digital platforms move to reduce the amount of bandwidth consumed in Europe by degrading video quality for their European-based users. 

The decision to reduce video quality is currently planned for a 30-day period. 

“We estimate that this will reduce Netflix traffic on European networks by around 25% while also ensuring a good quality service for our members,” Netflix said in a statement.

“[We] are making a commitment to temporarily switch all traffic in the EU to standard definition by default,” YouTube said in a statement. “While we have seen only a few usage peaks, we have measures in place to automatically adjust our system to use less network capacity.”

Variety reports that for now, Netflix’s decision applies only in Europe, and isn’t planned for the US or other territories.

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Each episode will feature a new artist, and the list includes Blake Shelton, Snoop Dogg, Charlie Puth, Kelly Clarkson, A$AP Ferg, 5th Harmony and Bad Bunny. The artists will surprise fans who have given back to their communities with pop-up appearances and performances, paying it back with music. 

“I’m really excited to show this interesting show/experiment filled with many different experiences and emotions; based on the concept behind our video for Sugar. I’m extremely grateful and equally excited for all who participated on both sides of the camera,” Levine said in a statement.

The series is executive produced by David Dobkin and directed by Alex Van Wagner. Levine will exec produce alongside Dobkin, Jay Renfroe, David Garfinkle, Megan Wolpert Dobkin, Josh Gummersall and Todd Yasui. 

Watch the “Sugar” music video below.

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The official video for the song is also breaking records. During the first 24 hours, it has been viewed 43.2 million times or around 30,000 per minute. At the moment of writing this, the video is quickly approaching its 80 millionth view and is number 2 at YouTube’s trending list.

Psy was previously holding the record with Gentleman.

Earlier this week Swift thanked her “Look What You Made Me Do” back-up dancers for keeping the much-anticipated music video a secret before its big debut at the VMA’s on Sunday night.

The 27-year-old songstress expressed her gratitude through bunch of white flowers with a card that read, “Thanks for keeping our secret. I’m so proud of it and I hope you will be too.”

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This is actually the second record set for the most-viewed YT video this month. A couple days ago, Wiz Khalifa’s See You Again stole the title from Psy’s Gangnam Style, after the South Korean singer has been holding it since 2012.

Despacito has already broken the record for the most-streamed track ever earlier this month and it doesn’t seem like the trend will stop soon.

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As millions of people are stuck at home amid the Coronavirus crisis, the two digital platforms move to reduce the amount of bandwidth consumed in Europe by degrading video quality for their European-based users. 

The decision to reduce video quality is currently planned for a 30-day period. 

“We estimate that this will reduce Netflix traffic on European networks by around 25% while also ensuring a good quality service for our members,” Netflix said in a statement.

“[We] are making a commitment to temporarily switch all traffic in the EU to standard definition by default,” YouTube said in a statement. “While we have seen only a few usage peaks, we have measures in place to automatically adjust our system to use less network capacity.”

Variety reports that for now, Netflix’s decision applies only in Europe, and isn’t planned for the US or other territories.

The post Netflix & YouTube to Cut Streaming Video Bit Rates in Europe appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

Each episode will feature a new artist, and the list includes Blake Shelton, Snoop Dogg, Charlie Puth, Kelly Clarkson, A$AP Ferg, 5th Harmony and Bad Bunny. The artists will surprise fans who have given back to their communities with pop-up appearances and performances, paying it back with music. 

“I’m really excited to show this interesting show/experiment filled with many different experiences and emotions; based on the concept behind our video for Sugar. I’m extremely grateful and equally excited for all who participated on both sides of the camera,” Levine said in a statement.

The series is executive produced by David Dobkin and directed by Alex Van Wagner. Levine will exec produce alongside Dobkin, Jay Renfroe, David Garfinkle, Megan Wolpert Dobkin, Josh Gummersall and Todd Yasui. 

Watch the “Sugar” music video below.

The post Adam Levine To Executive Produce “Sugar” Series For YouTube appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

The official video for the song is also breaking records. During the first 24 hours, it has been viewed 43.2 million times or around 30,000 per minute. At the moment of writing this, the video is quickly approaching its 80 millionth view and is number 2 at YouTube’s trending list.

Psy was previously holding the record with Gentleman.

Earlier this week Swift thanked her “Look What You Made Me Do” back-up dancers for keeping the much-anticipated music video a secret before its big debut at the VMA’s on Sunday night.

The 27-year-old songstress expressed her gratitude through bunch of white flowers with a card that read, “Thanks for keeping our secret. I’m so proud of it and I hope you will be too.”

The post Taylor Swift Breaks Another YouTube Record appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

This is actually the second record set for the most-viewed YT video this month. A couple days ago, Wiz Khalifa’s See You Again stole the title from Psy’s Gangnam Style, after the South Korean singer has been holding it since 2012.

Despacito has already broken the record for the most-streamed track ever earlier this month and it doesn’t seem like the trend will stop soon.

The post Despacito Just Became the Most-Viewed Youtube Video of All Times appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.