Google is giving away their premium content during the COVID crisis. As gaming continues to get a boost during the pandemic, the tech giant is waiving the $180 entry fee for its Stadia cloud gaming service and offering its high-end PC games free. On the online streaming side, they’re offering several of their YouTube Originals’ series for free, which were previously only available to YouTube Premium subscribers. We found that as young viewers’ media consumption has been impacted by COVID, YouTube is their most used service for entertainment. (NYTimes, Variety)
