YouTube’s ad revenue in Q2 grew 4.8% YoY to $7.34B, under expectations of a 7% increase to $7.49B; it was YouTube’s slowest growth in more than two years (Todd Spangler/Variety)

Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube’s ad revenue in Q2 grew 4.8% YoY to $7.34B, under expectations of a 7% increase to $7.49B; it was YouTube’s slowest growth in more than two years  —  YouTube still banks a huge bucket of ad bucks — hitting $7.34 billion in the second quarter — but the video giant’s growth has decelerated …