The Chromecast has been evolving rapidly over the last few months. After getting a final SDK and a whole boatload of new apps, Google has now added support for private YouTube videos. Yes, you can cast any private video you’ve got to the Chromecast. Embedded videos gained support back in February as well.
Google has updated its Chromecast support page to reflect the change in functionality. We’ve tested to make sure the new feature is live, and everything seems to be working as expected.

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- Hulu Plus Android App Update Adds Chromecast Support
PSA: You Can Now Play Private YouTube Videos On The Chromecast was written by the awesome team at Android Police.