diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index f654668..94db898 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: vembedr
 Title: Embed Video in HTML
-Version: 0.1.4.9004
+Version: 0.1.4.9005
 Authors@R: c(
     person(
       given = "Ian", 
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ Imports:
     magrittr,
     glue,
     assertthat,
-    utils
-RoxygenNote: 7.1.1
+    utils,
+    lifecycle
+RoxygenNote: 7.1.2
 URL: https://github.com/ijlyttle/vembedr
 BugReports: https://github.com/ijlyttle/vembedr/issues
 Suggests: 
diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index 4784ae9..6db1fee 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -34,4 +34,5 @@ export(use_align)
 export(use_bs_responsive)
 export(use_rounded)
 export(use_start_time)
+importFrom(lifecycle,deprecated)
 importFrom(magrittr,"%>%")
diff --git a/R/embed.R b/R/embed.R
index dc3e623..da87bb2 100644
--- a/R/embed.R
+++ b/R/embed.R
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@
 #' \describe{
 #'   \item{YouTube}{<https://developers.google.com/youtube/player_parameters>}
 #'   \item{Vimeo}{<https://developer.vimeo.com/player/embedding>}
-#'   \item{Microsoft Channel 9}{<https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/useR-international-R-User-conference/useR2016/Forty-years-of-S>
-#'   (click the *Embed* tab)}
-#'   \item{Box}{<https://developer.box.com/docs/box-embed#section-build-box-embed-programatically>}
+#'   \item{Box}{<https://developer.box.com/guides/embed/box-embed/#programmatically>}
 #'   \item{Microsoft Stream}{<https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/stream/portal-embed-video>}
 #' }
 #'
@@ -38,8 +36,6 @@
 #' @examples
 #' embed_youtube("dQw4w9WgXcQ")
 #' embed_vimeo("45196609")
-#' embed_user2016("Literate-Programming")
-#' embed_user2017("Room-202-Lightning-Talks") %>% use_start_time("26m35s")
 #' embed_box("m5do45hvzw32iv2aors3urf5pgkxxazx")
 #' embed_msstream("ae21b0ac-4a2b-41f4-b3fc-f1720dd20f48")
 #'
diff --git a/R/embed_url.R b/R/embed_url.R
index 6f34237..a353816 100644
--- a/R/embed_url.R
+++ b/R/embed_url.R
@@ -26,25 +26,46 @@ embed_url <- function(url){
     eval()
 }
 
-#' @rdname embed
+#' @rdname embed_channel9
 #' @export
 #
 embed_user2016 <- function(id,
                            width = NULL, height = 300, ratio = c("16by9", "4by3"),
                            frameborder = 0, allowfullscreen = TRUE){
 
+  lifecycle::deprecate_warn(
+    "1.5.0",
+    "embed_user2016()",
+    details = c(
+      i = "Microsoft made breaking changes to its Channel 9 service.",
+      i = "See <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/teamblog/channel9joinedmicrosoftlearn>."
+    ),
+    id = "channel_9"
+  )
+
   id <- c("Events", "useR-international-R-User-conference", "useR2016", id)
 
   embed_channel9(id, width, height, ratio, frameborder, allowfullscreen)
 }
 
-#' @rdname embed
+#' @rdname embed_channel9
 #' @export
 #
 embed_user2017 <- function(id,
                            width = NULL, height = 300, ratio = c("16by9", "4by3"),
                            frameborder = 0, allowfullscreen = TRUE){
 
+
+  lifecycle::deprecate_warn(
+    "1.5.0",
+    "embed_user2017()",
+    details = c(
+      i = "Microsoft made breaking changes to its Channel 9 service.",
+      i = "See <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/teamblog/channel9joinedmicrosoftlearn>."
+    ),
+    id = "channel_9"
+  )
+
   id <- c(
     "Events",
     "useR-international-R-User-conferences",
diff --git a/R/rickroll.R b/R/rickroll.R
index c2a96bb..97d5f96 100644
--- a/R/rickroll.R
+++ b/R/rickroll.R
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #' such as `query`, but do not have a particular video in mind, this function
 #' may be useful to you.
 #'
+#' Please note that the YouTube video seems no longer embeddable.
+#'
 #' @param ... arguments (other than `id`) passed on to [embed()]
 #'
 #' @return An embed object that prints an \code{htmltools::\link[htmltools]{tags}$iframe} element
@@ -12,7 +14,6 @@
 #' @examples
 #'   rickroll_vimeo()
 #'   rickroll_youtube()
-#'   rickroll_channel9()
 #'
 NULL
 
@@ -27,13 +28,24 @@ rickroll_vimeo <- function(...){
 #' @export
 #
 rickroll_youtube <- function(...){
-  embed_youtube(id = "DLzxrzFCyOs", ...)
+  embed_youtube(id = "iik25wqIuFo", ...)
 }
 
-#' @rdname rickroll
+#' @rdname embed_channel9
 #' @export
 #
 rickroll_channel9 <- function(...){
+
+  lifecycle::deprecate_warn(
+    "1.5.0",
+    "rickroll_channel9()",
+    details = c(
+      i = "Microsoft made breaking changes to its Channel 9 service.",
+      i = "See <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/teamblog/channel9joinedmicrosoftlearn>."
+    ),
+    id = "channel_9"
+  )
+
   embed_channel9(
     id = c("Blogs", "Dan", "BlueHat-v7-Katie-Moussouris-interviews-Dan-Kaminsky-on-some-interesting-research-hes-been-doing-late"),
     ...
diff --git a/R/service-box.R b/R/service-box.R
index beb9bec..de63fc4 100644
--- a/R/service-box.R
+++ b/R/service-box.R
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ embed_box <- function(id, custom_domain = getOption("vembedr.box_custom_domain")
                       frameborder = 0, allowfullscreen = TRUE) {
 
   # adapted from:
-  # https://developer.box.com/docs/box-embed#section-build-box-embed-programatically
+  # https://developer.box.com/guides/embed/box-embed/#programmatically
 
   # <iframe
   #    src="https://{custom_domain}.app.box.com/embed/s/{shared link value}"
diff --git a/R/service-channel9.R b/R/service-channel9.R
index c3d52d8..74c0bc2 100644
--- a/R/service-channel9.R
+++ b/R/service-channel9.R
@@ -1,10 +1,29 @@
-#' @rdname embed
+#' Embed video from Microsoft Channel 9
+#'
+#' @description
+#' `r lifecycle::badge("deprecated")`
+#'
+#' These functions are deprecated: links to Microsoft Channel 9
+#' [no longer work](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/teamblog/channel9joinedmicrosoftlearn).
+#'
+#' @inherit embed return params
+#' @param ... arguments (other than `id`) passed on to [embed()]
 #' @export
 #'
 embed_channel9 <- function(id,
                            width = NULL, height = 300, ratio = c("16by9", "4by3"),
                            frameborder = 0, allowfullscreen = TRUE){
 
+  lifecycle::deprecate_warn(
+    "1.5.0",
+    "embed_channel9()",
+    details = c(
+      i = "Microsoft made breaking changes to its Channel 9 service.",
+      i = "See <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/teamblog/channel9joinedmicrosoftlearn>."
+    ),
+    id = "channel_9"
+  )
+
   ratio <- match.arg(ratio)
   dim <- get_width_height(width, height, ratio)
 
diff --git a/R/vembedr-package.R b/R/vembedr-package.R
index dbbf027..4158e3d 100644
--- a/R/vembedr-package.R
+++ b/R/vembedr-package.R
@@ -22,3 +22,8 @@
 #' @docType package
 #' @name vembedr-package
 NULL
+
+## usethis namespace: start
+#' @importFrom lifecycle deprecated
+## usethis namespace: end
+NULL
diff --git a/README.Rmd b/README.Rmd
index 73c51df..82a33eb 100644
--- a/README.Rmd
+++ b/README.Rmd
@@ -26,16 +26,13 @@ In this verison, five services are supported:
 
 - YouTube 
 - Vimeo
-- Microsoft Channel 9 (including UseR! 2016 and 2017 videos).
 - Box
 - Microsoft Stream
 
-## New to version 0.1.4
+## New to version 0.1.5
 
-- new functions to help you format: `use_rounded()`, `use_align()`, and `use_bs_responsive()`.
-- new services supported:
-   - Box, using `embed_box()`
-   - Microsoft Stream, using `embed_msstream()`
+- updated embedding code to comport with new Pandoc.
+- deprecated Microsoft Channel 9 (including UserR! 2016 & 2017)), as service is deprecated.
 
 ## Installation
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4e20f4e..41d2c8b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,17 +12,14 @@ this verison, five services are supported:
 
 -   YouTube
 -   Vimeo
--   Microsoft Channel 9 (including UseR! 2016 and 2017 videos).
 -   Box
 -   Microsoft Stream
 
-## New to version 0.1.4
+## New to version 0.1.5
 
--   new functions to help you format: `use_rounded()`, `use_align()`,
-    and `use_bs_responsive()`.
--   new services supported:
-    -   Box, using `embed_box()`
-    -   Microsoft Stream, using `embed_msstream()`
+-   updated embedding code to comport with new Pandoc.
+-   deprecated Microsoft Channel 9 (including UserR! 2016 & 2017)), as
+    service is deprecated.
 
 ## Installation
 
diff --git a/man/embed.Rd b/man/embed.Rd
index ef7e8a2..6560be5 100644
--- a/man/embed.Rd
+++ b/man/embed.Rd
@@ -1,36 +1,14 @@
 % Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
-% Please edit documentation in R/embed.R, R/embed_url.R, R/service-box.R,
-%   R/service-channel9.R, R/service-msstream.R, R/service-vimeo.R,
-%   R/service-youtube.R
+% Please edit documentation in R/embed.R, R/service-box.R, R/service-msstream.R,
+%   R/service-vimeo.R, R/service-youtube.R
 \name{embed}
 \alias{embed}
-\alias{embed_user2016}
-\alias{embed_user2017}
 \alias{embed_box}
-\alias{embed_channel9}
 \alias{embed_msstream}
 \alias{embed_vimeo}
 \alias{embed_youtube}
 \title{Embed video from service}
 \usage{
-embed_user2016(
-  id,
-  width = NULL,
-  height = 300,
-  ratio = c("16by9", "4by3"),
-  frameborder = 0,
-  allowfullscreen = TRUE
-)
-
-embed_user2017(
-  id,
-  width = NULL,
-  height = 300,
-  ratio = c("16by9", "4by3"),
-  frameborder = 0,
-  allowfullscreen = TRUE
-)
-
 embed_box(
   id,
   custom_domain = getOption("vembedr.box_custom_domain"),
@@ -41,15 +19,6 @@ embed_box(
   allowfullscreen = TRUE
 )
 
-embed_channel9(
-  id,
-  width = NULL,
-  height = 300,
-  ratio = c("16by9", "4by3"),
-  frameborder = 0,
-  allowfullscreen = TRUE
-)
-
 embed_msstream(
   id,
   width = NULL,
@@ -82,6 +51,11 @@ embed_youtube(
 \arguments{
 \item{id}{\code{character}, identifier provided by the service}
 
+\item{custom_domain}{\code{character}, (used by Box) name of Box-instance
+to use. It can be useful to use \code{getOption("vembedr.box_custom_domain")}
+if you are using a corporate instance of Box. If \code{NULL}, it will use
+the standard Box instance.}
+
 \item{width}{\code{numeric}, width of iframe (px)}
 
 \item{height}{\code{numeric}, height of iframe (px)}
@@ -92,11 +66,6 @@ embed_youtube(
 
 \item{allowfullscreen}{\code{logical}, indicates if to allow fullscreen}
 
-\item{custom_domain}{\code{character}, (used by Box) name of Box-instance
-to use. It can be useful to use \code{getOption("vembedr.box_custom_domain")}
-if you are using a corporate instance of Box. If \code{NULL}, it will use
-the standard Box instance.}
-
 \item{query}{\code{list}, items to include in url-query string}
 
 \item{fragment}{\code{character}, string to include as url-fragment}
@@ -117,17 +86,13 @@ according to the service being used:
 \describe{
 \item{YouTube}{\url{https://developers.google.com/youtube/player_parameters}}
 \item{Vimeo}{\url{https://developer.vimeo.com/player/embedding}}
-\item{Microsoft Channel 9}{\url{https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/useR-international-R-User-conference/useR2016/Forty-years-of-S}
-(click the \emph{Embed} tab)}
-\item{Box}{\url{https://developer.box.com/docs/box-embed#section-build-box-embed-programatically}}
+\item{Box}{\url{https://developer.box.com/guides/embed/box-embed/#programmatically}}
 \item{Microsoft Stream}{\url{https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/stream/portal-embed-video}}
 }
 }
 \examples{
 embed_youtube("dQw4w9WgXcQ")
 embed_vimeo("45196609")
-embed_user2016("Literate-Programming")
-embed_user2017("Room-202-Lightning-Talks") \%>\% use_start_time("26m35s")
 embed_box("m5do45hvzw32iv2aors3urf5pgkxxazx")
 embed_msstream("ae21b0ac-4a2b-41f4-b3fc-f1720dd20f48")
 
diff --git a/man/embed_channel9.Rd b/man/embed_channel9.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c323008
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/embed_channel9.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/embed_url.R, R/rickroll.R, R/service-channel9.R
+\name{embed_user2016}
+\alias{embed_user2016}
+\alias{embed_user2017}
+\alias{rickroll_channel9}
+\alias{embed_channel9}
+\title{Embed video from Microsoft Channel 9}
+\usage{
+embed_user2016(
+  id,
+  width = NULL,
+  height = 300,
+  ratio = c("16by9", "4by3"),
+  frameborder = 0,
+  allowfullscreen = TRUE
+)
+
+embed_user2017(
+  id,
+  width = NULL,
+  height = 300,
+  ratio = c("16by9", "4by3"),
+  frameborder = 0,
+  allowfullscreen = TRUE
+)
+
+rickroll_channel9(...)
+
+embed_channel9(
+  id,
+  width = NULL,
+  height = 300,
+  ratio = c("16by9", "4by3"),
+  frameborder = 0,
+  allowfullscreen = TRUE
+)
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{id}{\code{character}, identifier provided by the service}
+
+\item{width}{\code{numeric}, width of iframe (px)}
+
+\item{height}{\code{numeric}, height of iframe (px)}
+
+\item{ratio}{\code{character}, indicates aspect ratio for the \verb{<iframe/>}}
+
+\item{frameborder}{\code{numeric}, size of frame border (px)}
+
+\item{allowfullscreen}{\code{logical}, indicates if to allow fullscreen}
+
+\item{...}{arguments (other than \code{id}) passed on to \code{\link[=embed]{embed()}}}
+}
+\value{
+Object with S3 class \code{vembedr_embed}
+}
+\description{
+\ifelse{html}{\href{https://lifecycle.r-lib.org/articles/stages.html#deprecated}{\figure{lifecycle-deprecated.svg}{options: alt='[Deprecated]'}}}{\strong{[Deprecated]}}
+
+These functions are deprecated: links to Microsoft Channel 9
+\href{https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/teamblog/channel9joinedmicrosoftlearn}{no longer work}.
+}
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new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48f72a6
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+++ b/man/figures/lifecycle-archived.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01452e5
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+++ b/man/figures/lifecycle-defunct.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4baaee0
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+++ b/man/figures/lifecycle-deprecated.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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new file mode 100644
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new file mode 100644
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new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e015dc8
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diff --git a/man/rickroll.Rd b/man/rickroll.Rd
index 619c346..37391f0 100644
--- a/man/rickroll.Rd
+++ b/man/rickroll.Rd
@@ -4,14 +4,11 @@
 \alias{rickroll}
 \alias{rickroll_vimeo}
 \alias{rickroll_youtube}
-\alias{rickroll_channel9}
 \title{Embed popular video}
 \usage{
 rickroll_vimeo(...)
 
 rickroll_youtube(...)
-
-rickroll_channel9(...)
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{...}{arguments (other than \code{id}) passed on to \code{\link[=embed]{embed()}}}
@@ -24,9 +21,11 @@ If you want to experiment with the arguments to \code{\link[=embed]{embed()}},
 such as \code{query}, but do not have a particular video in mind, this function
 may be useful to you.
 }
+\details{
+Please note that the YouTube video seems no longer embeddable.
+}
 \examples{
   rickroll_vimeo()
   rickroll_youtube()
-  rickroll_channel9()
 
 }
diff --git a/pkgdown/_pkgdown.yml b/pkgdown/_pkgdown.yml
index b2f4953..2979aa0 100644
--- a/pkgdown/_pkgdown.yml
+++ b/pkgdown/_pkgdown.yml
@@ -29,3 +29,8 @@ reference:
   contents:
   - vembedr-package
   - vembedr-s3-classes
+- title: Deprecated
+  desc: "Microsoft's Channel 9 links no longer work."
+  contents:
+  - embed_channel9
+
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-div.R b/tests/testthat/test-div.R
index b72703e..200086d 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-div.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-div.R
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ test_that("embed functions set a ratio", {
 
   expect_identical(ratio(rickroll_youtube()), "16by9")
   expect_identical(ratio(rickroll_vimeo()), "16by9")
-  expect_identical(ratio(rickroll_channel9()), "16by9")
   expect_identical(ratio(embed_box("foo")), "16by9")
 })
 
diff --git a/vignettes/embed.Rmd b/vignettes/embed.Rmd
index 345f69f..948b57b 100644
--- a/vignettes/embed.Rmd
+++ b/vignettes/embed.Rmd
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ Using this package, you can embed videos into RMarkdown documents and Shiny apps
 
 - [YouTube](https://developers.google.com/youtube/player_parameters)
 - [Vimeo](https://developer.vimeo.com/player/embedding)
-- [Channel 9](https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/useR-international-R-User-conference/useR2016/Forty-years-of-S), which includes the UseR! 2016 and 2017 videos.
-- [Box](https://developer.box.com/docs/box-embed#section-build-box-embed-programatically)
+- [Box](https://developer.box.com/guides/embed/box-embed/#programmatically)
 - [Microsoft Stream](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/stream/portal-embed-video)
 
 The links above are associated with the embedding API for each of the services; these are the APIs wrapped by the
@@ -43,13 +42,13 @@ Although a URL can be long and awkward, it will get the job done.
 If the URL is from one of the supported services, it should *just work*:
 
 ```{r}
-embed_url("https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKQ01MvF8mY")
+embed_url("https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD_n6ju9iRA")
 ```
 
 If you would like to generate more-concise code using the URL, you can use the `suggest_embed()` function:
 
 ```{r}
-suggest_embed("https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKQ01MvF8mY")
+suggest_embed("https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD_n6ju9iRA")
 ```
 
 ## Embed by service
@@ -83,56 +82,6 @@ The Vimeo identifier is the path of the URL:
 embed_vimeo("238200347")
 ```
 
-### Channel 9
-
-The UseR! 2016 and 2017 videos are hosted on Microsoft's Channel 9 service, motivating this embed function.
-
-Personal note: one of the things I want to well-and-truly understand (along with non-standard evaluation) is monads. 
-I understand it to be a useful construct for managing side-effects, but true understanding escapes me. 
-This is a wonderful presentation; it gets me 95% of the way there (I think), so maybe repeated viewings will get me sufficiently close.
-
-Here's the URL:
-
-```{r}
-suggest_embed(
-  "https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Going+Deep/Brian-Beckman-Dont-fear-the-Monads"
-)
-```
-
-The identifier is the path of the URL, **`Shows/Going+Deep/Brian-Beckman-Dont-fear-the-Monads`**, which you can express as a string:
-
-```{r}
-embed_channel9("Shows/Going+Deep/Brian-Beckman-Dont-fear-the-Monads")
-```
-
-Alternatively, you can express this as a vector of strings:
-
-```{r eval=FALSE}
-embed_channel9(c("Shows", "Going+Deep", "Brian-Beckman-Dont-fear-the-Monads"))
-```
-
-#### UseR! 2016 (and 2017)
-
-At UseR! 2016, Rick Becker gave a wonderful talk on the history of the S language:
-
-```{r echo=FALSE}
-tags$p(
-  tags$code(
-    HTML(paste0(
-      "https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/useR-international-R-User-conference/useR2016/",  
-      tags$strong("Forty-years-of-S")
-    ))
-  )  
-)
-```
-
-For a UseR!2016 (or 2017) video, the identifier is the last component of path of the URL, in this case: **`Forty-years-of-S`**. 
-To embed the video:
-
-```{r}
-embed_user2016("Forty-years-of-S")
-```
-
 ### Box
 
 To share a video on Box, the video file itself will have to be shared. From the Box web-interface, you can do this by clicking the **Share** button at the top-right corner of your file's web-page. 
@@ -186,15 +135,12 @@ Because this video is internal to an organization, it will likely not play for y
 In case you need sample videos with which to experiment, this package has you covered:
 
 ```{r}
-rickroll_youtube()
+rickroll_vimeo()
 ```
 
-Also (mercifully, not displayed):
+Also (mercifully, not displayed as it seems no-longer embeddable):
 
 ```{r eval=FALSE}
-rickroll_vimeo()
+rickroll_youtube()
 ```
 
-```{r eval=FALSE}
-rickroll_channel9()
-```
diff --git a/vignettes/vembedr.Rmd b/vignettes/vembedr.Rmd
index 8abc3bb..a5eafe3 100644
--- a/vignettes/vembedr.Rmd
+++ b/vignettes/vembedr.Rmd
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ Using `embed_url()`, you can create an embed object for any of these supported s
 
 - YouTube: `embed_youtube()`
 - Vimeo: `embed_vimeo()`
-- Microsoft Channel 9: `embed_channel9()`
 - Box: `embed_box()`
 - Microsoft Stream: `embed_msstream()`
 
@@ -81,12 +80,5 @@ For example, this is an amazing Otis Redding performance:
 embed_vimeo("45157591")
 ```
 
-Also, as of RStudio 1.3, the RStudio IDE preview window will work with YouTube and Vimeo, but not with Channel 9:
-
-```{r}
-rickroll_channel9()
-```
-
-If you view this page in a full browser, it should work just fine.