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No. 0266
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YouTube expands its always-on Channels experiment
Why it matters
YouTube has widened access to Channels, labelled Stations in product, which turns a body of content into a 24/7 lean-back stream with live chat so viewers arrive into a shared room instead of picking a video. It began with a Coachella experiment in April 2026 and the August expansion admits only a small number of new musicians, podcasters and media creators. Available globally except Portugal, Switzerland and Turkiye. It is the third TV-shaped format in a month, and each one assumes the content sits in a single deep library.
The source
Social Media Today
YouTube expands its always-on Channels experiment
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