YouTube living-room app

YouTube rolls out connected TV app updates

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YouTube rolls out connected TV app updates

reported in coverage · 2026-08-20

Evidence (1)

• [YouTube](https://youtube.com) is rolling out a set of connected TV updates that push its living-room app closer to the feel of traditional television, Marketing Dive reports.

  YouTube reshapes its TV app around creator shows · Original source evidence

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YouTube

reported in coverage · 2026-08-20

Evidence (1)

• [YouTube](https://youtube.com) is rolling out a set of connected TV updates that push its living-room app closer to the feel of traditional television, Marketing Dive reports.

  YouTube reshapes its TV app around creator shows · Original source evidence

Product

YouTube living-room app

reported in coverage · 2026-08-20

Evidence (1)

• [YouTube](https://youtube.com) is rolling out a set of connected TV updates that push its living-room app closer to the feel of traditional television, Marketing Dive reports.

  YouTube reshapes its TV app around creator shows · Original source evidence

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A rollout of connected TV changes covering episodic shows, watch-page navigation, account privacy, sign-in, casting, and children's content.

reported in coverage · 2026-08-20

Evidence (4)

• The centerpiece lets creators in the [YouTube](/company/youtube) Partner Program designate playlists as shows directly in YouTube Studio: playlists of high-quality videos that share consistent themes and continuing stories can become episodic shows, complete with dedicated show pages and organized seasons, giving viewers a lean-back way to work through a creator's catalog on the big screen.

  YouTube reshapes its TV app around creator shows · Original source evidence

• [YouTube](https://youtube.com) is rolling out a set of connected TV updates that push its living-room app closer to the feel of traditional television, Marketing Dive reports.

  YouTube reshapes its TV app around creator shows · Original source evidence

• A four-digit code can now lock an account so viewing history and recommendations stay private on a communal TV, while a separate parent code prevents children from watching in signed-out mode. YouTube is also streamlining its QR-code sign-in flow and redesigning the casting and watch experience for kids' content.

  YouTube reshapes its TV app around creator shows · Original source evidence

• The watch page is also being reorganized around longer sessions. YouTube is adding Shows and Podcasts tabs, a new access point for Shorts, and larger previous and next buttons designed to keep viewing moving from one video to the next, while musician pages gain a new-releases shelf that surfaces fresh drops.

  YouTube reshapes its TV app around creator shows · Original source evidence

Announced

Aug 20, 2026

reported in coverage · 2026-08-20

Evidence (1)

• [YouTube](https://youtube.com) is rolling out a set of connected TV updates that push its living-room app closer to the feel of traditional television, Marketing Dive reports.

  YouTube reshapes its TV app around creator shows · Original source evidence

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Available

reported in coverage · 2026-08-20

Evidence (2)

• [YouTube](https://youtube.com) is rolling out a set of connected TV updates that push its living-room app closer to the feel of traditional television, Marketing Dive reports.

  YouTube reshapes its TV app around creator shows · Original source evidence

• A four-digit code can now lock an account so viewing history and recommendations stay private on a communal TV, while a separate parent code prevents children from watching in signed-out mode. YouTube is also streamlining its QR-code sign-in flow and redesigning the casting and watch experience for kids' content.

  YouTube reshapes its TV app around creator shows · Original source evidence