- YouTube may be planning a large redesign of its TV’s website
- The new layout will reportedly incorporate multiple streaming services
- Creators will be able to show their content in episodes and seasons
YouTube has teased some major changes to its TV app, and it seems that one of these new features may see the addition of more on-demand streaming content from them as third-party services like Netflix.
It is, according to a new report from the information, as seen by The Verge, which reveals that a new redesign of the website is expected to be launched in the “next few months.”
The update is expected to make it easier to see which of the best streaming services you subscribe to the YouTube TV app that you can access via Primetime channels. The big difference that the change will make is instead of hiding this content in the ‘Movie and TV’ tab, it will reportedly include it on the website along with your favorite creators’ videos.
It looks like the interfaces on apps like Apple TV and Prime Video that act as hubs for all your subscriptions. However, not every service is available via Primetime Channel that varies depending on your region.
For example, US users can access Max on YouTube’s Primetime channels, while UK and Australian users cannot. However, this is expected to change as part of the redesign’s shift as YouTube reportedly told the information that they stopped offering new services because of its struggle to integrate paid content into the app.
YouTube’s streaming dominance
YouTube has been the most popular streaming platform for a while now – it had an 11.1% majority share of TV and streaming viewing in the US in December 2024, according to a Neilsen report.
It’s not surprising when you consider watching YouTube on TVs has become the preferred device to access the video sharing platform compared to phones and laptops, making it even more embedded in our home theater.
As part of YouTube’s wider plans to make its app more like your favorite streamer, the service has also previously said it will give its creators a new feature that lets them format their content in episodes and seasons – like one of the best Netflix shows.
This change was announced last September and is expected to be further expanded with plans to add functionality that allows you to automatically view a movie or show on the website as you roll over it – just as you would look at the Netflix website.
Kurt Wilms, YouTube’s Senior Director of Product Management, told The information That the service imagines these new automatic previews, mixing content from third -party apps with creators videos.
Of course, what the new YouTube TV app will look like and whether these new features will be available has not yet been determined, but we are keeping an eye on any updates and will report back as soon as we have more news from YouTube on the changes it plans to launch.
