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BBC announces landmark ‘strategic partnership’ with YouTube

The BBC will produce original YouTube-first shows and launch new channels, aiming to reach younger audiences and upskill creators with over 15 billion annual YouTube views of BBC Studios content.

  • The BBC has confirmed plans to produce original YouTube shows for the first time under an agreement with the Google-owned platform.
  • The new programmes will feature adverts when viewed from outside of the UK, generating extra funds for the corporation at a time when its future funding model is being debated.
  • Beyond the content, the deal includes a training programme to empower the next generation of British creators to lead the global creator economy.
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London. BBC announced yesterday a historic agreement with the U.S. YouTube video platform to showcase the “best” content of the UK public radio and television service, strengthen its audience among young people and generate additional income.

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Agreement includes new channels of documentation and child content, with advertising outside the United Kingdom. Watch when broadcastcaster faces fraud in the licence rate and Trump process.

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The British public audiovisual giant BBC announced on Wednesday that it had concluded a "strategic partnership" with the YouTube platform, owned by the holding Alphabet (Google), including new programmes targeting young audiences. ...

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Digiday broke the news in on Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
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