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BBC announces landmark ‘strategic partnership’ with YouTube

BBC will produce original YouTube-first content, expand to about 50 channels, and launch training programs to engage younger audiences and boost UK creator skills, BBC said.

  • 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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The BBC, an international point of reference for public broadcasters, has signed a major agreement with YouTube. The objective is to broadcast exclusive content on the platform, and to reach younger audiences. For many media observers, it is a pivot both "historic" and "avant-garde".

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