Youtube Shorts on TV: All you need to know

Youtube Shorts, the ones with whom many of us have a love-hate relationship. Sometimes when we are pushed to the boring side of the world, we love them. Sometimes, there’s nothing more annoying than them. Well, love them or hate them, Youtube Shorts are certainly here to stay and this is now proven by the fact that now you would be able to watch Youtube Shorts on a television big screen. Youtube has now announced the launch of Youtube Shorts on TV.

In a recent press release titled, “A design journey from mobile to TV: Youtube Shorts arrive on the big screen” Youtube announced the launch of Youtube Shorts on TV and even shared the behind-the-scenes design process of it which honestly is quite interesting to know.

As shared above, Youtube has now launched Youtube Shorts on TVs globally. What this means is that now you can watch your favorite Youtube Shorts on TV and the video platform has even worked to make mobile Youtube Shorts functionalities available on TV such as like or dislike buttons, & more.

As per the press release, Youtube Shorts will be rolled out on the 2019 and later TV models. Along with this Youtube also said that the Youtube Shorts feature will be rolled out on gaming consoles as well, most likely on the 2019 and later models of them.

To watch Youtube Shorts on TV, you would first need to have a smart TV, a gaming console, or a streaming device such as Jio or Airtel streaming box or Tata Play Binge Plus or any streaming device.

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Alright, so if you already have a smart TV, you simply need to open the Youtube app on your smart TV and navigate down to its homepage, there you will see a recommended panel of shorts for you to watch and this is how you can watch Youtube Shorts on your TV screen.

Youtube says that even though the idea of bringing Youtube Shorts on TV may look straightforward conceptually, it was not as simple to bring this feature on TV. Here’s how Youtube brought the Youtube Shorts to feature onto TV or television big screen.

1. Deciding on the viewer’s experience using Love me & Love me not letters

Youtube asked participants to write “Love” or “Breakup” letters to express their experience with short-form content on TV. The majority of them wrote “Love” letters and some wrote “Breakup” ones

2. Three different design concepts for Youtube Shorts on TV

As seen below, there were 3 Youtube Shorts design options available, out of which the Option B was proven to be most effective and engaging as per Youtube’s research and hence was chosen for the final prototype

3. Finalizing Youtube Short’s features for TV

After confirming option C Youtube Short’s design, the team had two prototypes to choose from for features and functionalities. One was “Minimum” which had a minimalistic design and functionalities and one was “Maximal” the one that allowed more functionalities such as comments, likes, dislikes, and more. In the end, the Maximal layout proved to be the most effective.

So, this was all about Youtube introducing its new Youtube Shorts for TV feature, how the feature was designed, and how one can watch Youtube Shorts on TV.

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