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Viewers can now access live C-SPAN coverage on YouTube TV, beginning today.

To further increase accessibility of civic content, YouTube is also proud to sponsor C-SPAN’s America 250 programming, which starts early next year.

YouTube Recap is currently rolling out globally. If you haven't gotten yours yet, sit tight - it's on its way. If you have, here’s how to find, share, and save your YouTube Recap.

How to find your YouTube Recap

Make sure you are signed into your primary YouTube account (the one that has your personal watch history) and follow these steps:

• On Android or iOS: Open the YouTube app and tap the You tab at the bottom of the screen. Look for the Recap banner and tap it to start your story
• On Desktop browser: Visit youtube.com/recap to access your recap directly

How to find your YouTube Music Recap

You’ll see your top artists and songs as part of your YouTube Recap, but if you’ve listened to at least 10 hours of music on YouTube, you’ll also get a see a link that takes you to a deep dive on your year in audio in the YouTube Music app.

How to share and save you YouTube Recap

• Share: Want to show off your stats? Tap the Share button on any of your recap cards to post it to your social or send to your friends
• Save: Tap the Download button on any card to save it to your device

You can access your recap via the You tab until the end of the year. Recaps aren’t available for children’s accounts, supervised accounts, or viewers under the age of 13. Award cards are only available in the U.S. Enjoy!

Expressive captions are now available on YouTube videos in English across all devices, providing our viewers a more immersive content experience by displaying the intensity of speech in all caps, expressions of sounds like sighs and gasps, as well as noises from the environment.

YouTube videos in English uploaded after October showcase these expressive captions, and we’ll continue rolling this feature out on more videos.

Expressive captions use AI to communicate things like tone, volume, environmental cues and human noises from the audio playing on a device.

Coined in the 1970s by musician and artist Brian Eno, ambient music was originally intended as an immersive, artful sound for close listening. Today on YouTube, the genre has transformed, its meaning shifting to a category shaped by its massive functional use cases. It has evolved into a broad spectrum “ambience channels” that blend music and visuals, specifically designed to help serve needs such as sleep, relaxation, and focus.

These channels prioritize endless streams and long runtimes with looped visuals, perfect for background use. The sheer scale of this content's rise is undeniable: the YouTube channel Soothing Relaxation has received more than 4.8B channel views.* From stripped instrumentals for relaxation to videos featuring related genres like binaural beats, the community provides the perfect sonic backdrop for any task.

Don't miss our unique YouTube logo (also known as the Yoodle) celebrating the creators who craft these digital ambient atmospheres on the 50th anniversary of Brian Eno's album Discreet Music. Tune in and find your focus and relaxation in our playlist!

_{*Source: YouTube data, Global, Lifetime.}

We know educators play an essential role inspiring curiosity in their students, and often rely on YouTube to enhance their lesson plans. In fact, 94% of teachers say they use YouTube in their role as a teacher¹. So we are committed to supporting teachers with an engaging library of high quality, age appropriate content taught by world-class creators.

Today, we’re excited to announce a new Music Education series, “Think Like a Musician”. This partnership combines the power of TED-Ed, a beloved learning channel, Education Through Music’s reputable curriculum, and professional artists to bring high-quality music education resources to teachers around the world. Each video will include comprehensive resources, such as a lesson plan and a rubric, enabling easy integration into classrooms. Every video will even include an interactive experience to encourage hands-on student engagement.

Educators can confidently share this high-quality content in classroom settings via the YouTube Player for Education, a distraction-free embedded video player that is integrated inside popular educational tools.

And for those not in the classroom, there is more to learn on YouTube. In fact, in the US, 92% of viewers report using YouTube to gather information and knowledge_². Lifelong learners can broaden their knowledge on anything from learning to code to baking bread. Check out youtube.com/learning to teach yourself something new.

We appreciate all the work that teachers do - whether you’re in the classroom or behind a camera - thank you for using YouTube to help teach the world!

^{1According to an Aug 2024 survey conducted by Ipsos in eleven markets (AU, BR, CA, DE, FR, ID, IN, JP, KR, UK, and US).}

^{2According to research by Oxford Economics}