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YouTube Subscriptions Rise as the Creator Economy Claims the Sofa
· New York time
YouTube subscriptions are rising as more users turn to connected television, according to Social Media Today. Parent company Alphabet reported that YouTube advertising growth slowed in the third quarter of 2026, although ad revenue still exceeded $11 billion. The combination places creator video on the living-room screen while the platform develops revenue beyond advertising. Connected TV gives viewers another way to watch material that might once have been associated chiefly with a phone or laptop. It also puts YouTube in the same room, and on the same screen, as traditional television services. A larger display does not automatically change what people choose to watch, but it makes the competition for their time especially visible. The family remote now has another constituency: creators with channels, subscribers and a claim on the couch. The screen may be bigger, but everyone still wants the next turn.
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