Kurt Wilms

Minnesotan living in SF. Interested in technology. I make @youtube work on your TV. Live life well and have fun! ✌️♥️😎

[Cleo Abram @cleoabram]

YouTube is TV. Better, actually, because of the bet on creative people around the world to be able to make what they wanted to watch. I'm really proud to be one of those people.

It's time for YouTube shows to win Primetime Emmys.

https://t.co/KKuMeS1icx

[Updates From YouTube @UpdatesFromYT]

According to The @Nielsen Media Distributor Gauge, @YouTube is the #1 distributor in watch time across broadcast, cable and streaming in the U.S., with 13.2% of total TV viewing in March 2026.

[Stephen Robles @stephenrobles]

I’m seeing the same, more and more YouTube viewers on TV. And some videos (like my $3,000 movie player, currently at 135K views) even higher at 64%

[Andru Edwards @AndruEdwards]

My latest video on the changes @asha_shar is making at @Xbox is pulling 47% of watch time from TV. That is wild to me.

A few years ago, this kind of video would’ve been dominated by mobile at over 70%.

It says a lot about where YouTube is going. People are putting creators on the biggest screen in the house, sitting back, and watching like it’s prime time.

For gaming content especially, that feels...perfect.

What device do you watch YouTube on the most? 👀

[ADWEEK @Adweek]

At its annual Brandcast upfront event, @YouTube unveiled a sprawling slate of creator-led series alongside new ad products designed to help brands cash in on the platform’s grip on the living room.

Get all the details 👇 https://t.co/ll0AhZGAjL

[TechCrunch @TechCrunch]

YouTube viewers watch 2 billion hours of Shorts on TVs each month https://t.co/nBVmoe4vlB

[Colin and Samir ✌🏼✌🏾 @ColinandSamir]

"There's been a significant shift on YouTube from people making videos, to people making shows. [One of the reasons being that] more people watch @YouTube on their TV now than their mobile device, and YouTube dominates connected TV's."

with @andrewrsorkin on @SquawkCNBC

[Updates From YouTube @UpdatesFromYT]

Over 2 billion hours of YouTube Shorts are now watched on TVs every single month. Live at #Brandcast, @nealmohan broke down how the living room experience is changing.

[The Hollywood Reporter @THR]

YouTube's Muscle-Flexing Upfront Pitch: We are TV Now https://t.co/3CK0RyhEsP

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[The Verge @verge]

YouTube’s TV takeover continues with 24/7 streaming ‘Stations’ https://t.co/s1EsllUuCj

[Kurt Wilms @kurtwilms]

@DTAthletes @Affinity_Plus @isaac_asuma @GopherMBB They all came back! Nice!

[Kurt Wilms @kurtwilms]

@OliverCanika @thiojoe @nealmohan @YouTubeCreators Yes! Eventually there as well!

[Kurt Wilms @kurtwilms]

@thiojoe @nealmohan @YouTubeCreators We upgraded the transcode cap from 720p to 4K. We don't store originals, so re-upload now to generate high-res versions for when we start serving. I’ll check if download can be updated to provide the highest resolution version, so u can verify transcoding is working as expected

[YouTube @YouTube]

high-resolution thumbnails are now available 🗣️

[Kurt Wilms @kurtwilms]

@samsheffer 😂

[Kurt Wilms @kurtwilms]

@thiojoe @nealmohan @YouTubeCreators We will be rolling out higher resolution serving to various parts of the TV app soon!

[Kurt Wilms @kurtwilms]

Start uploading those high quality 4k thumbnails! 😎

[Neal Mohan @nealmohan]

Exciting news: as of this week, all @youtubecreators can now upload 50MB thumbnails (up from 2MB).

Now, your super high-resolution thumbnails will look epic on TV 📺

[Kurt Wilms @kurtwilms]

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[Kurt Wilms @kurtwilms]

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