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Platform statements: channels earning six figures or more from TV screens rose by over 45% (July 2024-June 2025 vs prior year; YouTube-reported); the thumbnail file limit would 'soon' expand from 2 MB to 50 MB so YouTube can serve 4K thumbnails (the Help page now lists a 50 MB desktop limit and 2 MB on mobile, so this has at least partly happened as of 2026-10-23); a new AI-powered feature generates higher resolutions, starting by upscaling videos uploaded below 1080p from SD to HD, with a goal of up to 4K; original files and resolutions are kept, there is an opt-out, and viewers can watch the original resolution, with 'super resolution' labelled under settings; channel pages get immersive previews, and Shows design groups videos; contextual search on TV prioritises a ...","status":"active","body":{"text":"Problem: understanding platform-side changes to how videos appear on TV. Source: YouTube Blog 'New features to help creators shine on TV screens' (Kurt Wilms, 29 Oct 2025), compared with the live thumbnails Help page. Platform statements: channels earning six figures or more from TV screens rose by over 45% (July 2024-June 2025 vs prior year; YouTube-reported); the thumbnail file limit would 'soon' expand from 2 MB to 50 MB so YouTube can serve 4K thumbnails (the Help page now lists a 50 MB desktop limit and 2 MB on mobile, so this has at least partly happened as of 2026-10-23); a new AI-powered feature generates higher resolutions, starting by upscaling videos uploaded below 1080p from SD to HD, with a goal of up to 4K; original files and resolutions are kept, there is an opt-out, and viewers can watch the original resolution, with 'super resolution' labelled under settings; channel pages get immersive previews, and Shows design groups videos; contextual search on TV prioritises a channel's own videos when searching from its channel page; tagged shopping videos will show a shopping QR code. Implication for AI creators (inference): YouTube may upscale low-resolution AI renders on its side, so uploading at native HD or better avoids a platform upscaling pass; an opt-out exists but I did not locate the Studio setting. The blog is announcement text; 'soon' items may not all be live. 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