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hadisafaon Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

This is built using the official youtube api.

https://developers.google.com/youtube/iframe_api_reference

hadisafaon Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

The video id is on the bottom right.

hadisafaon Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

For now you can't, but i'll be adding more features soon.

hadisafaon Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

Thank you for the feedback.

1) The static shows when the video is buffering, maybe it's a slow network problem?

2) The string is a bitcoin address :)

hadisafaon Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

When a channel reaches the last video, list.json will be fetched to get an updated list of videos.

hadisafaon Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

Yes everyone is watching the same content at the same time just like an actual TV channel.

hadisafaon Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

The content is hand picked, no algorithms :)

hadisafaon Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

This is still an experiment at the moment, we'll figure it out.

hadisafaon Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

There is no backend, just plain html, css and js. The source is public.

hadisafaon Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

Thank you.

hadisafaon Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

I'll add more control options soon :)

hadisafaon Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

The videos are hand-picked and are scheduled so everyone is watching the same thing at the same time.

hadisafaon Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

Definitely yes! Will add more features very soon.

hadisafaon Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

Thank you!

hadisafaon Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

Thank you for the feedback, I'll see what I can do regarding the mono audio issue, and I'll try to add more features as soon as possible.

hadisafaon Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

These are just youtube videos but they are synced so everyone is watching the same thing at the same time.

hadisafaon Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

Thank you :)

hadisafaon Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

you can copy the video id (below the controls) and watch it later on youtube

hadisafaon Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

I made the thing :)

hadisafaon Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

The channels are on a schedule, everyone is watching the same exact video at the same timestamp!

hadisafaon Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

- There is no backend, just html, css, and js

- yes channels are based on categories(science, travel, documentaries, etc.)

- yes there is a schedule, each video is scheduled to play at a certain time, so everyone is watching the same exact thing.

hadisafaon Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

channels are synced so everyone is watching the same exact content at the same time, just like TV.

hadisafaon Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

Thank you!

hadisafaon Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

Channel 1: Science and Technology

Channel 2: Travel and Events

Channel 3: Food

Channel 4: Architecture

Channel 5: Film and Animation

Channel 6: Documentaries

Channel 7: Comedy

Channel 8: Music

Channel 9: Autos and Vehicles

Channel 10: News and Politics

Channel 11: UFC

Channel 12: Podcasts/Interviews/Talk Shows