A new chapter for ClickView: introducing channels

Today we’re launching channels, a dedicated space on ClickView for every educational video producer, brand and creator.

This gives teachers a new way to discover content in a safe, classroom-ready environment.

Why we built channels

Whether YouTube belongs in classrooms has moved from debate to legislation. 

Rightly so, concerns about young people’s mental health, addictive algorithms, the flood of AI slop, and data privacy are leading educators around the world to rethink YouTube’s place in schools. 

Producers have felt this shift too. As more and more schools step away from YouTube and choose a video platform fit for education, it gets harder for their videos to reach the teachers and students in the classroom. Channels on ClickView give educational video producers a home for their videos that schools can trust. 

Channels on ClickView also provide producers a more sustainable way to get paid for their videos. ClickView pays royalties directly to producers instead of relying on ads, meaning we don’t have the same pressures that ad-supported platforms experience.

What are channels?

Channels make it easy for teachers to discover more from the educational video producers they already know and love. 

Today we’re launching with over 200 channels, and this is just the start.

We’ve given producers a space on ClickView to showcase all their videos in one place. Featured Channels are a premium version for the leading educational producers we partner with, and there are more coming!

Here’s what you’ll find on every channel:

• Everything a producer has made in one place – Every video, series, clip, resource, and interactive quiz from a producer, together. 
• Handpicked collections – Popular videos, new releases, and grouped collections, designed to help you find videos you might not have come across before.
• Get to know the producer –  Extra insight into who they are and what they do, including a link to their website and a preview of their content before you even press play on a video.
• Search within a channel –  Know you want a BBC video about turtles? Head to the BBC channel and search from there.

How do I find channels on ClickView? 

Channels are now a core part of ClickView and there are a few different ways to discover them. 

Discover dashboard

We’ll be showcasing channels front and centre on Discover. The ClickView team will highlight new channels as they become available, so you can see what is new or trending at a glance.

Channels

Click “see all channels” from the Dashboard to find our channels directory. Here you can discover all the channels we’ve created so far, all in one place.

Search

You can also search for a producer directly in the search bar to go straight to their channel.

Videos

As I mentioned, channels are now a core part of the ClickView platform, so wherever you’re watching a video, you can now click through to the producer’s channel. 

Newsletter 

We’ve also been sharing some of our favourite channels in our newsletter, the ClickView Monthly. 

Sign up to receive our monthly newsletter if you’re not already receiving it.

Get to know the producers of your favourite videos 

Each time we launch a new channel, we’re helping you get to know the producers behind the videos: who they are, their mission, and why they love making videos for teachers and students.

Here are a few of the recent behind-the-scenes we’ve written about:

• New Day Films
• Green Beans Music 
• Smile and Learn
• myShakesphere 
• Liacos Educational Media

What’s next for channels? 

Alongside the producers you already know and love from ClickView topics, you’ll start to see new channels launching every few weeks. This forms our commitment to finding and bringing the best educational videos into ClickView.

We have some incredible brands in the works behind the scenes, and I can’t wait to share them with you.

We’d love to keep building channels with you. Is there a video or creator that still has you reaching for YouTube? Let us know at partnerships@clickvieweducation.com, and we’ll get in touch with them.

This marks a new chapter for ClickView, for schools, and for educational video producers: the end of borrowing a platform built for advertising, and a move to one that was always built for learning.