Check out the latest news from YouTube’s Brandcast 2026.

At Brandcast 2026, we shared how YouTube is helping brands connect with audiences across every screen:

Custom Sponsorships: Uses AI to dynamically surface videos tailored to a brand’s desired moment.Masthead with Custom Content Shelf: Enhances YouTube’s masthead, allowing marketers to curate additional content alongside their hero creative.Buy with Google Pay: Allows viewers to complete purchases directly on their CTV with just two clicks.Affiliate Partnerships Boost: Lets brands amplify organic content that their products are already tagged in (a win-win for creators too, who earn with YouTube Shopping affiliate links).Multimodal Video Creation: Uses Google’s latest AI models including Gemini, Nano Banana and Veo to move from creative brief to final production with just a few prompts.Costco & Dollar General in Google’s Commerce Media Suite: Enables you to reach high intent shoppers with first-party data from Costco and Dollar General across Display & Video 360.

For more, check out the YouTube blog.