Interface for watching a stream of videos

An apparatus for controlling playback of videos, the apparatus comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium encoding instructions thereon that, in response to execution by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:

• providing a display of controls for a plurality of videos;
• responsive to a first input from a directional controller along a first axis of the directional controller, providing a display of one or more levels of control for controlling video playback, wherein the levels of control include a channel level and a video level, the channel level including a plurality of channel previews for a plurality of channels, and the video level including a plurality of video previews for a plurality of videos;
• setting a focus on a first channel preview of a first channel in the channel level of control;
• responsive to the focus on the first channel preview, displaying in the video level a plurality of video previews for the first channel;
• responsive to a second input from the directional controller along a second axis of the directional controller, moving the focus from the first channel preview to a second channel preview of a second channel in the channel level of control;
• and
• responsive to the focus on the second channel preview, replacing the plurality of video previews in the video level with a second plurality of video previews for the second channel.

A system for controlling playback of videos, the system comprising:

• a computer processor;
• and
• a computer-readable storage medium storing instructions for controlling the processor to perform a method comprising:
• providing a display of controls for a plurality of videos;
• responsive to a first input from a directional controller along a first axis of the directional controller, providing a display of one or more levels of control for controlling video playback, wherein the levels of control include a channel level and a video level, the channel level including a plurality of channel previews for a plurality of channels, and the video level including a plurality of video previews for a plurality of videos;
• setting a focus on a first channel preview of a first channel in the channel level of control;
• responsive to the focus on the first channel preview, displaying in the video level a plurality of video previews for the first channel;
• responsive to a second input from the directional controller along a second axis of the directional controller, moving the focus from the first channel preview to a second channel preview of a second channel in the channel level of control;
• and
• responsive to the focus on the second channel preview, replacing the plurality of video previews in the video level with a second plurality of video previews for the second channel.