diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Channel.jsx b/frontend/src/pages/Channel.jsx
index 7659bbf..9c51d1c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Channel.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Channel.jsx
@@ -78,80 +78,76 @@ export default function ChannelPage() {
   const isFollowed = channel.status === "followed";
 
   return (
-    <div className="flex flex-col gap-8">
-      {/* Channel header — banner with overlay, or plain if no banner */}
+    <div className="flex flex-col gap-6">
+      {/* Banner */}
       <div className={`-mx-4 -mt-6 relative ${channel.banner_url ? "" : "bg-zinc-900"} rounded-b-2xl overflow-hidden`}>
         {channel.banner_url && (
-          <img src={channel.banner_url} alt="" className="w-full h-36 sm:h-52 object-cover" />
+          <img src={channel.banner_url} alt="" className="w-full h-28 sm:h-48 object-cover" />
         )}
-        {/* Gradient overlay */}
-        <div className={`${channel.banner_url ? "absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-black/80 via-black/30 to-transparent" : ""}`} />
+        <div className={channel.banner_url ? "absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-black/80 via-black/30 to-transparent" : ""} />
 
-        {/* Info row sits at the bottom of the banner */}
-        <div className={`${channel.banner_url ? "absolute bottom-0 inset-x-0" : ""} px-4 pb-4 pt-3 flex items-end gap-4`}>
-          {/* Avatar */}
+        {/* Avatar + name — always in the banner overlay */}
+        <div className={`${channel.banner_url ? "absolute bottom-0 inset-x-0" : ""} px-4 pb-4 pt-3 flex items-end gap-3`}>
           {channel.thumbnail_url ? (
-            <img
-              src={channel.thumbnail_url}
-              alt={channel.name}
-              className="w-16 h-16 sm:w-20 sm:h-20 rounded-full object-cover shrink-0 ring-2 ring-black/40"
-            />
+            <img src={channel.thumbnail_url} alt={channel.name}
+              className="w-14 h-14 sm:w-20 sm:h-20 rounded-full object-cover shrink-0 ring-2 ring-black/40" />
           ) : (
-            <div className="w-16 h-16 sm:w-20 sm:h-20 rounded-full bg-zinc-800 flex items-center justify-center text-2xl sm:text-3xl font-display font-bold text-zinc-400 shrink-0">
+            <div className="w-14 h-14 sm:w-20 sm:h-20 rounded-full bg-zinc-800 flex items-center justify-center text-2xl font-display font-bold text-zinc-400 shrink-0">
               {channel.name?.[0]?.toUpperCase()}
             </div>
           )}
-
-          {/* Name + meta */}
           <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
-            <h1 className="font-display font-bold text-xl sm:text-2xl text-white drop-shadow">{channel.name}</h1>
-            <p className="text-xs sm:text-sm text-zinc-300 mt-0.5 drop-shadow">
+            <h1 className="font-display font-bold text-lg sm:text-2xl text-white drop-shadow leading-tight">{channel.name}</h1>
+            <p className="text-xs text-zinc-400 mt-0.5 drop-shadow">
               {[
-                formatSubs(channel.subscriber_count) && `${formatSubs(channel.subscriber_count)} subscribers`,
-                `${channel.video_count} videos indexed`,
+                formatSubs(channel.subscriber_count) && `${formatSubs(channel.subscriber_count)} subs`,
+                channel.video_count && `${channel.video_count} videos`,
               ].filter(Boolean).join(" · ")}
             </p>
           </div>
-
-          {/* Action buttons */}
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-2 shrink-0 flex-wrap justify-end">
-          {dlResult != null && (
-            <span className="text-sm text-accent font-mono">
-              {dlResult === 0 ? "Already up to date" : `${dlResult} queued`}
-            </span>
-          )}
-          <button
-            onClick={() => dlMut.mutate()}
-            disabled={dlMut.isPending}
-            className="text-sm font-medium px-4 py-2 rounded-lg bg-accent text-black hover:bg-yellow-300 transition-colors disabled:opacity-60 flex items-center gap-2"
-          >
-            {dlMut.isPending ? "Queuing…" : "Download all"}
-          </button>
-          <button
-            onClick={() => indexMut.mutate()}
-            disabled={indexMut.isPending || indexMut.isSuccess}
-            className="text-sm font-medium px-4 py-2 rounded-lg bg-zinc-800/80 text-zinc-300 hover:bg-zinc-700 transition-colors disabled:opacity-60"
-          >
-            {indexMut.isPending ? "Indexing…" : indexMut.isSuccess ? "Done ✓" : "Re-index"}
-          </button>
-          <button
-            onClick={() => followMut.mutate()}
-            disabled={followMut.isPending}
-            className={`text-sm font-medium px-4 py-2 rounded-lg transition-colors ${
-              isFollowed
-                ? "bg-zinc-700/80 text-zinc-300 hover:bg-zinc-600"
-                : "bg-zinc-800/80 text-zinc-300 hover:bg-zinc-700"
-            }`}
-          >
-            {isFollowed ? "Following" : "Follow"}
-          </button>
-        </div>
+          {/* Desktop action buttons inline */}
+          <div className="hidden sm:flex items-center gap-2 shrink-0">
+            <button onClick={() => followMut.mutate()} disabled={followMut.isPending}
+              className={`text-sm font-medium px-4 py-1.5 rounded-lg transition-colors ${isFollowed ? "bg-zinc-700/80 text-zinc-300 hover:bg-zinc-600" : "bg-zinc-800/80 text-zinc-300 hover:bg-zinc-700"}`}>
+              {isFollowed ? "Following" : "Follow"}
+            </button>
+            <button onClick={() => dlMut.mutate()} disabled={dlMut.isPending}
+              className="text-sm font-medium px-4 py-1.5 rounded-lg bg-accent text-black hover:bg-yellow-300 transition-colors disabled:opacity-60">
+              {dlMut.isPending ? "Queuing…" : "Download all"}
+            </button>
+            <button onClick={() => indexMut.mutate()} disabled={indexMut.isPending || indexMut.isSuccess}
+              className="text-sm font-medium px-4 py-1.5 rounded-lg bg-zinc-800/80 text-zinc-300 hover:bg-zinc-700 transition-colors disabled:opacity-60">
+              {indexMut.isPending ? "Indexing…" : indexMut.isSuccess ? "Done ✓" : "Re-index"}
+            </button>
+          </div>
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      {/* Description below banner */}
+      {/* Mobile action row — below banner */}
+      <div className="sm:hidden flex items-center gap-2 -mt-2">
+        <button onClick={() => followMut.mutate()} disabled={followMut.isPending}
+          className={`flex-1 text-sm font-medium py-2 rounded-lg transition-colors ${isFollowed ? "bg-zinc-800 text-zinc-300 hover:bg-zinc-700" : "bg-zinc-800 text-zinc-300 hover:bg-zinc-700"}`}>
+          {isFollowed ? "Following ✓" : "Follow"}
+        </button>
+        <button onClick={() => dlMut.mutate()} disabled={dlMut.isPending}
+          className="flex-1 text-sm font-medium py-2 rounded-lg bg-accent text-black hover:bg-yellow-300 transition-colors disabled:opacity-60">
+          {dlMut.isPending ? "Queuing…" : "Download all"}
+        </button>
+        <button onClick={() => indexMut.mutate()} disabled={indexMut.isPending || indexMut.isSuccess}
+          className="text-sm font-medium px-3 py-2 rounded-lg bg-zinc-800 text-zinc-500 hover:bg-zinc-700 transition-colors disabled:opacity-60">
+          {indexMut.isPending ? "…" : indexMut.isSuccess ? "✓" : "Re-index"}
+        </button>
+      </div>
+
+      {dlResult != null && (
+        <p className="text-xs text-accent font-mono -mt-2">
+          {dlResult === 0 ? "Already up to date" : `${dlResult} downloads queued`}
+        </p>
+      )}
+
+      {/* Description */}
       {channel.description && (
-        <p className="text-sm text-zinc-400 line-clamp-3 -mt-4">{channel.description}</p>
+        <p className="text-xs text-zinc-500 line-clamp-2 -mt-2">{channel.description}</p>
       )}
 
       {/* Video grid */}