diff --git a/applications/app/services/dotcomrendering/MediaPicker.scala b/applications/app/services/dotcomrendering/MediaPicker.scala
index 96f6e03288d..b8f98de6386 100644
--- a/applications/app/services/dotcomrendering/MediaPicker.scala
+++ b/applications/app/services/dotcomrendering/MediaPicker.scala
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import model.Cors.RichRequestHeader
 import model.{MediaPage, Video, Audio}
 import play.api.mvc.RequestHeader
 import utils.DotcomponentsLogger
-import experiments.DCRVideoPages
 import navigation.NavLinks.media
 import experiments.ActiveExperiments
+import conf.switches.Switches.DCRVideoPages
 
 object MediaPicker extends GuLogging {
 
@@ -40,15 +40,13 @@ object MediaPicker extends GuLogging {
       request: RequestHeader,
   ): RenderType = {
 
-    // defaulting to false until we are ready to release and create a 0% test
-    val participatingInTest = ActiveExperiments.isParticipating(DCRVideoPages)
     val dcrCanRender = dcrCouldRender(mediaPage)
     val flags = dcrLogFlags(mediaPage)
 
     val tier = {
       if (request.forceDCROff) LocalRender
       else if (request.forceDCR) RemoteRender
-      else if (dcrCanRender && participatingInTest) RemoteRender
+      else if (dcrCanRender && DCRVideoPages.isSwitchedOn) RemoteRender
       else LocalRender
     }
 
diff --git a/common/app/conf/switches/FeatureSwitches.scala b/common/app/conf/switches/FeatureSwitches.scala
index a51b16793ed..84075240ca7 100644
--- a/common/app/conf/switches/FeatureSwitches.scala
+++ b/common/app/conf/switches/FeatureSwitches.scala
@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ trait FeatureSwitches {
     sellByDate = Some(LocalDate.of(2024, 6, 5)),
     exposeClientSide = true,
   )
+
   val DiscussionInApps = Switch(
     SwitchGroup.Feature,
     "discussion-in-apps",
@@ -513,4 +514,14 @@ trait FeatureSwitches {
     sellByDate = Some(LocalDate.of(2024, 6, 5)),
     exposeClientSide = true,
   )
+
+  val DCRVideoPages = Switch(
+    SwitchGroup.Feature,
+    "dcr-video-pages",
+    "If this switch is on, we will render video pages with DCR",
+    owners = Seq(Owner.withEmail("dotcom.platform@theguardian.com"), Owner.withEmail("commercial.dev@theguardian.com")),
+    safeState = Off,
+    sellByDate = never,
+    exposeClientSide = false,
+  )
 }
diff --git a/common/app/experiments/Experiments.scala b/common/app/experiments/Experiments.scala
index a70890d856c..e572d2aee01 100644
--- a/common/app/experiments/Experiments.scala
+++ b/common/app/experiments/Experiments.scala
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ object ActiveExperiments extends ExperimentsDefinition {
     Set(
       DarkModeWeb,
       DCRTagPages,
-      DCRVideoPages,
       UpdatedHeaderDesign,
       MastheadWithHighlights,
       AffiliateLinksDCR,
@@ -58,18 +57,6 @@ object AffiliateLinksDCR
       participationGroup = Perc0E,
     )
 
-object DCRVideoPages
-    extends Experiment(
-      name = "dcr-video-pages",
-      description = "Render video pages with DCR",
-      owners = Seq(
-        Owner.withGithub("commercial.dev@theguardian.com"),
-        Owner.withGithub("dotcom.platform@theguardian.com"),
-      ),
-      sellByDate = LocalDate.of(2024, 5, 30),
-      participationGroup = Perc10A,
-    )
-
 object DCRTagPages
     extends Experiment(
       name = "dcr-tag-pages",