And sports:
Disney’s 0.2 point gain over March was partly driven by cross-network coverage of the NFL Draft, the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship and the first round of the NBA Playoffs.
Comment on YouTube tops Disney and Netflix in TV viewing
CosmoNova@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
What are people even watching on Disney all day? I assume it’s just a constant stream of cartoons for toddlers?
billiam0202@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Zarxrax@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
The chart isn’t about streaming services, but companies. So this is covering everything that is owned by Disney, which includes broadcast and cable channels in addition to Disney+, and probably Hulu and maybe even other things that I’m not even aware of.
AugustWest@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Conversely what is there to watch on YouTube? I mean I obviously have seen video on you tube of one kind or another, but it’s never been a place to go to watch a TV show or movie.
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
YouTube is basically where all the science and engineering content has moved to. How it’s made, megafactories, air crash investigation, if you enjoyed that type of content, it’s now on YouTube.
taladar@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Pretty much all travel content that is not people cosplaying as rich people is also on there. And for those who prefer something more varied than the traditional sports and don’t have the patience for live streams on Twitch pretty much all the edited gaming related content is on Youtube too. And of course the other documentary/educational topics besides science and engineering like mathematics, geography, history,…
CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
I watch a ton of automotive centric channels, hobbyist electronics/PC/home automation/3D printing channels and a few weird niche ones like drain cleaning and dashcams, stuff you would never see (or has never been viable) on TV at least without a bunch of product placement and manufactured drama.
For TV and movies I have my own media server and I just download the stuff I, or friends and family, want to watch but I think the experience, content, and presentation is quite different than what you find on Youtube. They fill different roles for me personally as one is pure entertainment while the other is a mix of educational and entertainment in typically shorter formats.
AugustWest@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
I am not sure why I got downvoted: your use case is exactly what I was thinking. And the other person who responded to me as well: you tube is watched a lot, but the content is largely like apples to oranges compared to say HBO or even Tubi.
CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
It may be the phrasing in your original comment. It sounds like you’re questioning why anyone would watch videos on YouTube rather than questioning why YouTube is lumped in with traditional streaming service rankings.
PancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Perhaps your comment wasn’t clear. People probably saw your first sentence and clicked the down-arrow. There are tons of great videos to watch on YT obviously, in nearly any facet of life you can think of. I watch many things that would bore others, but that’s part of the deep. rich sea of content that YT has.
Do I go there to watch network-style shows and movies. Hell no. But I don’t frequent Disney, either.
TachyonTele@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Almost anything you could want to watch is on yt in some form or another. Or listen to, it seems like every song ever made is on it too.
AugustWest@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Most of what I would want to watch is definitely not on youtube. Although most of what I want to watch that is on YouTube is not on a pay channel. They seem apples to oranges to me, which is what I was driving at.
I wonder if they count listening to music with still image as “watching”.
TachyonTele@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
I find it hard to believe most of what you watch can’t be found on yt in some way. Unless it’s non english rare tv shows or something.
aceshigh@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I mostly watch true crime and arts and crafts. I’m learning how to paint using yt.
HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
Andor
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 4 weeks ago
They have a ton of non-Disney stuff. Many old movies and shows. Like Buffy, Aliens, Monk.
And of course Star Wars.