heygooberman@lemmy.today 1 year ago
Hmmm…well, their fight against the adblockers is quite concerning, especially if the ads are so intrusive that they disrupt the user experience in viewing content, thus pushing more users to get Premium or go to another platform. It’s not uncommon these days to find people migrating away from Big Tech platforms and going to other platforms that have more reasonable and sustainable services that benefit both the client and the vendor. The challenge is the content, which may not be as numerous as what you would find on YouTube, and along with that, there’s the challenge of convincing creators to go onto those other platforms.
But, I am doubtful that Alphabet will be financially impacted. They might see a loss around YouTube, but that loss could be offset by profits from other products in their portfolio. Furthermore, because they have a paid option, it wouldn’t be surprising to see people going for that option, especially if the cost is reasonable, and they are getting premium services not just for themselves but also their friends and family.
ToeNailClippings@lemmy.world 1 year ago
DV8@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Niche hobby content creators have very few other methods of distributing their media content if it’s longer than 60 seconds. Look at Technology connections for example. Maybe now the larger of those niche creators could build a small platform for theiyown, but there’s no way new creators could rise up. And I watch 10 times as much of that type of content than I do of Netflix/Disney and Prime combined.
jmp242@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
I don’t know the backend but there is Nebula which has a few select bigger creators on it. I don’t know if it’s too much extra work for the pay they get from it, or if people don’t know it exists.
DV8@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Yeah, but last time I checked they weren’t looking for new creators, though I’ll admit I know nearly nothing about this platform. But it is the platform I meant with the select few creators that made their own thing.
heygooberman@lemmy.today 1 year ago
Perhaps not, but I am not certain if “amateur” is the right word in describing the creator contents on YouTube. Certainly, we’re not talking Disney-level video quality, but most of the creators I follow appear to have some skill in AV recording and video editing. Plus, they do present some things that are of interest to a wide variety of audiences. Therefore, I don’t necessarily see such content as “amateur-created”. Now, that’s not to say there are no amateur-level content on YouTube. I’m sure there are plenty of contents that really are of poor quality and not worth your time and money.
Please be aware that I am not trying to convince you to jump onboard YouTube Premium. That’s your decision.
ToeNailClippings@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Oh I am not saying YTers are unskilled. I am saying the perception is that they are. That will prevent many from paying for those premium subs. Where as with Disney and Amazon, for all their faults people know they’ll get TV and movies written by big teams with big casts.
heygooberman@lemmy.today 1 year ago
Ah, I see. In that case, then yes, I would agree that the perception you just described would indeed raise the question of the Premium price, especially when compared to Disney and Amazon.
xenu@kbin.social 1 year ago
I'm in the same boat, but some people really like YouTube.
subignition@kbin.social 1 year ago
Your point is valid. You may want to use "raises the question" going forward though — begging the question has a slightly different meaning and usage.
Entropywins@kbin.social 1 year ago
Pete Kelly's history time is better than anything Disney's amateur production can imagine...