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EEVblog's new YouTube channel inexplicably banned

39 points by gnu8 9y ago

gnu8 9y ago
Someone in the comments pointed out that Youtube's new structure is designed so that only famous people can make money. I have no idea whether this is true, but it would fit it with the constant drumbeat of threats, pressure and lawsuits from the large media companies. The democratized model of Youtube and other video sites is a threat to their business model. Even though they've gotten their way with pirated content, they now need to crack down on anything original, because the independent content takes attention away from the dross on television, and to them, the viewers themselves are their property.
- i336_ 9y ago
  So YouTube is the new TV, they're trying to compete with Netflix, and all the big names on YT just pulled out of advertising... and Google is culturally an ad company. Yay. YT is too big to fail or be disrupted, but this will be a fun blip to watch.
Neliquat 9y ago
Since they partnered with the 'Discovery' network, that could not possibly be related... /s
- cbanek 9y ago
  That is really sad that basically using a term like discovery is banned. Not only that, but it will let you create them, then ban them, and not tell you why. If there were a legal case, I'd be excited about the _discovery_ phase of it, to figure this one out!
coreyp_1 9y ago
I love this guy's stuff! He puts out some great information!
fefesafaea 9y ago
Damn shame. EEVblog is one of the shining examples of the sort of program that could only come about on a platform like youtube. I've often wondered why netflix or amazon haven't picked it up or made similar programming, and yet I have a hard time seeing them producing content of such quality and depth.
- squarefoot 9y ago
  > I've often wondered why netflix or amazon haven't picked it up or made similar programming, Because due to how the economics works, once you add a corporation behind a genuinely informative project, it becomes an advertising machine losing about all of its value. EEVBlog works because it uses Youtube and not the other way around; if it was produced by Youtube things would be way different.
- kw71 9y ago
  Yes youtube is perfect for this "program." It won't be picked up by anyone with standards about production values and watchability.
arcaster 9y ago
What a shame. EEVblog and AVE have been some of my favorite engineering channels on YouTube for some time now, hopefully Louis Rossman isn't next.
fergbrain 9y ago
Per the stickied comment from Dave/EEVblog on YT: "The EEVdiscover channel is now back up! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkGvUEt8iQLmq3aJIMjT2qQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkGvUEt8iQLmq3aJIMjT2qQ Still no idea why though it was taken down though"
squarefoot 9y ago
GoogleServicesWeBetterFindAlternativesForBeforeItsTooLate++;
- i336_ 9y ago
  Big local hard disks, and caching web proxies? :(

39 points by gnu8 9y ago

gnu8 9y ago

Someone in the comments pointed out that Youtube's new structure is designed so that only famous people can make money. I have no idea whether this is true, but it would fit it with the constant drumbeat of threats, pressure and lawsuits from the large media companies. The democratized model of Youtube and other video sites is a threat to their business model. Even though they've gotten their way with pirated content, they now need to crack down on anything original, because the independent content takes attention away from the dross on television, and to them, the viewers themselves are their property.

i336_ 9y ago
So YouTube is the new TV, they're trying to compete with Netflix, and all the big names on YT just pulled out of advertising... and Google is culturally an ad company. Yay. YT is too big to fail or be disrupted, but this will be a fun blip to watch.

Neliquat 9y ago

Since they partnered with the 'Discovery' network, that could not possibly be related... /s

cbanek 9y ago
That is really sad that basically using a term like discovery is banned. Not only that, but it will let you create them, then ban them, and not tell you why. If there were a legal case, I'd be excited about the _discovery_ phase of it, to figure this one out!

coreyp_1 9y ago

I love this guy's stuff! He puts out some great information!

fefesafaea 9y ago

Damn shame. EEVblog is one of the shining examples of the sort of program that could only come about on a platform like youtube. I've often wondered why netflix or amazon haven't picked it up or made similar programming, and yet I have a hard time seeing them producing content of such quality and depth.

squarefoot 9y ago
> I've often wondered why netflix or amazon haven't picked it up or made similar programming, Because due to how the economics works, once you add a corporation behind a genuinely informative project, it becomes an advertising machine losing about all of its value. EEVBlog works because it uses Youtube and not the other way around; if it was produced by Youtube things would be way different.
kw71 9y ago
Yes youtube is perfect for this "program." It won't be picked up by anyone with standards about production values and watchability.

arcaster 9y ago

What a shame. EEVblog and AVE have been some of my favorite engineering channels on YouTube for some time now, hopefully Louis Rossman isn't next.

fergbrain 9y ago

Per the stickied comment from Dave/EEVblog on YT: "The EEVdiscover channel is now back up! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkGvUEt8iQLmq3aJIMjT2qQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkGvUEt8iQLmq3aJIMjT2qQ Still no idea why though it was taken down though"

squarefoot 9y ago

GoogleServicesWeBetterFindAlternativesForBeforeItsTooLate++;

i336_ 9y ago
Big local hard disks, and caching web proxies? :(