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seemed weird to promote original content on a website that is entirely original content Youtube doesn’t seem like it should be competing with Netflix and Hulu

• terafo 5y ago
  It is still possible to rent or buy a movie on Youtube. Not sure why won't they try to compete with Netflix, Apple TV and Prime Video(and many more streaming services). They have huge install base and superior user experience.
• ehsankia 5y ago
  Originals to me was about giving said great content creators more funds to produce their wilder/more expensive ideas they didn't have the budget for themselves. It was basically just boosting the existing content and upping the production quality a bit. It probably wasn't very lucrative though given that people watching Youtube don't care about production quality that much imo, and top creators already have decent production.