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you say it's the opposite of the old TV model, but it comes to the same result, doesn't it? The same result? The old network TV model gave users a choice of ~5
by chongli 2y ago
you say it's the opposite of the old TV model, but it comes to the same result, doesn't it?
The same result? The old network TV model gave users a choice of ~5 channels to watch. Cable TV expanded this to ~50 and later a few hundred. With YouTube there are effectively infinite channels to choose from (tens of millions). It's a HUGE difference.
A channel all about knitting would never had existed on TV. A quick YouTube search for knitting yields dozens of knitting channels, each with audiences numbering from thousands to millions.
- danaris 2y agoSure; my point was about the specific dynamic of "what happens if the creator wants to move to a different venue," not the general differences between YouTube and network/cable TV.
- chongli 2y agoYouTube still gives the creator way more control over the type of content they produce than anything you ever saw on network TV. What it does not give them is a captive audience. But then, why should anyone deserve a captive audience? Users should have all the choice of what they want to watch.