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Netflix’s biggest competition isn’t sleep, it’s YouTube

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Re: Netflix’s biggest competition isn’t sleep, it’s YouTube

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Post by whizzkid »

> “I think one of the main reasons YouTube is so successful in emerging markets is that it is more mobile-centric." explains Michael Goodman, Director of Television & Media Strategies at research firm Strategy Analytics

I think he can be wrong here. It is because it is free my friend. People already pay enough for their phones, internet packages in emerging markets comparing to their monthly salaries. As soon as their income increases, you will be able to see a hike in subscriptions.

Re: Netflix’s biggest competition isn’t sleep, it’s YouTube

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Post by oxide »

JumpCrisscross wrote: post #14
S_A_P wrote: post #4

I don't necessarily agree with this. If I want to watch well produced online content, I do not think Youtube.com. I do think that Netflix and amazon Prime video have "traditional" studio created content that has high production value. That said, I watch youtube and Netflix almost equally, but for different reasons. Youtube is great for short videos, interviews and niche interest. IF I want to watch scripted drama lik…

> If I want to watch well produced online content, I do not think Youtube.com I do. Historia Civilis is presently my favourite channel. Production quality is nothing to write home about, but the quality is fantastic. Moreover, I don’t walk away feeling like I crapped away thirty minutes—I learned something.

There is a ton of quality on YouTube, some of my favorites are Redlettermedia, Baz Battles (focused on historical battles) and Lemmino, his short form documentaries are extremely well edited.

Historia Civils is one of my favorite channels as well. Excellent content.

Re: Netflix’s biggest competition isn’t sleep, it’s YouTube

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Post by [deleted] »

clarry wrote: post #26
bilbo0s wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sleep goes you one better. Often enough sleep provides fantastical entertainment content indistinguishable from reality. Every genre, from comedy to horror. Only thing is, you can't choose what content you want to experience. (At least, not to my knowledge you can't pick what content you want?)

Look up lucid dreams.

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Re: Netflix’s biggest competition isn’t sleep, it’s YouTube

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Post by aequitas »

icebraining wrote: post #11
S_A_P wrote: post #4

I don't necessarily agree with this. If I want to watch well produced online content, I do not think Youtube.com. I do think that Netflix and amazon Prime video have "traditional" studio created content that has high production value. That said, I watch youtube and Netflix almost equally, but for different reasons. Youtube is great for short videos, interviews and niche interest. IF I want to watch scripted drama lik…

YouTube Originals has scripted dramas, though the selection is still tiny, and the UI is a mess, in my opinion. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqVDpXKLmKeBU_yyt_QkItQ/pla...

YouTube recently suggested Impulse to me (sci-fi/drama) out of the blue. Just the first 3 episodes for the rest you needed premium. It definitely looked like a show you would find on Netflix or TV in terms of production.

Re: Netflix’s biggest competition isn’t sleep, it’s YouTube

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Post by josteink »

whizzkid wrote: post #31

> “I think one of the main reasons YouTube is so successful in emerging markets is that it is more mobile-centric." explains Michael Goodman, Director of Television & Media Strategies at research firm Strategy Analytics I think he can be wrong here. It is because it is free my friend. People already pay enough for their phones, internet packages in emerging markets comparing to their monthly salaries. As soon as thei…

> As soon as their income increases, you will be able to see a hike in subscriptions.

But that would be youtube pro subscriptions, right?

Because they already have all the content they watch there, and just want offline or ad-free.

Disclaimer: ditched Netflix, bought YouTube pro.

Re: Netflix’s biggest competition isn’t sleep, it’s YouTube

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Post by nindalf »

JumpCrisscross wrote: post #14
S_A_P wrote: post #4

I don't necessarily agree with this. If I want to watch well produced online content, I do not think Youtube.com. I do think that Netflix and amazon Prime video have "traditional" studio created content that has high production value. That said, I watch youtube and Netflix almost equally, but for different reasons. Youtube is great for short videos, interviews and niche interest. IF I want to watch scripted drama lik…

> If I want to watch well produced online content, I do not think Youtube.com I do. Historia Civilis is presently my favourite channel. Production quality is nothing to write home about, but the quality is fantastic. Moreover, I don’t walk away feeling like I crapped away thirty minutes—I learned something.

There’s two things I adore about Historia Civilis. One is the way he represents terrain and units on a battle field in battle related episodes. It might not look fancy but it gets the job done. Normally I struggle to imagine unfamiliar terrain so this helps a lot. The second is he passes the Gell-Mann test for me. There are certain sections in history I know really well because I’ve read multiple books on it and he gets those absolutely right. So when I watch an episode on an era I’m unfamiliar with, I’m confident he’s done his due diligence.

Re: Netflix’s biggest competition isn’t sleep, it’s YouTube

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Post by prostoalex »

S_A_P wrote: post #4

I don't necessarily agree with this. If I want to watch well produced online content, I do not think Youtube.com. I do think that Netflix and amazon Prime video have "traditional" studio created content that has high production value. That said, I watch youtube and Netflix almost equally, but for different reasons. Youtube is great for short videos, interviews and niche interest. IF I want to watch scripted drama lik…

Just like everyone else, they’re nailing down exclusives. I was going to buy my son the latest season of Thomas & Friends in digital (those Amazon Prime $1 digital store credits for delayed delivery do come handy), but apparently the only venue to do so is YouTube.com.

Re: Netflix’s biggest competition isn’t sleep, it’s YouTube

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Post by jsnell »

bilbo0s wrote: post #29
bayesian_horse wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Youtube is better at grabbing the users' attention... Not necessarily with better content. Though I learn more from Youtube than from Netflix, in general...

Again though, Netflix is not there to grab a user's attention, Netflix is there to grab a user's money. We shouldn't conflate these two base motivations. If netflix gets you to pay the monthly fee, while at the same time you only use a quarter of the bandwidth of most other netflix users... well, I'd imagine that's a win for netflix. Again, we'd need more of Netflix' internal data, but I wouldn't be surprised if a fu…

Bandwidth is cheap, when the users are actually paying customers. Churn, on the other hand is very expensive. I bet Netflix prefers heavy users over those who watch two movies a month: the latter people are much more likely to cancel the service.

Re: Netflix’s biggest competition isn’t sleep, it’s YouTube

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Post by whizzkid »

josteink wrote: post #35
whizzkid wrote: post #31

> “I think one of the main reasons YouTube is so successful in emerging markets is that it is more mobile-centric." explains Michael Goodman, Director of Television & Media Strategies at research firm Strategy Analytics I think he can be wrong here. It is because it is free my friend. People already pay enough for their phones, internet packages in emerging markets comparing to their monthly salaries. As soon as thei…

> As soon as their income increases, you will be able to see a hike in subscriptions. But that would be youtube pro subscriptions, right? Because they already have all the content they watch there, and just want offline or ad-free. Disclaimer: ditched Netflix, bought YouTube pro.

I think, It depends. As far as I know YouTube Premium is only for removing ads and music streaming. If there are movies and quality professional content on YouTube Premium, then Youtube will have a bigger advantage since both amateur and professional content creators will be on the same platform. But right now, Netflix is the place to watch most of the desired pro content when it comes to both films and tv series.

Re: Netflix’s biggest competition isn’t sleep, it’s YouTube

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Post by samsonradu »

S_A_P wrote: post #4

I don't necessarily agree with this. If I want to watch well produced online content, I do not think Youtube.com. I do think that Netflix and amazon Prime video have "traditional" studio created content that has high production value. That said, I watch youtube and Netflix almost equally, but for different reasons. Youtube is great for short videos, interviews and niche interest. IF I want to watch scripted drama lik…

Interestingly there's no mention of HBO here (nor in sibling comments), a very high production value content which imo is running circles around Netflix and Prime.
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