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What are people even watching on Disney all day? I assume it’s just a constant stream of cartoons for toddlers?
They have a ton of non-Disney stuff. Many old movies and shows. Like Buffy, Aliens, Monk.
And of course Star Wars.
And sports:
The chart isn't about streaming services, but companies. So this is covering everything that is owned by Disney, which includes broadcast and cable channels in addition to Disney+, and probably Hulu and maybe even other things that I'm not even aware of.
That’s what I would guess. There’s not nearly enough content to keep you there otherwise, although the National Geographic shows help.
Andor
Conversely what is there to watch on YouTube? I mean I obviously have seen video on you tube of one kind or another, but it's never been a place to go to watch a TV show or movie.
YouTube is basically where all the science and engineering content has moved to. How it's made, megafactories, air crash investigation, if you enjoyed that type of content, it's now on YouTube.
Pretty much all travel content that is not people cosplaying as rich people is also on there. And for those who prefer something more varied than the traditional sports and don't have the patience for live streams on Twitch pretty much all the edited gaming related content is on Youtube too. And of course the other documentary/educational topics besides science and engineering like mathematics, geography, history,...
I watch a ton of automotive centric channels, hobbyist electronics/PC/home automation/3D printing channels and a few weird niche ones like drain cleaning and dashcams, stuff you would never see (or has never been viable) on TV at least without a bunch of product placement and manufactured drama.
For TV and movies I have my own media server and I just download the stuff I, or friends and family, want to watch but I think the experience, content, and presentation is quite different than what you find on Youtube. They fill different roles for me personally as one is pure entertainment while the other is a mix of educational and entertainment in typically shorter formats.
I am not sure why I got downvoted: your use case is exactly what I was thinking. And the other person who responded to me as well: you tube is watched a lot, but the content is largely like apples to oranges compared to say HBO or even Tubi.
It may be the phrasing in your original comment. It sounds like you're questioning why anyone would watch videos on YouTube rather than questioning why YouTube is lumped in with traditional streaming service rankings.
Perhaps your comment wasn't clear. People probably saw your first sentence and clicked the down-arrow. There are tons of great videos to watch on YT obviously, in nearly any facet of life you can think of. I watch many things that would bore others, but that's part of the deep. rich sea of content that YT has.
Do I go there to watch network-style shows and movies. Hell no. But I don't frequent Disney, either.
Almost anything you could want to watch is on yt in some form or another. Or listen to, it seems like every song ever made is on it too.
Most of what I would want to watch is definitely not on youtube. Although most of what I want to watch that is on YouTube is not on a pay channel. They seem apples to oranges to me, which is what I was driving at.
I wonder if they count listening to music with still image as "watching".
I find it hard to believe most of what you watch can't be found on yt in some way. Unless it's non english rare tv shows or something.
I assume any .mp4 is something watched, so music videos would count.
Really? Does it have the latest episodes of Doctor who, the rehearsal, or last of us? How about old shows like star trek Voyager?
Probably yeah
No. None of those things are on YouTube.
Huh two second search
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO3a3Ax6Yh6YgTHL7Ane7534oO5BBTSPG
But really if all you watch is premium pop shows you need to branch out at least a little. It's good for you.
Those are all two to 4 minutes long.....
And branch out to what exactly? You shaming my shows I like to watch? Or at least a lot of people like to watch?
Do you really call the rehearsal a pop show? You ever seen it? This season was amazing.
Well, your getting needlessly emotional over a non issue. Calm down cowboy, it's ok.
I'm not emotional, I am calm, lol. I think you took that too seriously. But seriously I kid you not the rehearsal this season really was that good.
What's it about? I've never heard of it.
Oh boy it's kind of hard to explain. A comedian gets actors to practice things,like a rehearsal for an event. In this case he wants to improve airline safety because most accidents are because co-pilots don't speak up when there is a problem. So he invents ways to recreate those scenarios with actors and complete airport, real pilots and co pilots.
We see a real former aviation safety cobsultant and former safety board worker who has been trying to improve airline safety, a congressman, doctors and more, while we discover the pressure of pilots to never talk about their feelings for fear of losing their jobs. Pilots and copilots sit in silence before flights, it's crazy.
The series escalates with more elaborate and surprising reveals including a real contest and deals with rejection, autism, and the themes of dealing with a dovorce and being alone.
Its a comedy, its somewhat shocking, and it is entertaining while being a bit disturbing in many ways.
All to try and improve flight safety. For real.
I mostly watch true crime and arts and crafts. I’m learning how to paint using yt.