YouTube’s TV Takeover: Ben Woods on Social Video, Streaming Shifts & The New Hollywood

Is YouTube really the new TV? In this week’s TellyCast, Justin Crosby speaks with Ben Woods, Creator Economy Analyst at MIDiA Research, about his new report The New Hollywood: Tactics for YouTube’s TV Takeover. They explore why YouTube has now overtaken Netflix on living room TV sets, how younger audiences are watching social video instead of broadcast, and what this means for broadcasters, producers, and advertisers.

From the dominance of children’s content and the long-tail power of creators, to the rise of AI tools and the threat of platform cannibalisation, Ben unpacks the biggest shifts shaping the production economy. He also shares lessons traditional media can learn from creators who iterate fast, build communities, and turn audiences into collaborators.

Discover why thinking like a creator – not a broadcaster – is becoming essential for the future of TV and digital video.

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