Screen time: why the world can’t get enough of YouTube

Americans spend more time in front of their TVs watching YouTube than Netflix. And the videos they are watching on the platform are, increasingly, of the quality that you might expect from the streaming giant. But for the producers of that content, the business models could not be more different. So how did YouTube come to dominate the TV screen? Hosts: Tom Lee-Devlin and Mike Bird. Guests: The Economist’s media editor Tom Wainwright; Abi Watson of Enders Analysis; and Jubilee Media’s founder Jason Y. Lee. Transcripts of our podcasts are available via economist.com/podcasts. Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.