"YouTube economics are challenging for broadcasters to make a positive return on premium content - advertising pricing is significantly lower than linear and Broadcaster-Video-On-Demand. Fewer adverts are served, and the platform takes a large share of the revenue. This means that broadcasters can expect to earn much less for every hour of content viewed on a video sharing platform than on their own VoD service."
"We do not envisage a major commercial upside to making more YouTube-first shows due to the limited revenues on offer from video sharing platforms. The BBC said today there is a strategic imperative to reach audiences on platforms like YouTube, acknowledging that this is now where young people are watching TV."
The BBC has launched a landmark YouTube deal to reach younger audiences on the platform, which ranks as the second most-watched in the UK. However, the corporation states it expects little commercial benefit from creating YouTube-first content. YouTube's economics present challenges for broadcasters, with significantly lower advertising rates than traditional linear TV or video-on-demand services. The platform serves fewer advertisements and retains a substantial revenue share, resulting in minimal earnings per content hour compared to proprietary services. Despite these financial constraints, the BBC considers YouTube presence strategically necessary. The corporation is expanding to 50 YouTube channels, including new specialist and children's channels featuring content from existing BBC series.
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