Interview · moment 3 of 23
YouTube Numbers vs. CBS Primetime
from Behind the Youtube (with Joe Santagato) · #52
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4 minGuest
Tim marvels at Joe's YouTube subscriber and view counts outperforming network TV, leading into a discussion of MagCon, Chasing Cameron, and the hysteria around teen YouTube stars like Cameron Dallas.
- 6:01Tim notes that YouTube creators like his guest average 1.5 million viewers per video—more eyeballs than CBS primetime sitcoms that cost millions to produce.
- 6:22Making videos from a basement reaches more people than network television with hired writers, producers, and talent under big contracts.
- 6:42Tim asks if this new form of success equals fame, wondering if his guest feels famous.
- 7:07Guest describes MagCon and similar meet-and-greet events where young YouTube creators could earn money meeting screaming fans.
- 8:00Tim's guest attended these conventions early on because he had no money—his YouTube account was demonetized for the first three years around 2012–2013.
- 8:40Guest explains the attendees were mostly young, impressionable girls screaming at creators' faces without knowing anything about them.
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