watch time

• YouTube’s living room ambitions pay off: It’s the first streamer to take 10% of all TV watch time
• Shorts are on the rise. Is YouTube’s long-form content “dying out” as a result?

  Some YouTube execs are reportedly concerned that the platform's growing Shorts business is cannibalizing the audience of long-form videos.

  
• This year, TikTok’s total watch time will surpass YouTube’s

  According to a report from eMarketer, TikTok has caught up to YouTube in terms of watch time and is gaining in terms of ad revenue.

  
• YouTube Is Plotting A New Metric That Would Reward ‘Quality Watch Time’ (Report)

  Amid a ferris-wheeling slew of scandals with respect to objectionable content across its air, YouTube is reportedly developing a new algorithm to reward content of “quality.”

  
• The Taxonomy Of YouTube Videos (And How You Can Develop Original Content That Works)
• Should YouTube Change Its Algorithm To Promote Library Content And Avoid Creator Burnout?
• Cracking YouTube In 2017: The New Research That Cracks The Code On YouTube’s Algorithms
• Reverse Engineering The YouTube Algorithm: Part II
• Twitch Clocked 292 Billion Minutes Of Watch Time In 2016, Raised $25 Million For Charity
• Facebook Will Adjust News Feed Algorithm To Prioritize Longer Videos
• PewDiePie Asks For 1 Million ‘Dislikes’, Video Promptly Becomes Third Most-Disliked Ever On YouTube
• Reverse Engineering The YouTube Algorithm: Part I