Linus Sebastian, the founder of the Linus Tech Tips YouTube channel, has spoken out about its recent decline in viewership, describing it as a "very dramatic shift.

A lot of Youtube channels are reporting declining viewership lately.

EX1: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cpVnx4_yqTo
EX2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF0tmhEtVJE

Fun times. Looks like a lot of channels are seeing a decline not just Linus. Hes just the latest to talk about it.

Then I saw this article as well and thought I would share.

Anyone here youtube creators? Are you seeing the same thing, a general downturn in viewership?

    • humanoidchaos@lemmy.cif.suEnglish
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      2 个月前

      Instead of using those, you could be using a free streaming site. You’ll get more content and it’s easier to set up.

      Just type in the URL, and search for what you want.

      Here’s one of the best sites I’ve found: https://hydrahd.io/ I guarantee they have significantly more offerings than either apple tv or your plex.

      • fox2263@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 个月前

        Free streaming sites are awful. I prefer my way thank you.

        And I don’t mind paying for things, just not getting ripped off.

        I buy things on 4k that are special, then on iTunes for in between and then high seas everything else. I have a decent home server.

        • humanoidchaos@lemmy.cif.suEnglish
          1·
          2 个月前

          Free streaming sites are awful.

          No they aren’t, lol. But whatever floats your boat.

          I’ll be over here enjoying more things for a cheaper price and helping others do the same.

    • prince of space@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 个月前

      I have the same setup as you and just pay the Premium. One thing I would recommend is getting isponsorblocktv on your server. It skips the ad reads within the YouTube content and works on Apple TV. Every year or so I look for a tracker doing YouTube or a sonarr YouTube fork. The instinct to hoard data is strong. But none have worked consistently for me.

      • fox2263@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 个月前

        Ah good shout, I remember looking in to that a while back but never went ahead.

        The hard thing about needing premium is I could likely easily not have it, but the scumbags limit downloads (cache) on YouTube kids to premium members, which comes in handy in a pickle for sure for my daughter.