Welcome back! 🙂

In today’s episode, we dive into YouTube’s takeover of the TV screen. Is it the new broadcast TV? We discuss how the platform is shifting towards “seasons” and “episodes,” and if creators like Mr. Beast actually benefit from moving to traditional streaming services like Amazon Prime.

And finally, we wrap up with some browser talk, is Safari back?

Thanks for watching and listening! ❤️

WOW WOW WOW!

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StopTheMadness Pro: https://underpassapp.com/StopTheMadness/

Microsoft Edge: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/download?form=MA13FJ

Episode Chapters

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0:00 Intro

01:14 Update: The New YouTube Like Button Animations

04:04 Watching YouTube on the Big Screen

06:52 YouTube is the Biggest Streaming Service

09:39 The “Netflix-ification” of the YouTube TV Interface

11:38 How Binge-Watching Hooks Work

14:43 Review: Mr. Beast on Amazon Prime

16:00 The Risk of Moving to Traditional Media

19:40 The German Model: When YouTubers Join TV Networks

25:30 The Future: Will YouTube Replace Broadcast Entirely?

28:37 Tool of the Week: “Stop the Madness” for Safari

30:12 Browser Wars: Atlas vs. Microsoft Edge

About WOW Happens

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This is WOW Happens! A weekly podcast by Steffi and Victor, 2 friends who love to discuss video productions, the marketing behind them, and how technology changes it daily.

Tune in to get a peek behind the curtains, but stay for the fun! (Legally speaking, we can’t promise fun, but we’ll try 🤞).

Find out all there is right here: https://www.wowhappens.fm

Find us wherever you consume your favorite podcasts:

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Welcome back! 🙂

In today’s episode, we talk about the long-overdue update to the YouTube thumbnail size, the ever-present underestimation of production efforts, and finally our main topic: pacing in videos. Are faster cuts better? Is there really a shortage of attention span, and how should you tackle this in general?

WOW WOW WOW!

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3D Printer in our office: https://bambulab.com/

Infuse Media Player: https://firecore.com/infuse

Episode Chapters

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0:00 The Japanese Toilets Store Next Door

1:17 Todays Topics!

1:42 YouTube News: Thumbnails Now up to 50MB (4K Thumbnails)

2:23 YouTube TV Redesign

3:58 YouTube AI Upscaling for Older Videos (Creator Control)

4:53 Annoying Subtitle Settings in the YouTube Player

7:24 Underestimating Video Production Work (The 80/20 Rule)

10:51 Dive of the Week: What is Pacing in Videos?

11:05 Fast Cuts vs. Long Shots in Content

16:53 The FOMO Aspect: Overwhelming Viewers with Information

20:15 The Myth of Short Attention Spans (Why People Binge-Watch)

25:35 WOW of the Week: The Utility of 3D Printers

27:27 WOW of the Week: The Infuse App

29:18 Wrap-up and Farewell

About WOW Happens

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This is WOW Happens! A weekly podcast by Steffi and Victor, 2 friends who love to discuss video productions, the marketing behind them, and how technology changes it daily.

Tune in to get a peek behind the curtains, but stay for the fun! (Legally speaking, we can’t promise fun, but we’ll try 🤞).

Find out all there is right here: https://www.wowhappens.fm

Find us wherever you consume your favorite podcasts:

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Spotify:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wowhappenspodcast

Welcome back!

On today’s episode we talk about private equity on YouTube, it’s implications on the creator economy, and what or even if there are alternative, have a watch or listen and let us know your thoughts on the topic! 🙂

And as always, thanks for watching and listening! ❤️

WOW WOW WOW!

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Cyberduck: https://cyberduck.io

Episode Chapters

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0:00 One Battle After Another Movie Review 🍿

0:58 Todays Topics!

1:28 Victor’s Home Recording Struggles

4:10 What is Private Equity on YouTube? 💰

4:40 The Private Equity Model: Selling a Stake to Get Funding and Support

6:22 Followers Don’t Matter: The EBITDA ($100k Earnings) Minimum Requirement

7:31 Veritasium’s Success with PE vs. Donut Media

9:49 Scaling Yourself: Linus Media Group (Building In-House) vs. PE

11:46 The “Key Person Problem”: Why Scaling Hosts is Necessary (MKBHD, Hot Ones)

15:20 Three Waves of Creator Business: Closet, Media Company, and Private Equity

18:38 The Danger of PE Leading to Creative “Look-Alikes” (Electrify & Blender Farm)

23:46 The A24 Approach for YouTube Creators? (W24)

25:07 WOW WOW WOWs: Apple Music’s new Spotify Library Transfer Feature 🎶

26:48 Cool Tool: CyberDuck for Super-Fast Cloud Storage Transfers (Google/OneDrive)

About WOW Happens

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This is WOW Happens! A weekly podcast by Steffi and Victor, 2 friends who love to discuss video productions, the marketing behind them, and how technology changes it daily.

Tune in to get a peek behind the curtains, but stay for the fun! (Legally speaking, we can’t promise fun, but we’ll try 🤞).

Find out all there is right here: https://www.wowhappens.fm

Find us wherever you consume your favorite podcasts:

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Spotify:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wowhappenspodcast

Welcome to the first episode of WOW Happens! ❤️

On today’s episode, we dive straight into the ever-changing landscape of AI videos while we explore Steffi’s recent obsession with generating burger-flipping monkey videos on OpenAI’s new Sora app. As well as talking about YouTube’s recent copyright claim issues, before diving deep into our main topic: How often you really should publish on YouTube, and can it be too much?

WOW WOW WOW!

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CraftDocs: https://www.craft.do

Episode Chapters

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0:00 Intro

0:40 Todays Topics: Sora AI, YouTube Copyright issues, and Publishing Frequency

1:17 Hands-on with OpenAI’s Sora AI

3:58 Testing Sora’s Limits: Monkey Videos and Getting Around Restrictions

4:51 AI Videos and the Uncanny Valley

8:23 The YouTube Copyright Claims Issue

16:05 How Often Should YouTubers Publish?

21:23 The “Attention Budget” Theory

28:17 Wow Wow Wows!

About WOW Happens

=======================

This is WOW Happens! A weekly podcast by Steffi and Victor, 2 friends who love to discuss video productions, the marketing behind them, and how technology changes it daily.

Tune in to get a peek behind the curtains, but stay for the fun! (Legally speaking, we can’t promise fun, but we’ll try 🤞).

Find out all there is right here: https://www.wowhappens.fm

Find us wherever you consume your favorite podcasts:

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Spotify:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wowhappenspodcast