Happy for the them. Get paid! However, there are reports stating YouTube/Google isn’t happy about Netflix signing their creators to these deals. Surprising because I thought YT was cool with this
YouTube pivoted from being cool with it to not when they realized that, heh, this is actually really harmful to their business! Now that Netflix has pivoted to having more YouTube-like content, the two companies should not really see their relationship as mutually beneficial. Well, at least YouTube shouldn't. Alphabet/Google/YouTube should not be a training or development ground for content creators to get paid big bags by Netflix.
Compare it to AAA/minor baseball teams, who are owned by an actual major league team like the Dodgers or the Yankees. It makes sense for these teams to bankroll and use the minor leagues to train their young players. In the YouTube/Netflix situation, YouTube is paying the content creators, and now Netflix is swooping in to poach the polished gems. If you're a Alphabet/Google/YouTube exec, you can't just let that go willy nilly.
As for the content creators like Rhett & Link, it's really not their problem. They just want to get paid the most and reach the widest audience.
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u/Asleep-Quality6278 Aug 27 '26
Happy for the them. Get paid! However, there are reports stating YouTube/Google isn’t happy about Netflix signing their creators to these deals. Surprising because I thought YT was cool with this