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YouTube’s Robert Kyncl says digital video will trump TV by 2020

on Jan 8, 2016 | 0 comments

By Minda Smiley

Robert Kyncl, chief business officer at YouTube, said during a speech at the Consumer Electronics Show that he thinks digital video will overtake television by the end of the decade.

While he pointed to mobile viewing and virtual reality as drivers of the shift to digital, he also said his prediction is based on lower TV audiences.

He cited a Nielsen study that came out last month that said TV viewing peaked in the 2009-2010 season and has been declining ever since.

According to YouTube, the number of hours people spend watching its videos has increased by 60 per cent year-over-year, the fastest Read full story ›

Source: The Drum