YouTube and the battle for television’s future

The Media Show by BBC

Aug 26, 202642:39Society & Culture

As the Edinburgh TV Festival gets under way, attention is focused on YouTube's growing position in the television market. Against a backdrop of changing viewing habits and competition between broadcasters and digital pla...

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