The 10 minute limit is for having mid-roll ads - short videos are still monetized, but they only have an ad at the start of the video. Creators only go over 10 minutes so they can have multiple ads on their video instead of just one.
>Youtube's 10-minute minimum length requirement for monetizing via ads.
This is inaccurate. It is suspected, but not confirmed, that the YouTube recommendation algorithm favors videos longer than 10 minutes because they increase the amount of time users spend on the platform. Videos need not be 10 minutes long to be monetized.
The distinction is largely irrelevant, since creators generally believe such a thing to exist, which raises more questions of algorithm transparency.
YouTube is the rawest form of reality TV. Networks learned a long time ago these are more profitable than sitcoms or dramas
Every reality TV show is heavily scripted and edited just as much as a regular show, so it's really the veneer of reality that distinguishes one from the other.
Actual reality is incredibly boring. I'd say that's what networks learned a long time ago.
Think of the amount of writing that goes into a single 20-minute TV sitcom episode. The most popular ones have 24 episodes a year. Youtubers are expected to come up with 10-minute episodes 1x/week if not more frequently. The quality of the videos take a nosedive, the creators burn out, and subscriptions and views fall as a result.
TikTok's shorter videos can arguably be more entertaining as there's no arbitrary length requirement that incentivizes filler.