With 40 million fans, YouTube star Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg could have his pick of broadcasters if he decided to move into television. But the man whose channel has more than 10bn video views plans to stick with his online community.
That transition has also seen Kjellberg become an ambassador of sorts for gaming in general, and the genre of Let’s Play videos in particular. His Late Show appearance came shortly after a rival chat show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, mocked the phenomenon. Colbert, by contrast, treated Kjellberg and his viewers with respect.
I believe that this story links back to which format is more profitable TV or the Internet. And the position that PewDiePie is in it makes sense to stick with his YouTube Channel. Right now he is the face of YouTube and what it represents as a hole and he has a channel of 40 million subscribers and over 10 billion views as well as posting a video everyday at least and they will all average about 1 million views a video as well. TV programs just don't reach that level on a consistent basis anymore. To be able to average 1 million views a video sometimes posting three videos a day that 3 millions views in one day some programs don't reach that amount period. This justs shows how powerful the internet is and how much it has developed to the point where it is rivalling TV programs, think about it this way if the internet wasn't a threat why do you think US Talk shows have all launched YouTube Channels respectively.
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