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How YouTube Quietly Took Over TV, With CEO Neal Mohan

How YouTube Quietly Took Over TV, With CEO Neal Mohan

The Town with Matthew Belloni

May 15, 202539m 12s

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Show Notes

Matt is joined in person by YouTube CEO Neal Mohan from the annual TV upfronts in New York to discuss YouTube’s relationship with Hollywood in 2025, challenges from TikTok and Instagram, and why creators continue to seek out other platforms after gaining success on YouTube. They also talk about their newest deal with the NFL, which includes a YouTube-exclusive NFL game, and how they plan to reinvent watching sports (0:32). Matt finishes the show with a prediction surrounding the announcement that the streaming service Max is changing its name back to HBO Max (32:51).


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Host: Matt Belloni

Guest: Neal Mohan


Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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