Why was YouTube Live cancelled?

The spectre of 2008’s YouTube Live has loomed over most Rewind Time episodes, so we decided to watch the ceremony in full. YouTube abandoned the concept after its inaugural run, and it’s not hard to see why between the awkward celebrity cameos, stilted live performances and the limitations of live streaming technology. Still, we found a lot to enjoy in this messy affair and kinda wish they’d have given YouTube Live another run. We are going on break! Lucy is venturing to Hokkaido while Max is off on an equally cool trip to Brisbane. We will be back in late July. CHAPTERS Introduction 00:00:00 Prior discussion of YouTube Live 00:01:40 Katy Perry's opening performance 00:03:18 The YouTube Live hosts 00:05:21 Live musical performances 00:10:02 YouTube Air live cross 00:11:12 Free Hugs guy 00:14:37 Will It Blend and Chad Vader 00:18:15 Charlie the Unicorn segment 00:20:49 William Sled crowd work 00:21:32 MythBusters live paintball cannon Nvidia sponcon 00:25:29 Speed stacking live demo 00:27:40 Magician does obscured laser tricks 00:31:40 Michael Buckley monologue 00:33:24 Queen of Jordan award feat Gavin Newsom 00:38:18 will.i.am performance 00:39:57 FRED segment and Lucas on stage 00:43:13 John Chu interview 00:47:28 Smosh interview segment 00:50:19 Bo Burnham's Welcome to YouTube 00:53:25 Happy Tree Friends segment 00:59:16 Akon's closing performance 01:02:13 Final impressions of YouTube Live 01:06:00 Podcast is going on break 01:09:31 Subscriptions: Japan, Clair Obscur 01:13:45 SOCIALS AND CONTACT INFORMATION Email us at [email protected] Watch the video feed at www.youtube.com/@RewindTimePod Get more Lucy at www.youtube.com/@LucyLivinYT, www.tiktok.com/@lucy_livin and www.instagram.com/lucy.livin/ We post shorts on www.instagram.com/rewindtimepod/ and www.tiktok.com/@rewindtimepod