
YouTube’s New Co-Views Metric Lets Creators Pitch Brands With Guesstimated TV Audiences
YouTube's new private Co-Views metric estimates viewers per TV screen, helping creators pitch brands with bigger numbers—but no one can verify the guess.


YouTube's new private Co-Views metric estimates viewers per TV screen, helping creators pitch brands with bigger numbers—but no one can verify the guess.

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