TF1’s Julien Laurent, content creator Gaspard Guermonprez, and YouTube’s Pedro Pina gave StreamTV Europe delegates a masterclass on how legacy free-to-air broadcasters can use social video to engage younger audiences with news content, in a session moderated by Evan Shapiro.

New research from Omdia, revealed at Series Mania, projects that YouTube will reach 3 billion users worldwide next year, while Netflix is expected to reach more than 1 billion MAUs.

Evan Shapiro spoke to a packed room of MIP London delegates as the event wrapped this week, declaring that YouTube really is TV and that this is the year when adapting your business models to the new reality is critical for survival.

Acamar Films is launching a new global YouTube channel that will focus on content rooted in public-service values, having already begun conversations with producers to license completed shows.

The two-day creator economy strand at MIP London is set to feature main-stage keynotes from YouTube's Pedro Pina and Goalhanger's Tony Pastor and Sidemen's Victor Bengtsson and Adam Cohen.