[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/international\/youtube-finally-cancels-on-its-infamous-rewind-show-for-2020\/#NewsArticle","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/international\/youtube-finally-cancels-on-its-infamous-rewind-show-for-2020\/","headline":"YouTube Finally Cancels Its Infamous Rewind Show for 2020","name":"YouTube Finally Cancels Its Infamous Rewind Show for 2020","description":"Fill Me In YouTube finally cancels its infamous YouTube Rewind for 2020. What is YouTube Rewind? YouTube rewind is a video series created by YouTube where an overview and recap of each year\u2019s viral videos, events, trends and music are produced. The first video appeared in 2010. However, the Rewind segment has faced backlash ever […]","datePublished":"2020-11-22","dateModified":"2022-04-15","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/author\/nur-adriana-zainal-abidin\/#Person","name":"Nur Adriana Zainal Abidin","url":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/author\/nur-adriana-zainal-abidin\/","identifier":82,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d2c704329865a30549f0ee00f9ca3ccc2abb34a790b87a379d4909314a8c4928?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d2c704329865a30549f0ee00f9ca3ccc2abb34a790b87a379d4909314a8c4928?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TheHomeGround Asia","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2021-07-22-222533.jpeg","url":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2021-07-22-222533.jpeg","width":640,"height":640}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/1605972189521_christian-wiediger-NmGzVG5Wsg8-unsplash-1-scaled.jpg","url":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/1605972189521_christian-wiediger-NmGzVG5Wsg8-unsplash-1-scaled.jpg","height":1067,"width":1600},"url":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/international\/youtube-finally-cancels-on-its-infamous-rewind-show-for-2020\/","about":["Community","International"],"wordCount":719,"articleBody":"Fill Me InYouTube finally cancels its infamous YouTube Rewind for 2020.What is YouTube Rewind?YouTube rewind is a video series created by YouTube where an overview and recap of each year\u2019s viral videos, events, trends and music are produced. The first video appeared in 2010. However, the Rewind segment has faced backlash ever since it was kickstarted.Although YouTube has taken different approaches in trying to make the video more appealing, it still consistently receives negative feedback from the community.Why are they cancelling it?In a statement, the company has acknowledged, \u201c2020 has been different\u201d, adding that \u201cit doesn\u2019t feel right to carry on as if it weren\u2019t\u201d.Their decision was faced with supportive and negative sentiments with some creators like JerryRigEverything saying that there are \u201cplenty of things to be positive about\u201d.YouTube Rewind 2018: Everyone Controls RewindYouTube\u2019s 2018 \u201cRewind,\u201d a mash-up of the biggest trends on the site was the most disliked video ever. It amounted up to 10 million dislikes, beating Justin Bieber\u2019s 2010 song \u201cBaby\u201d with 9.8 million dislikes.YouTube Rewind 2018 was heavily criticised by critics, Youtubers, and viewers alike who openly called the video the worst video to date.The video featured trends such as K-Pop and mukbang along with features of celebrities like Will Smith, John Oliver, and Trevor Noah.Critics called out the video as obscure and lacking tributes to deaths such as Stephen Hawking and Avicii. It also included unpopular and outdated trends and failed to include many prominent YouTube stars such as Shane Dawson. Another point of contention was the lack of coverage of big events such as the Logan Paul and KSI fight.However, it was not all that bad. The animated sequences in the video were praised and Will Smith\u2019s appearance became an Internet Meme.Prioritising advertiser contentPewDiePie, the star with the most subscribers, accused the video of prioritising advertiser content rather than focusing on viewers and popular cultural moments.Marque Brownlee, one of the YouTubers featured in the video said that Rewind was stuck between trying to appeal advertises but at the same time, also wanting to make everyone happy.A YouTube spokesperson said that the team was \u201cpleased\u201d with the performance of the clip. He emphasised further claiming that the goal for the Rewind video was ultimately to get the community to engage with the video, including liking and disliking the video.At the end of the day, the video had over 100 million views and that was deemed successful for the team.YouTube Rewind 2019: For The RecordIn 2019, YouTube attempted to redeem itself after 2018 Rewind. However, despite its attempts, the community was quick to roast the video with people calling it low budget.After the uproar that the previous year\u2019s Rewind caused, YouTube tried to take into account the feedback from 2018 and compiled the platform\u2019s biggest moments including the biggest creators and trends in 2019 but that itself wasn\u2019t enough.People called out the video for being \u201clazy\u201d and \u201cboring\u201d. It also received a significantly higher amount of dislikes than likes.The community voiced their displeasure and shared that they felt let down by the video, which seemed to not have the same amount of production work and effort behind its past videos.While 2018\u2019s Rewind lacked popular figures such as BTS and PewDiePie, 2019’s Rewind did feature them, but only as numbers.What next for Rewind?When the Rewind first started in 2010, the community was engaged and was pleased with the video. However, the video stopped doing justice in 2016, where they started to get more dislikes. The fans started feeling disconnected from the video, which led to tremendous hate and dislikes.In the statement made by YouTube on Twitter, the company said, \u201cWe know that so much of the good that did happen in 2020 was created by all of you.\u201dThe statement continued with \u201cYou\u2019ve found ways to lift people up, help them cope and make them laugh. You made a hard year genuinely better.\u201d indicating their reason for cancelling 2020’s edition.Some creators have said that they will make their own versions of Rewind this year while others celebrated the news.It is uncertain whether YouTube would resume Rewind next year. Join the conversations on THG’s\u00a0Facebook\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram, and get the latest updates via\u00a0Telegram."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"International","item":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/international\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"YouTube Finally Cancels Its Infamous Rewind Show for 2020","item":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/international\/youtube-finally-cancels-on-its-infamous-rewind-show-for-2020\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]