The great Netflix-YouTube convergence is here

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos and YouTube CEO Neal Mohan. Noam Galai/JP Yim/Getty Images. Netflix and YouTube have never looked more alike. Both companies are chasing after creator content, podcasts, and TV screens. The big streamers are battling for attention and TV ad budgets. Can Netflix become YouTube before YouTube can become Netflix? The two apps are starting to look a lot more alike as Netflix chases creator content, podcasts, and short-form video, and YouTube pitches itself as a…