Most of the time it is a matter of not having the time to watch. I can read and skim an article in seconds, and then decide to watch the video.
I tend to frequent a variety of commercial and “portal” sites (like FR.) Its on the portal sites that lead me to most of the video stuff in lieu of articles. If the article looks good, I will bookmark the video for when I have a better connection and more time.
Just keep that in mind—the article will draw people to the video. And videos are only good for well connected, higher power computers. My tablet works fine at home, but if I am on the road the connections are just so bad that videos are “iffy” at best.
And I know that I am writing in the first tense...as if mine was the only opinion that matters. I am not THAT important. Please take the advice as just that. The voice of one person.
Good luck.
I think you speak for a lot of us — I frequently scan articles on my phone and send a link to myself to view videos when I’m on my laptop.