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One has to take into consideration here the batter's intent, along with common sense and fair play. Is the batter trying to legitimately make contact with the ball for a hit? If yes, then it's catcher's interference. If no, then it's batter interference. I believe that the video is clear that the batter was attempting to hinder or impede the catcher's attempt to throw on a runner. Therefore, it's batter interference.
J/R explains it by using an example of the batter stepping across the plate to make contact on a pitchout, but I don't believe J/R's example is meant to refer to situations involving ONLY stepping across the plate. Again, if the batter is attempting to hinder the catcher, it's batter interference.
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