Industry

• Exclusive: DeStorm, Christina Grimmie, Karmin Receive Honors from American Music Awards
• Smosh Nabs YouTube Original Channel

  Comedy duo Smosh snagged a new channel among the 96 Original Channels revealed by YouTube as a part of its premium content initiative.

  
• Shocker: Men Watch Three Times More Adult Video Than Women

  Burst Media released an online video study with some interesting results, especially in terms of what online video men and women are watching.

  
• Keep it Short: 15-Second Videos Rule for Brands

  Jun Group released a study of 13 million user-initiated video views of social media campaigns for Fortune 500 brands. The results are interesting!

  
• Fine Bros’ YouTube Original Channel To Feature Duo’s Trademark Interactivity
• Bravo Likes Branded Companion Web Series
• MysteryGuitarMan, Corridor Digital, Mike Diva Headline Big Frame’s YouTube Original Channel
• YouTube Gives ‘Happy Tree Friends’ Creator Mondo Media Original Animation Channel
• Former MySpace Music Head Courtney Holt Joins Maker Studios
• American Hipster Creators Share Thoughts on YouTube Original Channel
• The Young Turks’ Cenk Uygur Weighs In On His YouTube Original Channel
• Maker Studios Scores Three Channel Deal with YouTube Originals