defy media

• 20 years of YouTube: In 2019, MatPat delivered a eulogy for the MCN era
• Smosh’s “Dickipedia” t-shirts are a response to Elon Musk’s comments about Wikipedia

  Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla of Smosh have started selling 'Dickipedia' t-shirts as a retort to Elon Musk's comments about Wikipedia.

  
• OG YouTube Comedy Brand Smosh Hires First Outside CEO

  Nineteen-year-old comedy brand Smosh, co-founded by YouTube OGs Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla (who left the company in 2017), has hired its first chief executive. 

  
• Andy Signore Acknowledges “Appalling” Behavior, But Fiercely Refutes Allegations Of Sexual Assault

  Roughly two years after allegations of sexual misconduct and assault by multiple fans resulted in his firing from now-defunct Defy Media amid the ascension of the #MeToo movement, Honest Trailers creator Andy Signore is speaking out.

  
• Andy Signore Settles Lawsuit Against Defy Media, Is “Looking Forward To Exposing The Truth”
• Former Clevver Hosts Joslyn Davis And Lily Marston Launch Female-Centric YouTube Upstart
• Clevver News, Style Channels Return To YouTube With Original Hosts After Defy’s Collapse
• Someone Hacks Defy Media’s Twitter Account, Promptly Uses It To Troll Everyone (Including Defy)
• Here’s How The Warp Zone Survived Defy Media’s Collapse — And Regained Control Of Its Content
• Hearst Opens L.A. Production Studio Ahead Of Clevver Relaunch In Coming Weeks
• Rhett & Link’s Mythical Entertainment Paid Roughly $10 Million For Smosh (Report)
• It’s Official: Smosh Has Been Acquired By Rhett & Link’s Mythical Entertainment