youtube original channels initiative

• Group Nine Media Acquires Production Studio Jash
• YouTube To Fund Originals From Ellen DeGeneres, Rhett & Link That Won’t Live Behind ‘Red’ Paywall

  Instead, shows from the likes of Kevin Hart, Demi Lovato, and The Slow Mo Guys will be ad-supported, like the rest of YouTube.

  
• YouTube Will Finance New Content From Its Top Creators

  YouTube has announced its plan to fund videos created by its most popular creators, in order to fend off challenges from alternate platforms

  
• YouTube Has Removed All References To Its Original Channels Initiative

  YouTube has removed the landing page for its Original Channels Initiative, but the site learned some important lessons from the experiment.

  
• YouTube Millionaires: “Smosh Voice” Gets Animated On Shut Up! Cartoons
• Sarah Silverman, Michael Cera, And Other Comedy Vets Launch JASH
• YouTube TV App To Launch In The UK
• YouTube Now A Little Bit Country With New Curated Channel
• Tubefilter’s Rock-Solid (and Other) Online Video Predictions For 2013
• Which YouTube Original Channels Will Get ‘Renewed’?
• Rainn Wilson’s Soul Pancake Gets Serious In ‘Stories From The Street’
• At THNKR, Educational Filmmaking Leaves The Classroom