Turns Out Maker Is Building a Platform, but Not Killing YouTube

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Maker is definitely building a Web platform of some sort for its growing roster of YouTube talent—possibly a site built around a specific content vertical.

But a YouTube killer? Not likely. In fact, Maker has expressed to YouTube officials that it does not plan to pull content off the site and continues to see YouTube as a core part of its business, per sources.

It stands to reason that Maker remains committed to YouTube. Founders Danny Zappin and Lisa Donovan have publicly stated that they ditched potential Hollywood careers to build a business on the Google-owned video giant.

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