Ray William Johnson

YouTube Stars Struggle Mightily Off YouTube Freddiew, Shay Carl, even Annoying Orange By Mike Shields

If you talk to enough folks in the Web video industry these days, you might get the feeling that everybody wants to get off YouTube as fast as they can…

June 19, 2013, 6:00 AM EDT

Is Maker Studios About to Take Down YouTube? Seems Unlikely Lack of brand, lack of scale make it unrealistic By Mike Shields

Is YouTube about to face its own Epic Stream Battle of Web Video History? Probably not. According to TheWrap, Maker Studios is looking to launch a new video site to rival…

June 5, 2013, 9:05 AM EDT

Maker Studios Planning to Own More Content New CEO wants to foster more original series, build better ad tech By Mike Shields

Last week, Ynon Kreiz replaced Maker co-founder Danny Zappin as CEO of the YouTube production/media startup. Kreiz has a long track record in the TV space, having served as chairman…

May 15, 2013, 6:30 AM EDT

Blip Inks Deal With Ray William Johnson Web video pioneer aims for 18-34-year-old demo at NewFront

A reinvented Blip rolled out a handful of original series, provided details on a new content partnership with My Damn Channel, revealed a production deal with YouTube giant Ray William…

May 1, 2013, 3:13 PM EDT

Analysis: YouTube's Originals, Seven Months After the Newfronts Optimism, growing pains, public contract disputes: it must be the tech sector By Sam Thielman

Earlier this year, YouTube had its very first upfront event—dubbed a "brandcast" by the Google-run video portal—during which it laid out just what it was getting for its $100 million investment in…

December 18, 2012, 12:00 AM EST

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