YouTube Goes Global With Original Content, Launches 60 New Channels

Since YouTube invested in and began rolling out a slew of nearly 100 new content channels last year, viewers and analysts have been trying to determine whether or not the new original content initiative has been a success. In a post that went up on the YouTube blog last night, Global Head of Content Robert Kyncl reveals not only that the new original channels are thriving, but also that YouTube is preparing to go global with the initiative, launching 60 new channels in France, Germany, the UK and the US.

Since YouTube invested in and began rolling out a slew of nearly 100 new content channels last year, viewers and analysts have been trying to determine whether or not the new original content initiative has been a success.  In a post that went up on the YouTube blog last night, Global Head of Content Robert Kyncl reveals not only that the new original channels are thriving, but also that YouTube is preparing to go global with the initiative, launching 60 new channels in France, Germany, the UK and the US.

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