A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoWhat Youtubers did you drop, And what caused you to do so?message-squaremessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1message-squareWhat Youtubers did you drop, And what caused you to do so?A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square52fedilink
minus-squarechunes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoVeritasium. Sold out to private equity.
minus-squareotterpop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoYeah I noticed it seemed to be different recently. Used to watch every video he put out but it’s definitely changed :(
minus-squareSkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoHe sold several years ago already
minus-squareCheesehat1784@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI got a weird feeling from him when he did a whole video (or ad) about head and shoulders shampoo.
minus-squarechunes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 months agoTrue, but the change was slow, and Derek still appeared in most of the videos at first.
minus-squareHuudaHarkiten@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoibAbdQf58 Basically what this video explains. Channel gets sold -> everything as usual -> small changes -> “we need return for the investment” -> bigger changes -> channel ruined.
minus-squareJankatarch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoFireship too, sadly. https://startupspells.com/p/private-equity-firm-owns-favorite-youtuber-channels-veritasium-fireship
minus-squarenaught101@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agohttps://www.electrify.video/news/electrify-completes-majority-investment-in-veritasium Hadn’t heard of this either, but it wasn’t hard to find
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agothey gave the channel to a PE firm, its little more than some to push ads.
Veritasium. Sold out to private equity.
Yeah I noticed it seemed to be different recently. Used to watch every video he put out but it’s definitely changed :(
He sold several years ago already
I got a weird feeling from him when he did a whole video (or ad) about head and shoulders shampoo.
True, but the change was slow, and Derek still appeared in most of the videos at first.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoibAbdQf58
Basically what this video explains. Channel gets sold -> everything as usual -> small changes -> “we need return for the investment” -> bigger changes -> channel ruined.
Fireship too, sadly.
https://startupspells.com/p/private-equity-firm-owns-favorite-youtuber-channels-veritasium-fireship
what?
https://www.electrify.video/news/electrify-completes-majority-investment-in-veritasium
Hadn’t heard of this either, but it wasn’t hard to find
sad noises over here
they gave the channel to a PE firm, its little more than some to push ads.