Shaycarl Uploads Footage Of New Maker Head Ynon Kreiz Addressing Staff In Recent Vlog
We don’t usually cover daily vlogs around the NMR office, but we decided that the most recent Shaytards vlog entry was definitely worth checking out for a specific reason. This upload is so interesting simply because it opens on a company-wide meeting with the Maker Studios staff. The meeting, as it turns out, is being [...]
‘Maker Studios Shakeups To Likely Continue,’ According To Inside Sources
Perhaps it’s a telling sign that the one position they are actually hiring for at Maker Studios is a public relations director, because, right now, that seems like Quixotic folly … an unachievable task. After the recent round of layoffs, credible inside sources seem to think more are on the way. While there have been [...]
Is Maker Studios On Track To Becoming YouTube’s Electronic Arts?
Over the weekend, NMR reported that multi-channel network Maker Studios let go of at least 30 members of their staff. The network told NMR: “Our business is evolving and as we strategically plan for our next phase of growth, we are making adjustments in some key areas and changing allocation of internal resources.” This round [...]
BREAKING: Maker Studios Lays off Multiple Employees
[CORRECTION 5/12/13 12:16 a.m. PST] We have been contacted notifying us that the actual number of layoffs is about half of what we initially reported (70). According to a few very credible sources with knowledge of the matter, Maker Studios laid off multiple employees recently. This is what Maker Studios had to say in a statement [...]
Danny Zappin Steps Down As Maker Studios CEO, Executive Ynon Kreiz Takes Over
Multi-channel YouTube network Maker Studios announced today that former company chairman Ynon Kreiz will now be serving as executive chairman effective immediately. Before joining Maker, Kreiz built and ran entertainment companies like Endemol and Fox Kids Europe. This announcement comes as a surprise as Kreiz will be replacing Maker Founder and former CEO Danny Zappin. [...]
YouTube Networks Promise Total Creative Control, But Was That Ever Even An Issue?
In a recent Bloomberg TV “Money Moves” interview, Maker Studios COO Courtney Holt was asked to explain whether or not he truly believed the YouTube multi-channel network was this generation’s United Artists. For those of you unfamiliar, United Artists is a film studio founded in 1919 by several Hollywood tastemakers with the intention of controlling [...]
Ray William Johnson to Maker Studios: ‘The Lawsuit Starts Now’
Ray William Johnson’s dispute with Maker Studios has hit a critical level this afternoon with the YouTuber threatening legal action against his former home over his Google Adsense account. He made his intentions clear on Twitter: “fyi- All of my contracts with Maker Studios have expired, and theyre still refusing to give back my Adsense [...]
Maker Studios Honored By Producers Guild of America At Digital Awards [VIDEO]
Maker Studios co-founders Ben Donovan, Danny Zappin and Lisa Donovan were a few of the many people honored by the Producers Guild of America (PGA) last week at the organization’s Digital Awards event held at Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk’s mansion. The event also featured a live performance from Nice Peter and EpicLLOYD performing their [...]
Maker Studios Teams Up With Producers Guild of America For Producers Showcase Contest
Maker Studios is working with the Producers Guild of America and two other production companies on the organization’s fourth annual PGA Producers Showcase (ProShow) competition this June. The ProShow is an annual film competition for aspiring producers who need funding to create their projects. Maker will be the development partner for entries in the Online [...]
Universal Music Publishing Group Announces Partnership With Fullscreen and Maker Studios
In a major coup for Maker Studios and Fullscreen – the top two YouTube networks according to Comscore (they account for over 4 billion collective monthly views) — it was announced this afternoon that the two YouTube networks have reached an agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group that will give their creators immediate access to Universal Music’s [...]
