Ray William Johnson Makes Jump to TV – Sells Comedy to FX
According to the Hollywood Reporter, FX has given script commitment to YouTube sensation Ray William Johnson on a comedy inspired by his life. As you may remember, Johnson posted on his Facebook page back in January announcing his plans to begin pitching one of his shows to a few cable networks. Looks like he was [...]
NMR Responds: ‘The Jenna Marbles Paradox’ is F*cking Lousy
This piece is intended as a retort to Betabeat.com’s article: “The Jenna Marbles Paradox: Why Are YouTube Videos So Terrible?” by Ryan Holiday. No animals were harmed in the making of this response. “Ryan Holiday — [Jeff raises his arms to indicate the vast coliseum that one needs to suspend disbelief in order to imagine [...]
Ray William Johnson and Blip Partner To Continue Development Of Runaway Planet
Well done, Blip. If I were trying to take YouTube down, my first step would also probably be to grab the video-sharing site’s biggest name. It seems that Blip is taking a huge step in ramping up their roster of star talent by working out a deal with none other than YouTube’s golden son, Ray [...]
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 [...]
Top 10 Most Subscribed YouTube Channels’ Actual Reach [NMR & Channelmeter Exclusive]
Tay Zonday wrote in an NMR guest post last week that “there is no reliable connection between a YouTube channel’s total number of subscribers and its video views.” He argued that the number of subscribers a channel has does not show how active those subscribers are or if they even log in to YouTube at [...]
Shay Carl Raises Over $200K As “I’m Vlogging Here” Indiegogo Campaigns Ends
Last week, after posting an iPhone-recorded update promoting the Indiegogo campaign for the documentary “I’m Vlogging Here,” YouTube vlogger Shaycarl received truckloads of negative feedback from fans and antagonists alike. It turns out that Shay’s fans were none-too-happy about the veteran vlogger asking for funds in excess of $250 thousand when many felt he was [...]
Ray William Johnson Announces Plans To Begin Pitching Cable TV Shows
Back in October, after leaving Maker Studios, YouTube creator Ray William Johnson began his own endeavor, Runaway Planet, a trans-media entertainment studio. In an interview with NMR, Johnson explained his personal goals as well as the goals of Runaway Planet saying, “In the short term, we all aim to create a few high-quality scripted and unscripted projects.” [...]
Smosh, Jenna Marbles Hit 7 Million, 6 Million Subscribers Respectively
So it seems like it’s a good day to be a major player in the YouTube game. Today, the boys of Smosh — Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla — just landed their seven millionth subscriber while attractive funny lady (and NMR’s first ever Prom Queen) Jenna Marbles just pulled down her six millionth. Yeah, everybody in [...]
Smosh Visits Ray William Johnson For A YouTube SUPERVIDEO [VIDEO]
It’s good to see competitive people can still be friendly. Smosh, the newly minted number one most-subscribed creators on YouTube, and Ray William Johnson, the former number one — now strong number two (teehee) — have teamed up to make a video for Johnson’s EQUALS 3 channel. And each camp lets the other know just [...]
The Year Of Smosh: How The Dynamic Duo Built 2013′s Most Subscribed YouTube Channel
In early 2011, the main YouTube channel of comedy duo Smosh had fewer than 3 million subscribers. In July, 2011 teen content provider and digital network Alloy Digital acquired the Smosh brand sealing one of the largest YouTube deals in recent memory. Back when Alloy Digital acquired Smosh, the veteran video creators operated two channels [...]
