TYT Networks Launches New ‘TYT Investigates’ YouTube Channel

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The Young Turks channel reached 1 billion YouTube views last month, and the TYT Network is still just getting started. Earlier this month, it was one of the first networks to launch a subscription fee-based YouTube channel called TYT Plus. Now it’s collaborating with the Center for Investigative Reporter to produce an investigative news series, [...]

The Young Turks Add Dave Rubin & Cara Santa Maria To Their Network

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  I’ve been on a Young Turks binge lately, just absorbing anything and everything by the seminal online news network. And now, they’ve given me more to cover: In the aftermath of their 1 billion views party, they’ve now grown their on-air talent by two. Lending credence to the notion that The Young Turks are [...]

The ‘Bill Gates of YouTube’? The Young Turks Hit A Billion Views [VIDEO]

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Spitting in the face of detractors who said the Young Turks would never hit a billion views (me!), the sometimes controversial, always interesting political and news commentary show has just hit that very milestone. In a class of its own — seriously, it’s the only news and politics show to carry this sort of online [...]

The Young Turks News Show to Reach 1 Billion Views this Month [VIDEO]

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Congrats to NMR friends The Young Turks on their expected 1 BILLION VIEWS by the end of the month! One billion is the new milestone in everything profound. One billion means you’ve really made it; it means you’re part of an elite club with very few members in any aspect of life. Very few people hit a [...]

5 YouTube Stars Who Deserve A TV Talk Show Immediately [VIDEOS]

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The beautiful thing about a popularity-based system like YouTube is that, eventually, the cream rises to the top. The best talent (or hottest person) gets recognition, and the losers all go write for online magazines. Here’s the thing though: There is talent and then there is TALENT. I’m talking about the superstars amongst the mere [...]

The Young Turks’ Steven Oh On YouTube Channel Town Square’s Second Round Google Funding

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The Young Turks’ Town Square YouTube channel, one of the 100 channels included in YouTube’s Original Channel initiative, will receive a second round of funding from Google, according to TYT. Town Square has the biting and rousing political commentary that you expect from Cenk Uygur’s main TYT channel but features more panel-driven discussion programming such [...]

The Young Turks’ Steven Oh Talks Fair Practices & Why YouTube Networks Aren’t Working [INTERVIEW]

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It is one of the oldest stories in show business. A young but talented artist starts making waves in their field. Their contribution to the medium is so innovative that the gatekeepers of the entertainment industry can’t help but take notice. The artist’s future is promising, and the golden shores of fame and fortune are [...]

YouTube Personality Qaadir Howard Dishes on TYT’s ‘Pop Trigger,’ Celebrity Gossip with NMR [INTERVIEW]

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With social media constantly on the brain of everyone here at NMR — true story, last night I had a nightmare about a tweet gone horribly wrong — there isn’t much celebrity gossip being slung around from desk to desk. Trust me, I’ve tried, but engaging these guys in a debate about Kate Winslet’s secret [...]

YouTube Personalities To Help Announce 3rd Annual Streamy Award Finalists Next Monday

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Want to know who got nominated for the Streamys’ Best Comedy Web Series or Best Female Actor in a Drama Web Series categories? The Streamy Awards will announce the nominees for their third annual event next Monday with a video announcement. YouTube personalities scheduled to appear in the announcement video include The Fine Brothers, DeStorm [...]

Danny Trejo on Social Media, ‘Machete Kills’ & His Love Scene with Amber Heard [INTERVIEW]

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Our friends The Young Turks recently invited us on set for their interview with actor Danny Trejo. Trejo is famous for his roles in dozens of movies and TV shows like “Spy Kids,” “Breaking Bad,” and of course, the action exploitation mega-hit “Machete.” A lot of buzz has been building up for the sequel to [...]

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