Sometimes I feel like an anchorman who has to abruptly change his emotional dial when I write stories — “Now in happier news …” going from a sad story right into a happy one.
The Young Turks, beloved NMR friends, have become even closer and more meaningful to us with the announcement that they are $4 million richer. During a fundraising round, their first ever, the news/entertainment/culture channel that totally is awesome and looks like it has lost, like, a ton of weight [buy us a jet ski!] the Turks scored a $4 million investment. The money, coming entirely from private investment firm Roemer, Robinson, Melville & Co., LLC (RRM), will use the funding for “network expansion on other platforms, building a sales team, upgrading technical infrastructure and creating more shows,” according to a source with TYT Network. (Yes, I will host a witty and offensive pop culture show!!!)
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Of course you know Cenk Uygur, CEO of The Young Turks was excited because he gave a pleasant and inoffensive comment on the matter that expressed as much: “The Young Turks and TYT Network have long been a source of independent news and politics for our millions of fans,” said Uygur. “While we don’t necessarily agree on politics, Buddy (Roemer, a Republican and former congressman, governor and presidential candidate) and TYT both understand money’s damaging influence on our government. Buddy and RRM support TYT Network’s mission to bring our viewers the unrestricted truth and analysis of the world’s news – from politics to movies, pop culture, sports and more.”
Aww, good for them [jet-ski].
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Here are just a couple of the many, many articles we’ve written about our good friends TYT over the years:
YouTube And The Young Turks Throw The Best PRIDE Party On Earth [GALLERY]
The Young Turks To Hold 24-Hour Live Stream As Thanks For Successful Indiegogo Campaign
[…] The Young Turks are pioneers in many facets of YouTube — they’ve achieved a success few have and enjoy some of the most loyal followers of any channel. Part of their pioneering ways, though, have caused them to become early adopters of the new Fan Funding Support button now offered on select YouTube pages via Google Wallets. […]
[…] and comprehensive too — as only a few of the MCNs that exist remain independent (such as The Young Turks Network). Hollywood clearly wants in the YouTube business, and with good reason: YouTube is fast becoming a […]
[…] “It’s a clever stunt but we prefer Vulfpeck’s earlier albums,” Spotify spokesman Graham James said. “Sleepify seems derivative of John Cage’s work.” Say what you want, these guys are the definition of New Media Rockstars. […]
[…] nine. Nine isn’t a particularly important birthday, but considering what we’re celebrating (NMR would have a lot less content on it if not for YouTube), every birthday is an important one for the […]
So excited for the next chapter in the tyt story. I love the truth they give, regardless of how people feel about it! Also Wolf-PAC.com can help get money out of politics, FYI 😉