43-517: Disney Digital Network was an American multi-channel network located in Culver City , California . It was originally the successor to Maker Studios , co-founded by Lisa Donovan , Danny Zappin , Scott Katz, Kassem Gharaibeh , Shay Carl , Rawn Erickson II, Ben Donovan, Philip DeFranco , Glasgow Phillips, Michael Gallagher, Matthew Clawson, and Paul Ballon in 2009. Maker Studios was originally conceived as an incubator for YouTube talent through
86-751: A European mobile game developer and publisher in November 2005 and Enorbus Technologies in 2007. On June 5, 2008, Disney Interactive Studios and the Walt Disney Internet Group merged into a single business unit, now known as the Disney Interactive Media Group. In 2009, DIMG's Disney Online unit purchased multiple websites from Kaboose. In July 2010, Disney Interactive purchased Playdom for $ 563.2 million and Tapulous for its Mobile division. On July 1, Disney Interactive announced it had acquired Tapulous ,
129-872: A child friendly web directory which launched in June 1998 and closed one year later in June to focus on Infoseek / Go Network . In late 2007, DIMG purchased IParenting Media's websites. Disney sold movies.com to Fandango in June 2008. Disney Online purchased in 2008 Take 180 from Chris Williams, who stays on until April 2012 as vice president and general manager of Disney Online Originals, which has Take 180 as creative hub. In 2009, DIMG's Disney Online unit purchased from Kaboose multiple websites including: Kaboose.com, Babyzone.com, AmazingMoms.com, Funschool.com and Zeeks.com, and place them into its Disney Family Network. Disney.com purchased Kerpoof in February 2009. In November 2011, DIMG purchased Babble Media Inc. to add it to
172-530: A combined total of over 44 million subscribers), are involved in the deal, and each will manage their own channels on Twitch. Courtney Holt was the chief strategy officer of Maker Studios. Due to Danny Zappin stepping down as the company's CEO, Ynon Kreiz , former CEO and chairman of Endemol became the CEO of Maker Studios in May 2013. Prior to Kreiz becoming the CEO of Maker, he was the company's chairman. Ryan Lissack
215-535: A company setting up an account with YouTube CMS (the system used for Content ID ), the company adds anyone who signs a contract with them to their CMS, allowing users (and the CMS account owner) to use monetization, block and track policies. Monetization allows for videos to generate revenue, Block prevents access to videos and Track allows content owners to see the analytics of re-uploads and copyright infringing content. Some MCN partners can block videos by country (e.g., if
258-463: A competing bid of up to $ 1.1 billion, but Maker denied the bid. In 2014, Jukin Media partnered with Maker Studios, giving Maker Studios access to Jukin's library of video clips, and giving Jukin access to Maker's operational resources, The partnership also resulted in the launch of a dedicated website for FailArmy , Jukin's owned and operated entertainment brand. In December 2015, the company became
301-642: A cost of $ 878 million in charges. In 2004, Disney re-activated the Starwave identity as Starwave Mobile, which publishes casual games for mobile phones for non-Disney brands with in Disney conglomerate or from third party. In December 2004 and partnered with Indiagames , the Walt Disney Internet Group released Disney games, wallpapers and ringtones in the Indian market which is also available on AirTel . The group further expanded through purchase of Living Mobile,
344-593: A multi-channel network have been discussed by several high-profile YouTube creators , including Hank Green , Freddie Wong as well as YouTube itself. The possible benefits can include: There have been several controversies involving YouTube Networks. Machinima has been criticized for the use of perpetual contracts . Ben Vacas, known to the YouTube community as "Braindeadly", attracted media attention in January 2013 over contractual issues with Machinima. Under
387-510: A re-release featuring The Jungle Book games and the SNES version of Aladdin , named Disney Classic Games Collection was released on November 23, 2021. Disney Electronic Content would also release Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Ghoul Patrol for the above platforms on June 29, 2021. Their first release that isn't a port of old games was Disney Illusion Island , a platform game developed by Dlala Studios and featuring Mickey Mouse. It
430-484: A subsidiary of Disney Consumer Products and the Disney Interactive division of The Walt Disney Company . The Network also partnered with Fusion TV in a deal that falls under the corporate umbrella of The Walt Disney Company . In February 2017, Maker Studios had around 60,000 YouTube partnerships, but announced that it intends to reduce this to about 1,000. Many partnered YouTubers had been unhappy with
473-571: A video is uploaded with a banned or unlicensed logo). MCNs have been described as a means to "negate the hassle involved when seeking out your own advertising opportunities on the site." Advertisers who work with MCNs can pay for services including overlay adverts, product placement and in show sponsorships , aiming to gain repeated exposure , endorsement by YouTube personalities, and increased audience engagement , especially compared with television advertisements which are often ignored or skipped. The benefits and drawbacks of partnering with
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#1732801434483516-613: Is a convicted felon, which he was not made aware of, when teaming up with Maker Studios. Zappin later publicly admitted to this claim. This was one of the first such publicized contract disputes between a YouTube content creator and their multi-channel network. In December 2012, Maker announced that it had closed a $ 36 million round of financing led by Time Warner Investments. On March 24, 2014, Maker Studios, Inc. agreed to sell itself to The Walt Disney Company for $ 500 million, rising to $ 950 million if financial milestones were met. On April 14, 2014, Relativity Media submitted
559-500: Is an organization that works with video platforms to offer assistance to channel owners in areas such as "product, programming, funding, cross-promotion, partner management, digital rights management , monetization and sales, and audience development," in exchange for a percentage of the ad revenue from the channel. The term "multi-channel network" (MCN) was coined by former YouTube employee and Next New Networks co-founder Jed Simmons. It has since become standard vocabulary in
602-471: Is launched on December 9, 1996. Disney announced on April 18, 1997 that it will purchase Starwave 's Family Planet Web site and merge it with Family.com. The Disney Daily Blast (dailyblast.com) web site officially launched on April 23 under a subscription plan and daily content targeted to younger viewers with Microsoft Network marketing and distributing for an exclusive 10-month period. In July 1998, Disney Online announced dig.com, Disney Internet Guide,
645-417: Is the current CTO of Maker Studios. In December 2015, Courtney Holt replaced Ynon Kreiz as CEO, coming a year after Disney 's acquisition of the group. Animonster was an animation channel co-founded by Maker and Cosmic Toast Studios, which premiered shows such as Your Favorite Martian: The Series, Powerhouse, and Dino Yacht Club. In 2013, the channel ceased uploading. Cartoonium was an animation channel,
688-453: The YouTube ecosystem. At the time of YouTube's acquisition of Next New Networks (2011), the word "Network" had a confusing meaning inside of YouTube considering its engineering culture. Prior to 2011 many names were used to describe YouTube channel companies, including Online Video Studio (OVS), Internet Television Company (ITC), YouTube Network or simply Network. Due to confusion both in
731-530: The Go.com company. In August 1996, BVIG took a controlling in interest in toysmart.com with three directors on the board. Toysmart would be granted marketing support including free advertising on BVIG websites like family.com. After an attempted round of financing, Toysmart.com shut down in May 2000. In June 1999, the Disney Internet Guide is abandoned. The Go.com portal was shut down in 2001 at
774-468: The Toy Box cross platform game as Disney Infinity , based on Toy Story 3: The Video Game ' s "Toy Box" mode crossed with a toy line. Also in January, Disney Interactive announced the closure of Junction Point Studios . In October 2013, Disney announced that its Interactive division had a profit of $ 16 million for its fourth quarter, based partly on sales of Disney Infinity and uniting both halves of
817-536: The appointment of Maker's executive vice president Courtney Holt, reporting to Jimmy Pitaro, president of Disney Interactive. With a lack of growth in toy-to-game market and increasing developmental costs, in May 2016, Disney Interactive discontinued Disney Infinity and closed down the unit that developed Infinity , Avalanche Software . Also, the company ended all self-publishing efforts. A discontinuation charge of $ 147 million for ending its console gaming business affected earning. In September 2018, Disney confirmed
860-403: The combined game and toy line Infinity , the segment as a whole is unprofitable for Disney. Disney Interactive was merged with Disney Consumer Products on June 29, 2015, forming a new segment and division known as "Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media", with Disney Interactive as a direct unit. In December 2015, Maker Studios was placed under the control of Disney Interactive with
903-554: The company was sold to The Walt Disney Company. Following the Disney acquisition, the company suffered multiple rounds of layoffs, executive shuffling, and partner cut-offs. Maker Studios was founded in 2009. In June 2012, Maker Studios announced that over 1,000 channels signed under the network have received and accumulated over 1.1 billion views for the month of June 2012. At the time, YouTube channels under Maker Studios collectively earned over 90 million subscribers. In October 2012, Maker Studios surpassed Machinima to become
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#1732801434483946-518: The division under one president. In March 2014, Disney Interactive announced it was laying off 700 people, or one-fourth of its staff as DI combines its two-game units, mobile and social, due to sagging popularity of Facebook games , and closing some Disney Online sites. They said will focus less on advertising and more on sponsorships for Disney Online and licensed game development. While some endeavors have shown profitability, such as an app in Japan and
989-491: The founder of Club Penguin , resigned after conflict with Pleasants. DIMG also in October announced "Toy Box", a cross platform gaming initiative where Pixar and Disney characters will interact from a console game to multiple mobile and online applications. Around May–July 2012, Disney Interactive Media Group changed its name to Disney Interactive (DI). In January 2013, Disney Interactive Games' Avalanche Software unveiled
1032-516: The imminent discontinuation of Club Penguin Island in a letter sent to its Disney Online Studios team in Kelowna, as well as the layoffs of most employees in said studio. In November 2018, Disney agreed to have Jam City take over operation of its Glendale-based Disney Interactive Studios , sell them Emoji Blitz and development of future Pixar and Walt Disney Animation franchises games. Staff at
1075-481: The market and internally, YouTube senior executive Dean Gilbert wanted to clarify what a YouTube "Network" meant. Simmons, whose background was from cable TV and Turner Broadcasting (home of CNN , TNT , TBS , Cartoon Network et al.) hoped to distinguish companies who actively owned, managed and programmed original channels on YouTube from those that aggregated channels and creators but did not focus on channel programming and content. The Multi Channel Network name
1118-520: The most popular Maker production was Epic Rap Battles of History , which averaged 30 million views an episode. Maker's most successful channel was PewDiePie , who was the most-subscribed user on YouTube . He was signed under the Maker sub-network Polaris and later Revelmode until February 13, 2017, when Maker dropped him as a result of the international backlash to jokes and actions that media outlets widely described as anti-semitic . During his time with
1161-459: The network, Maker produced his YouTube Red (now YouTube Premium ) show Scare PewDiePie with Skybound Entertainment . Disney Digital Network in 2017 produced Hyperlinked , a series distributed on YouTube Red and based on the story of the social network Miss O and Friends , and Club Mickey Mouse , a reboot of The Mickey Mouse Club airing exclusively online on social media. Multi-channel network A multi-channel network ( MCN )
1204-730: The number one independent YouTube network. However, since that time, according to comScore, in December 2012, Fullscreen passed Maker to become the top ranked YouTube-based network. From late 2012 through 2013, Maker Studios and Ray William Johnson were involved in a public feud that received considerable media attention. Maker Studios formerly produced Johnson's Equals Three and Your Favorite Martian series. In October 2012, Johnson announced he would be leaving Maker Studios in an episode of Equals Three . Johnson also formed his own production studio, Runaway Machine (formerly Runaway Planet). Johnson has stated online that he left Maker Studios due to
1247-814: The outstanding shares of Starwave from Paul Allen in April 1998. In June 1998, Disney purchased 43% ownership of Infoseek in exchange for Starwave and $ 70 million. Infoseek and Disney Online joint ventured in developing the Go Network , an internet portal. With Disney's purchase of the remainder of Infoseek in July 1999, the Go Network, Infoseek, the Disney Catalog, Disney Online (Disney.com and DisneyStore.com), ABC News Internet Ventures and ESPN Internet Ventures and Buena Vista Internet Group are merged into
1290-445: The pressure the company put on him into signing a contract which gave Maker a 40% share of his channel's AdSense revenue and 50% of his show's intellectual property rights. He stated that they were using "thuggish tactics" to pressure him into signing the contract, one of which was allegedly leveraging his AdSense account for the intellectual property rights to Your Favorite Martian. He also claimed that Maker Studios CEO, Danny Zappin ,
1333-562: The studio behind the Tap Tap Revenge franchise for iOS . In October, two co-presidents were named for DIMG, John Pleasants and James Pitaro, with orders to make the company profitable. In January 2011, DIMG closed its Propaganda Games game studio and laid off 200 employees later in the month. The dual presidents placed the game studios of Blackrock, Junction Point, Avalanche, Wideload and Gamestar under its new game development chief Alex Seropian while Penguin creator Lane Merrifield
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1376-469: The studio would be offered jobs with Jam City working on the Disney titles. Disney Electronic Content would take over publishing duties of various Disney-branded video games not licensed to other companies. Their first release was Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King on October 29, 2019 for Microsoft Windows , Nintendo Switch , PlayStation 4 and Xbox One , a collection of tie-in video games based on both films developed by Digital Eclipse;
1419-411: The terms of his contract, Machinima were permitted to place advertisements on Vacas's videos and in return he would receive a percentage of the profits generated. However, the contract also disclosed that it existed "in perpetuity"; meaning Machinima would hold the rights to any content created by Vacas published on his partnered YouTube channel in his lifetime, a detail Vacas failed to read. Machinima
1462-405: The terms of their contracts, including difficulty with ending contracts. On May 2, 2017, Disney absorbed the studio into the newly formed Disney Digital Network. On January 19, 2018, Twitch signed a deal with Disney to secure exclusive content from some of the entertainment giant's top YouTubers, including Markiplier , Jacksepticeye , Strawburry17 and LuzuGames. A total of four YouTubers (with
1505-565: The use of Super Channels like The Station. Maker Studios adopted the multi-channel network (MCN) model after the initial model failed to take root. Maker Studios was acquired by The Walt Disney Company in 2014 for $ 500 million, and was absorbed into the newly formed Disney Digital Network in 2017. Outside the United States, the former Maker Studios had significant audiences in the United Kingdom , Brazil , and Australia , and
1548-591: Was aiming to expand its Asian operations, where it once had 700 million monthly unique views. Run by René Rechtman (who now runs Moonbug Entertainment ), president for the international division, Maker had plans to build a headquarters in London for its commercial, production and marketing activities outside the USA. An Asian hub had been established in Singapore , which offered limited commercial and marketing support before
1591-660: Was assigned to game initiatives for kids and families within a new publishing unit to handle marketing and production. On February 18, DIMG purchased Togetherville , a pre-teen social network. Also in February, Disney purchased Finland -based Rocket Pack, a game development company with a plugin free game development system. In November, DIMG purchased Babble Media Inc. In April 2012, the Group announced three web series targeted towards mothers: "Moms of", "That's Fresh", and "Thinking Up." By October, DIMG had 15 consecutive quarters of losses totaling some $ 977 million. Lane Merrifield,
1634-457: Was chosen for those who actively managed AND programmed channels to emulate cable TV programming companies such as Turner , Discovery , Disney , Comcast and MTV Networks that owned and operated multiple channels ("multi-channel"). The MCN name was born within YouTube and its ecosystem. Sub-networks of MCNs are known as SubMCNs, Virtual Networks, Proprietary Networks, Content Distribution Networks, SMCNs, VNs, PNs, or CDNs. An MCN works by
1677-426: Was criticized in early 2013 by YouTuber Athene for "intimidating... multiple partners" to sign a contract that would significantly lower their CPM . Athene called it "one of the worst deals on the internet" and advised his subscribers not to "sign with Machinima" stating that they could get a better arrangement with other networks. Several MCNs have been purchased by larger corporations. In early 2014 Maker Studios
1720-474: Was establishing a new division dedicated to publishing computer and video game console software, called Disney Interactive. The initial staff consisted of 200 newly hired employees. The company was formally established in mid-1995. On August 23, 1995, Disney Interactive formed Disney Online. Disney purchased a one-third share of Starwave on April 3, 1997, for $ 100 million. In January 1998, Disney registered go.com . Exercising its options, Disney purchased
1763-999: Was launch on April 19, 2013, focus children programming. Maker Studios produced videos for channels on YouTube, including Consider the Source , Tessa Violet , Chuggaaconroy , Yves Bole, KassemG , Timothy DeLaGhetto , Shimmy AP , Peter Shukoff and Lloyd Ahlquist 's Epic Rap Battles of History (seasons 1-5), Joseph Garrett 's Wonder Quest and I Wonder , KingManProds, Sam Macaroni, along with several others that have almost as many viewers as Nickelodeon . Maker's first three channels produced for YouTube included Maker Music Network , Tutele , and The Mom's View , with both Maker Music Network and Tutele channels shutting down within six months of their launch. Maker Studios have also signed celebrities such as famous rapper Snoop Dogg and his YouTube channel WestFestTV, actor Robert De Niro 's Tribeca Enterprises, and Kevin Smith . In 2013,
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1806-419: Was released exclusively for Nintendo Switch on July 28, 2023. Disney Online is a division of Disney Interactive that operates most of Disney online portfolio. On August 23, 1995, Disney Interactive formed Disney Online unit with the naming of Jake Winebaum as president of Disney Online. On November 19, 1996, the opening of DisneyStore.com was open under Disney Online business unit. The family.com website
1849-502: Was sold to Disney for $ 500 million, and Big Frame was sold to DreamWorks Animation through AwesomenessTV for $ 15 million. In June 2013, RTL Group invested $ 36 million in BroadbandTV Corp . Disney Interactive Disney Interactive is an American video game and internet company that oversees various websites and interactive media owned by The Walt Disney Company . In December 1994, Disney announced that it
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