There are few channels on youtube as big and as old as Machinima.
Machinima has around 12 million susbcribers at the time of this recording.
But now, almost every video on this channel has been deleted, or privated.
Is Machinima dead?
Or is there something else going on?
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if this news isn’t relevant to you, then ask yourself, why’d ya click?
Hmm?
HMM??
Ok so right now, we’re going to talk about the very mysterious shut down of Machinima.
On Friday afternoon, people using youtube noticed that nearly all of Machinimas videos
had been deleted.
Machinima has been around on youtube since 2006, and over the last 12 years it garnered
12 million subscribers.
See, back in the day, multi channel networks were vital for creators, you had to be a part
of a network otherwise it would be very difficult for you to make it as a creator on youtube.
Some examples of multi channel networks are Machinima, Fullscreen, and Disney’s maker
studio.
There was one point where google was investing 35 million dollars into production houses
like Machinima.
Creators like oliver hull, who has 1.4 million subcribers, is part of machinima creators,
one of machinima’s businesses.
Oliver said that, while the company always paid him, there was very little communication.
The future of machinima seemed a bit bleak though, because in 2016, it was acquired by
warner brothers.
And now, I guess fullscreen media owns machinima.
There are 18 videos lef ton the channel, but most of these videos don’t work.
These videos are official Machinima productions and weren’t made by creators who work under
the company’s multi channel network, which is Machinima Creators.
This really sucks for the creators that have uploaded content to machinima, because it
means that their content was deleted, and it looks like they weren’t even warned about
it.
That’s the downside with working with a network, none of the content you create is
your own, its owned by the network.
For example.
Felicia day’s dragon age web series is now gone with the machinima video purge.
You can grab the dvds online but according to her tweet, the series might not be available
other than that.
So what’s really going on here?
Apparently, according to tubefilter, fullscreen bought Machinima.
And fullscreens acquisition will quote, result in the layoff of machinima employees, with
some joining other units within warner media and otter – though it is unclear how many
staffers these cuts will ultimately impact.
A fullscreen rep also told the verge that both fullscreen and otter media have great
stuff coming down the pipeline over the next few months, they didn’t say anything on
whether or not Machinimas videos would stay on the channel, but a rep from otter media
told the verge that they are focusing on creating new content with the machinima team which
will be distributed on new channels to be announced in the coming months.
So..New channels, but not the original channel?
that’s a huge waste of 12 million susbcribers.
Can I have that channel?
Machinima’s acquisition really reminds me of the defy media shut down that happened
in 2018.
Unfortunately for the creators that were part of the network, their future is unclear.
If machinima drops a creator, the process of remnitizing their channels and getting
adsense revenue takes months.
But youtube does remonitize channels under this predicament eventually.
But now, things are different on youtube than they were 10 . Its definitely possible to
make it on youtube as an independent creator, and its also somewhat better, because you’re
not getting paid through a parent company, all the money you make is your own.
Ok guys that is all I have for you on that, its time to respond to some of your comments.
These were from our video, nasa finds huge blak hole in our own galaxy.
Believers yt – does this mean I wont get my calvin and hobbes colletion order.
I think you might still, I’ll get back to you on that.
Batmanfanforever – blackholes are the belly buttons of the universe.
They are just full of lint.
Damari – this channel gives me extreme aniety but I still love it.
Sandjai P – you are a smart woman with the most beautiful voice.
I love your videos.
Aw that is a very nice compliment.
I actually prefer to be told I’m smart than to be told I’m pretty.
Honey Bee Lemon – I sent you a message on instagram charlotte, a nd its about stories
you could cover.
You haven’t responded though.
If you guys send me messages over the weekend concerning io, I probably wont respond because
I’m not at work and no way am I working without getting paid.
I do read your messages though, and I look into the stories when I get back to work.
Also just a quick reminder that If you guys hear about any cool or intereting news stories
you think would be great for IO, please send me a message on instagram.
Just a word of advice, anything that’s super controversial we can’t do.