SourceFed
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| Launched | January 23, 2012 |
| Closed | March 25, 2017 |
| Picture format | 1080p/24 16:9 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Headquarters | Woodland Hills, Los Angeles |
| Sister channel(s) | SourceFed Nerd, People Be Like, Super Panic Frenzy, Nuclear Family |
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| SourceFed on YouTube | |
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SourceFed was a news website and YouTube channel created by Philip DeFranco in January 2012 as part of YouTube's $100 million original channel initiative and was originally produced by James Haffner. SourceFed mainly focused on popular culture, news, and technology. As of March 22, 2017, the SourceFed channel accumulated over 1.7 million subscribers and 907 million video views.
On March 20, 2017, the cancellation of SourceFed, along with its NERD and People Be Like spinoffs, was announced.
SourceFed was an idea Philip DeFranco had been considering as an evolution of his own YouTube channel. In an interview with Forbes, DeFranco stated that he originally wanted to turn his daily show into several daily segments. He added that there was confusion among his audience when this format was tested, convincing DeFranco that he would need to create a new series to not alienate, but grow his audience.
The SourceFed YouTube channel was created in April 2011, and was originally based on a blog of the same name. The channel became defunct shortly afterwards. However, in late 2011, YouTube began its funding of original or premium content channels. DeFranco revealed that he acquired the funding to launch the channel by originally promising YouTube that the channel would be run as a "celebrity gossip channel", and that it would consist of a single show rather than multiple different shows. However, DeFranco negotiated for less funding, in return to have creative control over the channel's content. The funding was provided by YouTube, as the channel was part of YouTube's original content initiative.
Due to DeFranco's position as a YouTube partner, the website offered him funding for an original channel. The channel which he created, SourceFed was one of these channels. The channel was originally produced by James Haffner. DeFranco has stated that he hand-selected the first six hosts of SourceFed: Joe Bereta, Elliott Morgan, Lee Newton, Steve Zaragoza, Trisha Hershberger, and Meg Turney.
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