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YouTube Unveils Exclusive Shows From Alex Cooper, Trevor Noah, Kareem Rahma and More at Upfront

Variety 13 May 2026 1h ago
YouTube Unveils Exclusive Shows From Alex Cooper, Trevor Noah, Kareem Rahma and More at Upfront
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YouTube once funded creator-driven original content — but the streaming giant wound that down several years ago and instead embarked on a strategy to promote shows YouTubers are already producing themselves. That makes YouTube an outlier during TV upfronts week: It’s making an ad pitch to Madison Avenue on content it doesn’t directly control or […]
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