One year after selling Jukin to Reader’s Digest owner Trusted Media Brands for upward of 100 million, co-founders Jonathan Skogmo and Lee Essner are leaving the company.
Skogmo and Essner co-founded Jukin in 2010, and since then has become known for its content brands, like FailArmy, People Are Awesome, The Pet Collective, Poke My Heart, This Is Happening, and WeatherSpy, as well as its vast trove of user-generated content, which it licenses out for use in TV shows, films, ads, and more.
Skogmo tells Tubefilter that in his time with Jukin, its team has “accomplished a lot,” including paying out more than 40 million in royalties to content creators, bringing in a collective 225+ million followers for its content brands, and parlaying FailArmy’s popularity into a primetime comedy TV series that aired on Fox in the U.S. and Channel 5 in the U.K.
“In my wildest dreams I couldn’t...
Skogmo and Essner co-founded Jukin in 2010, and since then has become known for its content brands, like FailArmy, People Are Awesome, The Pet Collective, Poke My Heart, This Is Happening, and WeatherSpy, as well as its vast trove of user-generated content, which it licenses out for use in TV shows, films, ads, and more.
Skogmo tells Tubefilter that in his time with Jukin, its team has “accomplished a lot,” including paying out more than 40 million in royalties to content creators, bringing in a collective 225+ million followers for its content brands, and parlaying FailArmy’s popularity into a primetime comedy TV series that aired on Fox in the U.S. and Channel 5 in the U.K.
“In my wildest dreams I couldn’t...
- 8/12/2022
- by James Hale
- Tubefilter.com
Leading community-driven entertainment company Tmb (Trusted Media Brands) has signed with A3 Artists Agency for unscripted content representation.
Tmb has produced more than 1,000 episodes of premium TV and streaming programming for networks including A&e, Fox, MTV, Facebook, Sinclair’s Tbd Network, Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud Network, among others. Globally, Tmb-produced content has appeared on networks in more than 200 territories such as Channel 5 (UK), City TV (Canada), Sky Italia (Italy), TV 3 (New Zealand), and Foxtel (Australia).
“We continue to elevate clip-based programming and push the genre to new limits,” said Jonathan Skogmo, Chief Innovation Officer at Tmb and founder of Jukin Media (acquired by Tmb in August 2021). “We are thrilled to partner with A3 to continue to bring innovative shows that viewers love to operators around the world.”
Tmb currently produces A&e series Neighborhood Wars, with Skogmo executive producing, which premiered its second season in...
Tmb has produced more than 1,000 episodes of premium TV and streaming programming for networks including A&e, Fox, MTV, Facebook, Sinclair’s Tbd Network, Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud Network, among others. Globally, Tmb-produced content has appeared on networks in more than 200 territories such as Channel 5 (UK), City TV (Canada), Sky Italia (Italy), TV 3 (New Zealand), and Foxtel (Australia).
“We continue to elevate clip-based programming and push the genre to new limits,” said Jonathan Skogmo, Chief Innovation Officer at Tmb and founder of Jukin Media (acquired by Tmb in August 2021). “We are thrilled to partner with A3 to continue to bring innovative shows that viewers love to operators around the world.”
Tmb currently produces A&e series Neighborhood Wars, with Skogmo executive producing, which premiered its second season in...
- 5/3/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Jukin Media, a longtime supplier of user-generated videos like the widely circulated clip “Pizza Rat,” has been acquired by Trusted Media Brands, whose media portfolio includes Reader’s Digest.
Terms were not disclosed, but Forbes reported that the deal values Jukin at more than $100 million. Because there is little duplication between the two companies, plans call for Jukin’s worldwide staff of nearly 300 to be integrated with Trusted Media’s existing workforce of 400.
Founded in 2009, Jukin had not raised a large amount of capital, choosing instead to fund its expansion more organically. Its $6 million in funding came from investors including Samsung and Peter Guber, the onetime Hollywood studio chief who heads Mandalay Entertainment. Its properties include Fail Army, People Are Awesome, The Pet Collective and WeatherSpy. Jukin says it reaches more than 220 million people online and generates more than 2 billion minutes of video views each month across streaming TV and social media.
Terms were not disclosed, but Forbes reported that the deal values Jukin at more than $100 million. Because there is little duplication between the two companies, plans call for Jukin’s worldwide staff of nearly 300 to be integrated with Trusted Media’s existing workforce of 400.
Founded in 2009, Jukin had not raised a large amount of capital, choosing instead to fund its expansion more organically. Its $6 million in funding came from investors including Samsung and Peter Guber, the onetime Hollywood studio chief who heads Mandalay Entertainment. Its properties include Fail Army, People Are Awesome, The Pet Collective and WeatherSpy. Jukin says it reaches more than 220 million people online and generates more than 2 billion minutes of video views each month across streaming TV and social media.
- 8/12/2021
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Jukin Media, which licenses user-generated viral videos, is opening its trove of more than 65,000 clips to the public at large.
Today, the company is officially launching a self-service program tailored to individual creators, digital publishers, and influencers who are creating content remotely amid the coronavirus pandemic. Clips from its library can be purchased and published via editorial content on social media, YouTube, and creators' individual websites, Jukin says.
“Jukin has been a go-to resource for major advertisers and TV networks for years, and now we’re creating this offering so that individual creators, social pages, and digital publishers of all kinds can leverage the same amazing content at affordable price points,” Jonathan Skogmo, the founder and co-ceo of Jukin Media, said in a statement.
There are three pricing tiers for the service. A watermarked clip for non-monetized content on one social channel is priced at $49, while a $99 license includes a...
Today, the company is officially launching a self-service program tailored to individual creators, digital publishers, and influencers who are creating content remotely amid the coronavirus pandemic. Clips from its library can be purchased and published via editorial content on social media, YouTube, and creators' individual websites, Jukin says.
“Jukin has been a go-to resource for major advertisers and TV networks for years, and now we’re creating this offering so that individual creators, social pages, and digital publishers of all kinds can leverage the same amazing content at affordable price points,” Jonathan Skogmo, the founder and co-ceo of Jukin Media, said in a statement.
There are three pricing tiers for the service. A watermarked clip for non-monetized content on one social channel is priced at $49, while a $99 license includes a...
- 8/11/2020
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
Exclusive: Tia Mowry, who stars in Netflix comedy Family Reunion, is developing her own family-style clip show after teaming with Kin and Jukin Media.
The actress is working up Tia Mowry’s Challenge Accepted with the two companies as a pilot.
It will feature weekly home challenges with audience members encouraged to participate by submitting their own challenge videos. It will showcase humorous moments that families have experienced during quarantine and Mowry’s own family members will make surprise cameos. Mowry and her executive Tiegen Kosiak are producing.
It comes after Mowry started working with digital media company Kin in 2017 on Tia Mowry’s Quick Fix, which has over 2.6M fans on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram TV. She also has a spin-off show with Facebook Watch called Tia Mowry’s Quick Fix Presents Comfort Kitchen, which debuted late last year.
Jukin Media produces user-generated entertainment and operates digital video properties including FailArmy,...
The actress is working up Tia Mowry’s Challenge Accepted with the two companies as a pilot.
It will feature weekly home challenges with audience members encouraged to participate by submitting their own challenge videos. It will showcase humorous moments that families have experienced during quarantine and Mowry’s own family members will make surprise cameos. Mowry and her executive Tiegen Kosiak are producing.
It comes after Mowry started working with digital media company Kin in 2017 on Tia Mowry’s Quick Fix, which has over 2.6M fans on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram TV. She also has a spin-off show with Facebook Watch called Tia Mowry’s Quick Fix Presents Comfort Kitchen, which debuted late last year.
Jukin Media produces user-generated entertainment and operates digital video properties including FailArmy,...
- 7/22/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Digital brands are learning that while mobile is still a great place to reach a lot of eyeballs, consumers are spending more time and longer periods of that time streaming video content on their connected TVs (CTV).
Conviva estimates that CTVs had a 148 percent growth in plays last year, outpacing mobile, which saw a more modest 94 percent growth. While mobile is still a strong choice for watching content on the go, connected TVs accounted for a 56 percent share in viewing hours for 2018 — an increase of 9 percent from 2017.
The stats aren’t surprising when looking at the number of U.S. households that own a connected TV. At the end of 2017, 210 million devices were installed in consumer homes actively delivering internet connectivity to the TV screen, and by the end of 2021 there are forecast to be 275 million, according to The Npd Group.
For digital brands like Conde Nast-owned Bon Appetit,...
Conviva estimates that CTVs had a 148 percent growth in plays last year, outpacing mobile, which saw a more modest 94 percent growth. While mobile is still a strong choice for watching content on the go, connected TVs accounted for a 56 percent share in viewing hours for 2018 — an increase of 9 percent from 2017.
The stats aren’t surprising when looking at the number of U.S. households that own a connected TV. At the end of 2017, 210 million devices were installed in consumer homes actively delivering internet connectivity to the TV screen, and by the end of 2021 there are forecast to be 275 million, according to The Npd Group.
For digital brands like Conde Nast-owned Bon Appetit,...
- 2/22/2019
- by Matt Lopez
- The Wrap
Jukin Media has paid out more than $20 million in royalties to the amateur video creators behind its vast library of user-generated videos.
Jukin, which runs popular user-generated digital content brands like FailArmy (14.3 million subscribers on YouTube), People Are Awesome (2.9 million subscribers), and The Pet Collective (1.4 million), offers this library -- filled with user-generated footage of everything from major events to rad skateboard tricks -- to entertainment and marketing companies for inclusion in TV shows, films, ads, and more.
The company has licensed out tens of thousands of videos for such projects, including 1,000 videos for inclusion in advertisements this year alone, Jukin says. And the company notes it has kept a focus on fairly compensating the creators who make its business possible.
“We’re thrilled that we’ve been able to generate more than $20 million for everyday people who happened to capture something remarkable on their phone or other device,” Jukin...
Jukin, which runs popular user-generated digital content brands like FailArmy (14.3 million subscribers on YouTube), People Are Awesome (2.9 million subscribers), and The Pet Collective (1.4 million), offers this library -- filled with user-generated footage of everything from major events to rad skateboard tricks -- to entertainment and marketing companies for inclusion in TV shows, films, ads, and more.
The company has licensed out tens of thousands of videos for such projects, including 1,000 videos for inclusion in advertisements this year alone, Jukin says. And the company notes it has kept a focus on fairly compensating the creators who make its business possible.
“We’re thrilled that we’ve been able to generate more than $20 million for everyday people who happened to capture something remarkable on their phone or other device,” Jukin...
- 12/20/2018
- by James Loke Hale
- Tubefilter.com
Jukin Media, the digital media company responsible for some of the most successful digital brands on the internet, has signed a deal with Sinclair Broadcast Group to take over operations of the company’s Tbd Network.
Under the agreement, Jukin will assume the day-to-day responsibilities related to operating the Tbd Network effective immediately. Launched in 2016, Tbd is a TV network that specializes in bringing digital-first programming to broadcast television. In addition to broadcast television, Tbd streams 24/7 on Tbd.com and the Tbd app.
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Content from Jukin’s brands, which collectively boast more than 150 million followers across social platforms, will now be a focal point of Tbd’s programming. While the company has been a content partner with Tbd since its launch, providing the short-form content that garner nearly four billion views per month on the web, its...
Under the agreement, Jukin will assume the day-to-day responsibilities related to operating the Tbd Network effective immediately. Launched in 2016, Tbd is a TV network that specializes in bringing digital-first programming to broadcast television. In addition to broadcast television, Tbd streams 24/7 on Tbd.com and the Tbd app.
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Content from Jukin’s brands, which collectively boast more than 150 million followers across social platforms, will now be a focal point of Tbd’s programming. While the company has been a content partner with Tbd since its launch, providing the short-form content that garner nearly four billion views per month on the web, its...
- 10/16/2018
- by Matt Lopez
- The Wrap
Jukin Media, which has built its business on a vast trove of user-generated videos, is looking to help advertisers create and distribute six-second ads.
The company has launched a tool today called Ug:06 that creates six-second spots with Jukin clips, which can then be distributed throughout the company’s network of proprietary social channels. “Six-second ads are proven to be an effective way to engage consumers, particularly on mobile devices,” says Jukin founder and CEO Jonathan Skogmo. “But creating compelling storytelling in just six seconds has proven to be a challenge for brands. Ugc is a perfect solution.”
With Ug:06, Jukin helps marketers discover and curate user-generated clips that fit their campaigns or creative ethos, and then overlays graphics, visual effects, and sound design, according to the company. In addition to helping compose these ads, Jukin also offers distribution across FailArmy, People Are Awesome, The Pet Collective, and more. All told,...
The company has launched a tool today called Ug:06 that creates six-second spots with Jukin clips, which can then be distributed throughout the company’s network of proprietary social channels. “Six-second ads are proven to be an effective way to engage consumers, particularly on mobile devices,” says Jukin founder and CEO Jonathan Skogmo. “But creating compelling storytelling in just six seconds has proven to be a challenge for brands. Ugc is a perfect solution.”
With Ug:06, Jukin helps marketers discover and curate user-generated clips that fit their campaigns or creative ethos, and then overlays graphics, visual effects, and sound design, according to the company. In addition to helping compose these ads, Jukin also offers distribution across FailArmy, People Are Awesome, The Pet Collective, and more. All told,...
- 10/4/2018
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
Jukin Media has found a new way to utilize the user-generated clips contained within its video library. The media company has launched This Is Happening, a Go90 series that stitches together multiple accounts of famous events.
Each episode of This Is Happening stitches together multiple first-person accounts of an event that made headlines over the past year. The six moments that will be feature in the series are the Charlottesville protests, the 2017 solar eclipse, the Chicago Cubs' World Series championship, the infamous Fyre Festival, last February's Women's March, and Hurricane Harvey. A trailer for the series can be found on the official Jukin YouTube channel:
For Jukin, This Is Happening is a bit of a departure. Many of its other shows have been based around reliable, internet-friendly topics like cute animals and "fail" videos. "User-generated content will revolutionize the way contemporary events are documented, and this series is one of the first examples of that,...
Each episode of This Is Happening stitches together multiple first-person accounts of an event that made headlines over the past year. The six moments that will be feature in the series are the Charlottesville protests, the 2017 solar eclipse, the Chicago Cubs' World Series championship, the infamous Fyre Festival, last February's Women's March, and Hurricane Harvey. A trailer for the series can be found on the official Jukin YouTube channel:
For Jukin, This Is Happening is a bit of a departure. Many of its other shows have been based around reliable, internet-friendly topics like cute animals and "fail" videos. "User-generated content will revolutionize the way contemporary events are documented, and this series is one of the first examples of that,...
- 10/30/2017
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Jukin Media has built itself into a mini-media empire by connecting viral videos like “Chewbacca Mom” and “Pizza Rat” to millions of viewers around the world. Wednesday, the company took the next step in its evolution, announcing its plans to start construction on a 14,000 square foot studio to take its popular user-generated content to a more professional level. Jonathan Skogmo, Jukin’s founder and CEO, told TheWrap that while a studio has been in the company’s plans for a while, today’s content landscape made it perfect timing for such a move. He mentioned the challenges media networks are facing in.
- 8/23/2017
- by Matt Pressberg
- The Wrap
Jukin Media, which discovers, acquires, and curates user-generated viral videos across the web that generate more than two billion monthly views, announced today that it has launched a branded division that will internally be known as Ethos. Ethos will leverage the company’s proprietary licensing technology to work with brands and ad agencies to target and clear user-generated videos for use in marketing campaigns.
"As the name indicates, we’ll help any brand zero in on Ugc that perfectly fits its ethos,” said Jukin Media founder and CEO Jonathan Skogmo in a statement. “User-generated content is essentially earned media, and brands can now seize the opportunity to own and amplify that media.”
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"As the name indicates, we’ll help any brand zero in on Ugc that perfectly fits its ethos,” said Jukin Media founder and CEO Jonathan Skogmo in a statement. “User-generated content is essentially earned media, and brands can now seize the opportunity to own and amplify that media.”
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- 9/27/2016
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
A recent deal has united two companies that specialize in user-generated videos. Jukin Media, the clip-licensing company that also runs a multi-channel network on YouTube, has acquired People Are Awesome, a channel that releases montages of crazy stunts.
The People Are Awesome YouTube channel, which has more than 400,000 subscribers and upwards of 21 million views, provides a mixed bag of extreme sports, stunts, and (of course) cute kids. The channel’s most popular videos are its montages which jam dozens of entertaining tricks into individual videos. The channel’s 2014 montage has received more than 11 million views, and it is bound to inspire you:
People Are Awesome is a natural match for Jukin Media, whose properties--such as its homegrown Jukin Video channel and the FailArmy hub--are dedicated to user-generated videos that often go viral. “People Are Awesome was an obvious fit for our portfolio,” said Jonathan Skogmo, Jukin Media’s founder and CEO,...
The People Are Awesome YouTube channel, which has more than 400,000 subscribers and upwards of 21 million views, provides a mixed bag of extreme sports, stunts, and (of course) cute kids. The channel’s most popular videos are its montages which jam dozens of entertaining tricks into individual videos. The channel’s 2014 montage has received more than 11 million views, and it is bound to inspire you:
People Are Awesome is a natural match for Jukin Media, whose properties--such as its homegrown Jukin Video channel and the FailArmy hub--are dedicated to user-generated videos that often go viral. “People Are Awesome was an obvious fit for our portfolio,” said Jonathan Skogmo, Jukin Media’s founder and CEO,...
- 9/22/2015
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Jukin Media has a new show arriving on linear television across the pond. The YouTube network and viral video licensing company has teamed with the global branch of dick clark productions to bring the series Now That’s Funny! to Viacom International’s Channel 5 in the UK.
Now That’s Funny! will be an hour-long viral video clip show aimed at families. Pulling from Jukin’s library of over 20,000 clips, the UK-based show will avoid running potentially offensive clips, and focus on delivering clean content, visual storytelling, and commentary on videos from categories like kids, pets, science, and wildlife. Channel 5 will run six episodes of Now That’s Funny! in total.
“Now That’s Funny! offers the most entertaining viral videos in the world, but they’re selected with care and presented in light, fun way,” said Jonathan Skogmo, Founder and CEO of Jukin Media and executive producer of Now That’s Funny!
Now That’s Funny! will be an hour-long viral video clip show aimed at families. Pulling from Jukin’s library of over 20,000 clips, the UK-based show will avoid running potentially offensive clips, and focus on delivering clean content, visual storytelling, and commentary on videos from categories like kids, pets, science, and wildlife. Channel 5 will run six episodes of Now That’s Funny! in total.
“Now That’s Funny! offers the most entertaining viral videos in the world, but they’re selected with care and presented in light, fun way,” said Jonathan Skogmo, Founder and CEO of Jukin Media and executive producer of Now That’s Funny!
- 9/11/2015
- by Bree Brouwer
- Tubefilter.com
With more than 7.4 million subscribers and close to 1.6 billion views, the FailArmy channel is YouTube’s most popular collection of user-generated fails and practical jokes. As fans continue to flock to this ever-expanding compendium of funny moments, Jukin Media, which owns FailArmy, is expanding the brand’s presence onto a second channel. At a new home called FailArmy U (or Fu for short), original programs like Top Fails Breakdown analyze every corner of the FailArmy library.
As Jukin Media explains, Fu had a soft launch in April 2015, and it has since served as the home for Top Fails Breakdown in which three hosts combine FailArmy’s “Fails of the Week” videos, user comments, and fast-paced delivery to create a 6-8 minute clip show. Here’s the most recent episode, titled “A Case of the Mondays.”
In a release, Jukin explained that early response to Top Fails Breakdown has been “overwhelmingly positive.
As Jukin Media explains, Fu had a soft launch in April 2015, and it has since served as the home for Top Fails Breakdown in which three hosts combine FailArmy’s “Fails of the Week” videos, user comments, and fast-paced delivery to create a 6-8 minute clip show. Here’s the most recent episode, titled “A Case of the Mondays.”
In a release, Jukin explained that early response to Top Fails Breakdown has been “overwhelmingly positive.
- 5/21/2015
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Fox’s audiences tune into World’s Funniest Fails so much the network is now ordering more episodes. The network has put in an additional eight-episode order of the show inspired by Jukin Media’s FailArmy YouTube channel, produced by dick clark productions, and hosted by actor Terry Crews for its first run on traditional TV.
World’s Funniest Fails is doing very well since its January 16, 2015 premiere. The program has managed to improve Fox’s prior season averages for the 8-9 Pm Est time slot. About 38% more adults aged 18-49 and 60% more adults aged 18-34 tuned into programming during that hour compared to Fox’s last-season stats. Additionally, 50% more teens watched World’s Funniest Fails than previous content in the same time period.
Overall, the FailArmy-inspired generated a 45% increase in viewership over Fox’s programming from last season’s 8-9 Pm time slot. World’s Funniest Fails also ranks...
World’s Funniest Fails is doing very well since its January 16, 2015 premiere. The program has managed to improve Fox’s prior season averages for the 8-9 Pm Est time slot. About 38% more adults aged 18-49 and 60% more adults aged 18-34 tuned into programming during that hour compared to Fox’s last-season stats. Additionally, 50% more teens watched World’s Funniest Fails than previous content in the same time period.
Overall, the FailArmy-inspired generated a 45% increase in viewership over Fox’s programming from last season’s 8-9 Pm time slot. World’s Funniest Fails also ranks...
- 2/13/2015
- by Bree Brouwer
- Tubefilter.com
Lately, it feels like a month can’t go by without hearing about Jukin Media. Now, the online video network responsible for the popular FailArmy YouTube channel (5.8 million subscribers and counting) has signed with talent and literary agency, William Morris Endeavor (Wme). Established in 2009, Jukin Media handles the licensing and distribution of blooper and viral YouTube videos. The video network has successfully scored two rounds of lucrative investments in the last year (including funding from Maker Studios) so the network can expand and focus on new initiatives. This goal played into Jukin’s decision to join Wme. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jukin’s CEO Jonathan Skogmo believes “signing with Wme will help the company as it continues to pursue linear projects.” "We’re excited about Wme and what they bring to the table," Skogmo said to The Hollywood Reporter. "I think they’ll bring amazing opportunities to us and...
- 10/23/2014
- by Bree Brouwer
- Tubefilter.com
For the second time in the past six months, Jukin Media has closed a seven-digit investment. The online video network, which focuses on viral video clips, has raised a $1.2 million funding round. Participating investors in the new round include Bertelsmann Digital Media, Mandalay Entertainment CEO Peter Guber, Machinima Chairman Allen DeBevoise, Canyon Creek Capital, Karlin Ventures, and Kevin Gould of Kombo Ventures. Bertelsmann is an existing investor in Jukin, having participated in the million-dollar round the company raised back in May. In a release, Jukin claimed it is profitable, but it chose to raise the new round in order to meet demand from investors, raise a small "cash cushion," and allow it to invest more aggressively in new initiatives. “Jukin Media is coming off its best month ever in terms of video views and revenue,” said Jukin Founder and CEO Jonathan Skogmo. “This round ensures that Jukin will continue to...
- 10/9/2014
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Online video company Jukin Media named former Lifetime and MTV unscripted-tv executive Jessica Samet to head an expanded push into more traditional TV production. The company specializes in finding, acquiring and promoting viral videos online, and in turn licensing its content to video outlets online and in more traditional TV programming. Samet will be charged with developing TV formats around the company’s thousands of video clips and other content. Samet formerly was MTV’s Svp Development and Programming, where she helped develop Jackass, WildBoyz, and Viva La Bam. She also was Svp Reality Programming at Lifetime. “She’ll come in and contribute immediately, and help take our TV and original-content efforts to the next level,” said Jukin founder and CEO Jonathan Skogmo. The new position builds on the company’s existing efforts to sell viral clips to TV shows and networks such as CNN and NBC in most dayparts and several genres.
- 6/3/2014
- by DAVID BLOOM
- Deadline TV
Jukin Media has closed its first ever funding round. The media company that specializes in short, user-generated clips has raised $1 million, with investors including Maker Studios, Bertelsmann, and Launchpad La. Jukin licenses its collection of videos to traditional media companies, where they are often used in clip shows. The company also runs a "boutique" multi-channel network whose partners include Vine stars like BatDad and Logan Paul. Jukin Media and Maker Studios previously struck a deal that brought the former company's clip library to the latter's network. This investment extends their relationship, as Jukin will use the funding "bolster their technology and infrastructure and to help scale their operations," according to a press release. “Demand was significant for this round, and we limited it to a small group of key investors we thought would be able to help drive our core initiatives. Although we are profitable and did not need to raise money,...
- 5/12/2014
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Online video network Jukin Media has raised $1 million from a consortium investors including Maker Studios, Launchpad La, Bertelsmann Digital Media and several Los Angeles-based angel investors, the company said Monday. Maker, which is in the process of selling to Disney, already distributes and sells advertising against Jukin's channels under a deal announced last month. This is the first funding round for Jukin, which operates a variety of popular YouTube channels, including FailArmy, and licenses thousands of viral videos to TV networks like CNN, MTV and NBC. Jonathan Skogmo launched the company in 2009 on his own, and has since built it.
- 5/12/2014
- by Lucas Shaw
- The Wrap
Disney‘s in the process of spending potentially $1B for Maker Studios, and today’s agreement means that — when the deal closes — it will also indirectly manage YouTube channels and videos from Jukin Media, described as “the world’s leading licensing platform for viral video clips.” It has more than 30 YouTube channels including FailArmy, which has 4.8M subs and specializes in videos of people screwing up. Indeed, one of Maker‘s specific goals is to create a website for “all things FailArmy.” (Please, Disney, don’t turn this into a theme park attraction.) The companies also plan to co-produce shows for both the Internet and TV. “Maker clearly has the best expertise and collection of resources for helping us grow our business and brands both on and off YouTube,” says Jukin CEO Jonathan Skogmo. “This was an obvious alliance for us and we’re very excited to get started.”...
- 4/24/2014
- by DAVID LIEBERMAN, Financial Editor
- Deadline TV
The two-year old Jukin Video platform is going through a period of rapid growth, and the team behind it has responded by adding two new executives. Jukin Media has tapped Lee Essner as its new President and COO and has also named ex-AwesomenessTV exec Jeff Levin as its new Director of Talent. Essner previous served as a Jukin Media advisor, and his new position extends his previous role to a full-time gig. “Lee has been a tremendous asset as an advisor,” said Jukin Media Founder and CEO Jonathan Skogmo. “Taking on this expanded role is a natural way to further leverage his background and experience in helping to build and grow digital and tech companies.” Essner has over 20 years of executive experience, and himself founded AccessDNA, a health and medical blog. He previously served as the COO at WeddingChannel.com. As for Levin, the former AwesomenessTV exec will work closely...
- 2/14/2014
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Jukin Video is home to thousands of entertaining viral videos, but the platform is searching for The One. It has launched Video of the Year, a content that will ultimately crown the best video to hit the Internet in 2013. Since Jukin Video is host to an assortment of Ugc gems, 'Video of the Year' isn't meant as an all-encompassing competition. The submissions that will draw the favor of the site's users will be closer to this video of a sea lion stealing a fish than, say, this explanation of the various sub-units of the imperial system. Given Jukin Video's ties to the Vine community, I'm sure many six second gems will find their way into the running as well. Submissions for the contest will be accepted until December 15th. On the 16th, fan voting will begin, and the video that scores the most votes by the end of the year...
- 12/3/2013
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
YouTube creators are beginning to pop up in nationwide commercials, which begs the question: How well do branded YouTube videos serve as marketing tools? At Social Media Week Los Angeles, Jonathan Skogmo of JukinVideo will attempt to answer. As the Founder of JukinVideo, Skogmo oversees a company that specializes in connecting brands to marketable content creators. In essence, the Ugc-focused platform offers cash to individual uploaders if they will let the brands that appear in each video license their product. It's a simple system that has resulted in seven digit payouts for creators and a plethora of views for brands. At his panel, Skogmo will explain how viral video branding is a bankable process (and not, as some may see it, a crapshoot restricted by the whims of online viewers). He will outline the ways brands and creators can work together to make viewcounts roll up and dollars roll in...
- 9/10/2013
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Chris Powers attends Top Viral Video Licensing Agency's JukinVideo.com Launch Party.Photo copyright Winston Burris / PR Photos. Pogo, Serahim Ward and Jonathan Skogmo attend Top Viral Video Licensing Agency's JukinVideo.com Launch Party.Photo copyright Winston Burris / PR Photos. Amanda Tinkler and Sasha Tracy attend Top Viral Video Licensing Agency's JukinVideo.com Launch Party.Photo copyright Winston Burris / PR Photos. Pogo, Serahim Ward and Jonathan Skogmo attend Top Viral Video Licensing Agency's JukinVideo.com Launch Party.Photo copyright Winston Burris / PR Photos. Jonathan Skogmo attends Top Viral Video Licensing Agency's JukinVideo.com Launch Party.Photo copyright Winston Burris / PR Photos. 12/16/2011 - Serahim Ward and Brithany Furlan - Top Viral Video Licensing Agency's JukinVideo.com Launch Party - Arrivals...
- 12/20/2011
- by M&C
- Monsters and Critics
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