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href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The original channel initiative was also meant to kick start <a href="/wiki/Google_TV_(operating_system)" title="Google TV (operating system)">Google TV</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The channels are collectively known as "original", "premium" or "YouTube funded" channels. </p><p>Participants included: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Madonna (entertainer)">Madonna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pharrell_Williams" title="Pharrell Williams">Pharrell Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Young_Hollywood" title="Young Hollywood">Young Hollywood</a> founder <a href="/wiki/R.J._Williams" class="mw-redirect" title="R.J. 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Williams</a></li> <li>former <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">NBA</a> star <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a></li> <li>comedian <a href="/wiki/Amy_Poehler" title="Amy Poehler">Amy Poehler</a></li> <li>actor <a href="/wiki/Ashton_Kutcher" title="Ashton Kutcher">Ashton Kutcher</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Office_(U.S._TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Office (U.S. TV series)">The Office</a></i> star <a href="/wiki/Rainn_Wilson" title="Rainn Wilson">Rainn Wilson</a></li> <li>comedian <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Hotz" title="Kenny Hotz">Kenny Hotz</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Motor_Trend" title="Motor Trend">Motor Trend</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SourceFed" title="SourceFed">SourceFed</a></li> <li>spiritual doctor <a href="/wiki/Deepak_Chopra" title="Deepak Chopra">Deepak Chopra</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Modern_Family" title="Modern Family">Modern Family</a></i> actress <a href="/wiki/Sofia_Vergara" class="mw-redirect" title="Sofia Vergara">Sofia Vergara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hank_Green" title="Hank Green">Hank</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Green" title="John Green">John Green</a> (via <a href="/wiki/Vlogbrothers" title="Vlogbrothers">Vlogbrothers</a>)</li></ul> <p>Most created channels through their production companies. Madonna is a partner with the dance channel DanceOn, while O'Neal plans the Comedy Shaq Network. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=YouTube_Original_Channel_Initiative&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In September 2012, twenty of the 100 original channels started getting at least 1 million views a week.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2012, it was announced that YouTube introduced 60 new original channels.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Google invested $200 million into the original programming as well.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The top 25 original programs also averaged around 1 million views per week at the time of the announcement.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2012, YouTube ended funding for more than 60% of the 160 or so channels it financed as part of the initiative.<sup id="cite_ref-Verge_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Verge-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After cancellation, YouTube kept all incoming revenue from these channels that failed to recoup their initial investments.<sup id="cite_ref-Verge_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Verge-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2013, it was reported that the landing page for the original channels had become a redirect to a <a href="/wiki/HTTP_404" title="HTTP 404">404 error page</a>, seemingly as a way for Google to remove any reference to the original channel initiative.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Content">Content</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=YouTube_Original_Channel_Initiative&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Content"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The content of the YouTube Original Channel Initiative includes <a href="/wiki/SourceFed" title="SourceFed">SourceFed</a>, <a href="/wiki/Young_Hollywood" title="Young Hollywood">Young Hollywood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maker_Studios#Content" class="mw-redirect" title="Maker Studios">The Mom's View</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Wall_Street_Journal" title="The Wall Street Journal">The Wall Street Journal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Museum_of_Contemporary_Art,_Los_Angeles" title="Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles">Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Crash_Course_(YouTube)" class="mw-redirect" title="Crash Course (YouTube)">Crash Course</a>, <a href="/wiki/BadTeeth" class="mw-redirect" title="BadTeeth">BadTeeth</a>, <a href="/wiki/I_am_OTHER" class="mw-redirect" title="I am OTHER">i am OTHER</a>, The Pet Collective, Epic Level TV, <a href="/wiki/Geek_%26_Sundry" title="Geek & Sundry">Geek & Sundry</a>, <a href="/wiki/MyMusic" title="MyMusic">MyMusic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frederator" class="mw-redirect" title="Frederator">Frederator</a> Networks' <a href="/wiki/Cartoon_Hangover" title="Cartoon Hangover">Cartoon Hangover</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/thespanglereffect">The Spangler Effect</a>, and <a href="/wiki/ChannelFlip#The_Multiverse" title="ChannelFlip">The Multiverse</a> among several others.<sup id="cite_ref-Tubefilter1_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tubefilter1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Reuters_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reuters-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>One of <a href="/wiki/Tubefilter" title="Tubefilter">Tubefilter</a>'s articles includes a full list of the original channels,<sup id="cite_ref-Tubefilter1_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tubefilter1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span 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