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Founded as Collective Digital Studio in 2011 by Hollywood talent agent [[Michael Green (agent)|Michael Green]],<ref name="usatoday">{{cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/talkingtech/story/2012-04-12/hollywood-collective-agency/54233860/1|title=YouTube stars get Hollywood superagents|last1=Graham|first1=Jefferson|date=13 April 2012|work=USA Today|accessdate=27 August 2017}}</ref> Reza Izad and [[Dan Weinstein (business executive)|Dan Weinstein]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelhumphrey/2012/10/17/youtube-primetime-the-collective-explains-how-a-digital-studio-works/#67420ffe6165|title=YouTube PrimeTime: The Collective Explains How A Digital Studio Works|last=Humphrey|first=Michael|work=Forbes|access-date=2017-09-12|language=en}}</ref> it became a full-service YouTube partner network operating beneath management and media production company "The Collective" (founded 2005).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://collectivedigitalstudio.com/about/#company|title=Relationship with Collective|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|accessdate=October 21, 2013}}</ref>
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Studio71
TypeMass Media
Country
United States, Germany, Canada, United Kingdom, Austria, France, Italy
AvailabilityInternational
Founded2011; 13 years ago (2011)
by Michael Green, Reza Izad and Dan Weinstein
HeadquartersBeverly Hills, California[1]
Broadcast area
YouTube, Facebook, Netflix, Snapchat, Go90, Seeso, Watchable, Roku
AreaLos Angeles, New York City, Berlin, Toronto, London, Vienna, Paris, Milan
ParentProSiebenSat.1 Media (70%)
TF1 (25%)
Mediaset (5%)
CallsignsS71
Official website
studio71.com/us

Studio71, formerly Collective Digital Studio,[2] is a media company and content studio. The company is a joint venture between the German media group ProSiebenSat.1, TF1 and Mediaset and is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in Berlin, New York, Toronto, London, Paris and Milan.

Studio71 represents media personalities including Lilly Singh, Rhett and Link,[2] Logan Paul, Matthew Santoro, Epic Meal Time,[3] Family Fun Pack[4] and actors Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson[5] and Mayim Bialik.[6]

Studio71 is also partnered with Twitter, Amazon, Watchable and go90.[7]

History

Reza Izad
Dan Weinstein
Reza Izad (CEO) and Dan Weinstein (President), founders of Collective Digital Studios

Founded as Collective Digital Studio in 2011 by Hollywood talent agent Michael Green,[8] Reza Izad and Dan Weinstein,[9] it became a full-service YouTube partner network operating beneath management and media production company "The Collective" (founded 2005).[10]

On July 24, 2015, Collective Digital Studios (CDS) agreed to sell itself to ProSiebenSat.1 for $83 million, at a valuation of approximately $426 million.[11] ProsiebenSat.1 had previously invested in CDS, buying a 20% share.[12] Following the acquisition, CDS launched an advertising campaign which generated nearly one billion views for advertisers.[13] On January 27, 2016, the company announced that it was rebranding as Studio71 so it could operate under a unified global banner. The merger, which required Studio71 to establish local operations in France and Italy, gave Studio71 access to European markets where online video was "picking up momentum".[14]

As Studio71

Several months after the rebranding into Studio71, Seven Bucks Productions and Studio71 partnered together to create a Youtube channel for actor Dwayne Johnson. Studio71 also partnered with Lionsgate to release its first global production, Natural Born Pranksters,[15] starring VitalyzdTV, Roman Atwood, and Dennis Roady, which was released on April Fools' Day of 2016.[16]

In January 2017, French media group TF1 and Italian media company Mediaset invested a total of $53 million in Studio71. Studio71 began expanding to France and Italy following the investment.[17] Despite Studio71 Chairman, Michael Green stepping down on March 16, 2017,[18] the company's expansion into Europe has been successful, advertising on European television shows like The Voice of Germany and appealing to millions of European households through traditional media platforms like television.[19]

Content

Studio71 develops, produces, and distributes original programming across social media, television and film[20] and has YouTube channels among its clients, including Dennis Roady, Epic Meal Time, Lucas Cruikshank, Lilly Singh, Mamrie Hart, Rhett & Link, and Roman Atwood.[21]

As Collective Digital Studio (CDS), the company partnered with Freddie Wong of RocketJump to create Video Game High School in 2012[22] which generated 82 million views overall by 2014.[23] CDS is also responsible for the production of the Fred live action TV show, the television productions of The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange and Epic Meal Empire and the anthology horror film V/H/S (2012) alongside sequel V/H/S/2 (2013).[24] As part of the YouTube Original Channel Initiative, CDS was funded to create BlackBoxTV, a horror and science fiction YouTube channel.[citation needed] Its "I Love Makeup" channel partnered in 2015 with YouTube comedian Colleen Ballinger, known online as Miranda Sings, to create a comic beauty series called How to Makeup.[25]

As Studio71, the company has partnered with organisations including Twitter, Amazon, Comcast and go20 to create original content.[7] This includes Logan Paul Vs. which debuted on Watchable.[26] Studio71 has also, since 2016, released over nine original titles including Natural Born Pranksters in April 2016 with Lionsgate,[27] Be Somebody with Paramount Pictures[28], Maximum Ride[29] and several miniseries.

Films produced

Year Film
2010 Fred The Movie
2011 Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred
2012 Fred 3: Camp Fred
2012 V/H/S
2012 V/H/S/2
2014 V/H/S Viral
2015 Made at Smashbox
2016 Natural Born Pranksters
2016 Be Somebody
2016 SiREN
2016 Maximum Ride
2016 Roman Vs. Fousey
2016 Martin Lawrence: Doin' Time
2016 Scare Campaign
2017 Lifeline

Series produced

Year Film
2012–2014 Video Game High School
2012–2014 The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange
2014 Epic Meal Empire
2014- The Cyanide & Happiness Show
2015–2017 Shaycation
2016- Seven Bucks Digital Studios
2016 Rush: Inspired by Battlefield
2016 Game Fnatic: Search for a Legend
2016 Logan Paul Vs
2016 Millennials: The Musical
2017 Logan Paul Summer Saga
2017 Psycho Family
2017 Bro/Science/Life: The Series
2017 Purgatony

Initiatives

The Lipstick Lobby is a brand started by Studio71 in 2017 with marketing around social justice issues. The net profit from their first shade was donated to Planned Parenthood.[30]

References

  1. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (12 January 2017). "TF1, Mediaset Take Stakes In ProSieben's Studio71 With 53M Euro Investment". Deadline. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Collective Digital Studio Rebrands as Studio71". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  3. ^ "Studio71 To Bring YouTube Stars Like Logan Paul And Matthew Santoro To China – Tubefilter". Tubefilter. 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  4. ^ Spangler, Todd (2015-11-20). "YouTube's Family Fun Pack Joins Collective Digital Studio Network". Variety. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  5. ^ Hipes, Patrick (2016-05-10). "Dwayne Johnson-Backed YouTube Channel Highlights Studio71 Expansion – Newfronts". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  6. ^ Spangler, Todd (2017-06-14). "'Big Bang Theory' Star Mayim Bialik Signs With Studio71 to Manage Her Digital Content". Variety. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  7. ^ a b "Studio71 • Digital Content NewFronts 2016". IAB – Empowering the Marketing and Media Industries to Thrive in the Digital Economy. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  8. ^ Graham, Jefferson (13 April 2012). "YouTube stars get Hollywood superagents". USA Today. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  9. ^ Humphrey, Michael. "YouTube PrimeTime: The Collective Explains How A Digital Studio Works". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  10. ^ "Relationship with Collective". Retrieved October 21, 2013.
  11. ^ "Another YouTube Network Finds an Exit: Collective Links Up With Germany's ProSieben". Recode. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  12. ^ Roettgers, Janko (2014-03-26). "German TV giant ProSiebenSat.1 buys 20 percent of YouTube network The Collective". gigaom.com. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  13. ^ Spangler, Todd (2016-01-27). "Collective Digital Studio Changes Name to Studio71". Variety. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  14. ^ "Collective Digital Studio Is Latest Video Net to Get Acquired". Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  15. ^ Spangler, Todd (27 January 2016). "Collective Digital Studio Changes Name to Studio71". Variety. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  16. ^ Kapetaneas, John; Valiente, Alexa (1 April 2016). "How YouTube Stars 'Natural Born Pranksters' Turned Practical Jokes Into a Lucrative Business". ABC News. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  17. ^ "Digital Network Studio71 To Expand To France, Italy Through €53 Million Funding Round – Tubefilter". Tubefilter. 2017-01-12. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  18. ^ Wallenstein, Andrew (2017-03-16). "Michael Green Steps Down as Chairman of Studio71 (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  19. ^ Wallenstein, Andrew (2017-03-29). "Studio71 Breathes New Life Into MCN Business Model Overseas". Variety. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  20. ^ "Collective Digital Studio, LLC: Private Company Information – Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  21. ^ "About". Studio71. Studio71. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  22. ^ Shields, Mike (19 July 2012). "The Collective Scores With Video Game High". AdWeek. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  23. ^ Shields, Mike (2014-09-09). "YouTube Touts Collective Digital Studio's 'Video Game High School' in New Ad Campaign". WSJ. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  24. ^ Wallenstein, Andrew. "Media bigs flock to YouTube power players". Variety. Retrieved 16 June 2013. Collective had success with two kid-centric properties, the "Fred" franchise that moved from YouTube to a series of films at Nickelodeon, and then "The Annoying Orange," which followed the same arc to its own Cartoon Network series.
  25. ^ Patel, Sahil. "CDS and Colleen Ballinger (and Miranda Sings) Debut New Makeup Series", TheVideoInk.com, June 18, 2015
  26. ^ Spangler, Todd (2016-08-23). "Comcast's Watchable Unveils First Original Series, Including Show With Vine Star Logan Paul". Variety. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  27. ^ Spangler, Todd (2015-11-06). "Lionsgate Acquires 'Natural Born Pranksters' Movie Starring YouTube Gag Artists". Variety. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  28. ^ McNary, Dave (2016-04-27). "Paramount, Studio 71 Teaming on Matthew Espinosa's 'Be Somebody'". Variety. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  29. ^ "Collective Digital Studio Switches Name to Studio71". TheWrap. 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  30. ^ WWD, Rachel Strugatz | (2017-07-05). "Lipstick Lobby, Opening Ceremony create 'Kiss My Pink' lipstick for charity". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-10-22.

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