company . for the television show see awesomenesstv tv series . not to be confused with dreamworkstv . this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . october 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message awesomenesstv type joint venture mass media country united states founded 2012 by brian robbins and joe davola headquarters los angeles california owner dreamworks new media comcast 51 % vhmp 49 % hearst verizon 1 2 affiliates big frame awesomeness films official website www.awesomenesstv.com awesomenesstv is a media and entertainment company located in los angeles california . it is a joint venture of dreamworks animation hearst and verizon with the former owning controlling interest . founded by brian robbins and joe davola awesomenesstv started as a youtube channel and multi channel network . targeting teenagers and preteens awesomenesstv creates original web series television shows and theatrical films across all platforms . 3 the company operates a talent division branded entertainment division consumer products division publishing division music division and global network of affiliate youtube channels . 3 contents 1 history 2 content 3 references 4 external links history edit awesomenesstv was founded on june 12 2012 by brian robbins smallville varsity blues all that and joe davola one tree hill in living color smallville mtv networks . 4 the awesomenesstv youtube channel launched as part of youtube s original programming initiative and became one of youtube s top performing destinations . 5 brett bouttier joined as chief operating officer in november 2012 . 6 by january 2013 the channel hit one billion views . 7 the awesomenesstv network or multi channel network mcn launched in december 2012 and has since grown to include 90 000 channels from youtube creators around the world . 8 one year after the company was established awesomenesstv was acquired by dreamworks animation for 33 million in cash it s one of the first acquisitions of a multi channel network by a larger corporation and the largest deals of its kind at that time . 9 with parent company dreamworks animation awesomenesstv launched dreamworkstv a youtube channel aimed at families and kids ages 6 to 12 . dreamworkstv offers original animation and live action shows and features well known dreamworks animation characters like shrek puss in boots and kung fu panda . 10 in october 2013 awesomenesstv teamed up with seventeen magazine and hearst corporation to produce and manage seventeen s youtube channel featuring fashion food beauty celebrity and lifestyle content . 11 in april 2014 awesomenesstv acquired big frame the talent management company and former multi channel network . 12 also in april 2014 awesomenesstv debuted its consumer products division led by jim fielding former ceo of claire s and president of disney stores worldwide . 13 in november 2014 the company launched a holiday retail pop up shop called scene awesomenesstv in los angeles california . 14 the music label awesomeness music was formed in july 2014 in partnership with universal music group loud records founder steve rifkind and hip hop mogul russell simmons . 15 the publishing imprint awesomenessink launched in october 2014 with two young adult novels runaways and side effects based on hit awesomenesstv web series . 16 in december dreamworks animation sold a 25 % stake in awesomenesstv for 81.25 million to the hearst corporation . 17 in february 2015 the awesomenesstv produced sitcom richie rich began streaming on netflix . 18 in august 2015 awesomenesstv announced an output deal with canadian children s media conglomerate dhx media in which the companies will co develop and license new original content with dhx handling international distribution and merchandising . dhx also began to acquire the studio s programming to air on its owned television network family channel . 19 20 content edit with its affiliated channels awesomenesstv has generated over 17 billion lifetime video views with over 150 million subscribers . awesomenesstv produces the television sketch comedy series called awesomenesstv on nickelodeon . the show includes sketches parody videos and hidden camera antics . season one launched in july 2013 with 20 episodes and season two premiered in may 2014 with 20 episodes . 21 expelled the movie a comedy featuring vine star cameron dallas lia marie johnson andrea russett teala dunn marcus johns and matt shively premiered in december 2014 . 22 awesomenesstv partners with leading global brands to develop campaigns for teen and millennial audiences . in addition to brands such as old navy 23 the coca cola company and google awesomenesstv partnered with royal caribbean to create the scripted web series shipping julia royal crush and the docu series yomuscleboii s royal caribbean adventure which launched on awesomenesstv s youtube channel . 24 in september 2014 awesomenesstv launched the new consumer product brand s.o. r.a.d. and partnered with kohl s department stores to release the first of seven capsule junior s fashion line of the same name . the s.o. r.a.d. collection at kohl s is supported by four original youtube series life s s.o. r.a.d. produced and distributed by awesomenesstv and featuring a range of youtube talent . 25 references edit http variety.com 2016 digital news verizon acquire awesomenesstv stake 1201747104 https www.hearst.com entertainment syndication verizon hearst media partners a b gillette felix . hollywood s big money youtube hit factory . bloomberg businessweek . august 28 2014 . brian robbins and joe davola awesomenesstv . the paley center for media . may 6 2014 . chmielewski dawn . omg it s a youtube channel just for millennials . la times . june 24 2012 . variety s new leaders . variety . october 24 2012 . shaw lucas . 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