Toby Turner (aka Tobuscus) is under new representation. The YouTube superstar and avid gamer has officially signed with United Talent Agency (UTA).
A UTA spokesperson says the agency will work with Turner to bring his “unique brand to an even wider audience.” That "unique brand" has already helped Turner establish himself in the online video world with objectively impressive numbers. The 30-year-old digital star has risen to fame for his comedy skits, song parodies, and series like Literal Trailers. Turner runs three different channels on YouTube, which collectively boast over 15.2 million subscribers and more than 3.5 billion video views. Additionally, the YouTuber’s web series Tobuscus Animated Adventures was such a hit that the HarperCollins imprint Tegen Books turned it into a series of three publications.
In addition to his comedic antics, Turner is widely-known for being an avid gamer. This love of video games helped the digital star raise over...
A UTA spokesperson says the agency will work with Turner to bring his “unique brand to an even wider audience.” That "unique brand" has already helped Turner establish himself in the online video world with objectively impressive numbers. The 30-year-old digital star has risen to fame for his comedy skits, song parodies, and series like Literal Trailers. Turner runs three different channels on YouTube, which collectively boast over 15.2 million subscribers and more than 3.5 billion video views. Additionally, the YouTuber’s web series Tobuscus Animated Adventures was such a hit that the HarperCollins imprint Tegen Books turned it into a series of three publications.
In addition to his comedic antics, Turner is widely-known for being an avid gamer. This love of video games helped the digital star raise over...
- 10/26/2015
- by Bree Brouwer
- Tubefilter.com
After months of speculation, YouTube has publicized its paid subscription plans. The site’s new service will be titled YouTube Red, it will cost $9.99 per month, and its offerings will include original programs created by prominent members of the YouTube community.
YouTube Red will launch in the Us on October 28th, at which point users will be able to try it out for free for a month. Perhaps the biggest draw for the premium service will be the ad-free viewing experience it provides, but the $9.99 subscription will also include access to several of YouTube’s most enticing features, including a few that have been in the works for a long time. Subscribers will gain access to a shiny new YouTube Music app, as well as Google Play Music. YouTube Red users will also be able to download videos and watch them offline, thus making available a feature the video site has talked about for years.
YouTube Red will launch in the Us on October 28th, at which point users will be able to try it out for free for a month. Perhaps the biggest draw for the premium service will be the ad-free viewing experience it provides, but the $9.99 subscription will also include access to several of YouTube’s most enticing features, including a few that have been in the works for a long time. Subscribers will gain access to a shiny new YouTube Music app, as well as Google Play Music. YouTube Red users will also be able to download videos and watch them offline, thus making available a feature the video site has talked about for years.
- 10/21/2015
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Endemol Beyond USA has a new brand partner (and a new network) for one of its upcoming series. The YouTube multi-channel network has partnered with Pizza Hut to launch Legends of Gaming on the upcoming gaming and eSports vertical called Smasher Network on October 7, 2015.
Hosted by YouTube star Toby Turner (aka Tobuscus), Legends of Gaming is a gaming competition show (based on Endemol’s original British series of the same name) where four teams of two players square off against each other in various eSports battles. Legends of Gaming will integrate Pizza Hut content into its episodes and will be the first series launched on Smasher. Endemol started filming Legends of Gaming at YouTube Space La in August 2015 and announced the cast, which includes The Jovenshire, The Syndicate Project, Terroriser, TmarTn, OMGitsfirefoxx, iiJERiiCHOii, Lui Calibre, and runJDrun. These gamers will be coached by digital stars Fatal1ty, Perfect Legend, HotShottGG,...
Hosted by YouTube star Toby Turner (aka Tobuscus), Legends of Gaming is a gaming competition show (based on Endemol’s original British series of the same name) where four teams of two players square off against each other in various eSports battles. Legends of Gaming will integrate Pizza Hut content into its episodes and will be the first series launched on Smasher. Endemol started filming Legends of Gaming at YouTube Space La in August 2015 and announced the cast, which includes The Jovenshire, The Syndicate Project, Terroriser, TmarTn, OMGitsfirefoxx, iiJERiiCHOii, Lui Calibre, and runJDrun. These gamers will be coached by digital stars Fatal1ty, Perfect Legend, HotShottGG,...
- 9/4/2015
- by Bree Brouwer
- Tubefilter.com
At YouTube Space La, Endemol has got to work on a new digital series. The media company, which runs the multi-channel network Endemol Beyond, has kicked off production on a video game competition series called Legends of Gaming.
Legends of Gaming is based on a British program Endemol produced last year. The American version, which Endemol Beyond discussed during its 2015 Newfronts presentation, is hosted by YouTube star Toby Turner (aka Tobuscus) and features well-known online gamers duking it out in a series of e-sports challenges.
The cast is a strong one. As Variety reports, participating YouTube gamers include Syndicate, Jovenshire, and Lui Calibre. E-sports pros will also join the fun as coaches. “E-Sports is starting to pop — there’s a huge amount of movement in this space,” Endemol Beyond USA COO Adrian Sexton told Variety. “When we looked at the metrics…This is exactly younger audiences want.”
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Legends of Gaming is based on a British program Endemol produced last year. The American version, which Endemol Beyond discussed during its 2015 Newfronts presentation, is hosted by YouTube star Toby Turner (aka Tobuscus) and features well-known online gamers duking it out in a series of e-sports challenges.
The cast is a strong one. As Variety reports, participating YouTube gamers include Syndicate, Jovenshire, and Lui Calibre. E-sports pros will also join the fun as coaches. “E-Sports is starting to pop — there’s a huge amount of movement in this space,” Endemol Beyond USA COO Adrian Sexton told Variety. “When we looked at the metrics…This is exactly younger audiences want.”
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- 8/4/2015
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Toby Turner's fans waited patiently for the release of Tobuscus Adventures: Wizards, a mobile based based on the titular YouTube star's animated web series. Now, in the first few days since the game's release, those fans have eaten it up. Tobuscus Adventures: Wizards has already garnered more than 3,000 ratings and earned a place in the App Store's "Best New Games" section.
In Wizards, players control Tobuscus as he uses magic spells to battle zombies. The game costs $4.99, and a portion of the revenue it earns will be donated to charity.
Wizards is based off Tobuscus Adventures, the animated series that stars Turner and Gabe Hohreiter. In May 2013, Turner released an episode of the series in which the characters start an Indiegogo campaign; this storyline mirrored a real-life campaign to fund Wizards, which was ultimately greenlit after Turner and his team pulled in $642,799--more than two-and-a-half times their initial $240,000 goal--on the crowdfunding site.
In Wizards, players control Tobuscus as he uses magic spells to battle zombies. The game costs $4.99, and a portion of the revenue it earns will be donated to charity.
Wizards is based off Tobuscus Adventures, the animated series that stars Turner and Gabe Hohreiter. In May 2013, Turner released an episode of the series in which the characters start an Indiegogo campaign; this storyline mirrored a real-life campaign to fund Wizards, which was ultimately greenlit after Turner and his team pulled in $642,799--more than two-and-a-half times their initial $240,000 goal--on the crowdfunding site.
- 3/30/2015
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
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