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Barcroft TV
Formation2004; 21 years ago (2004)
HeadquartersHoxton, London, England, United Kingdom
Official language
English
Key people
Sam Barcroft
Websitehttp://www.barcroft.tv

Barcroft TV is a British news agency which has one of the 40 most popular YouTube channels in the world.[1] Sam Barcroft is the founder of the company. [2] Barcroft Media founded itself as an alternative media news agency for weird and unusual news stories.[3][4][5] British broadcaster Channel 4 has a controlling stake in Barcroft Media.[6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ Dredge, Stuart (11 May 2014). "Barcroft Media aims for a killing with videos that grab digital natives". Retrieved 12 February 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
  2. ^ ResponseSource. "Media Interview with Sam Barcroft, Founder and CEO of Barcroft Media". Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  3. ^ Southern, Lucinda (24 April 2017). "How Barcroft Media tests linear TV content on YouTube". Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  4. ^ Twitter, Dominic Ponsford (30 November 0001). "Bizarre videos from London news agency Barcroft Media make it top news channel in the world on Youtube". Retrieved 12 February 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ "Is this the next major news network?". Fortune. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  6. ^ Barclays2018-08-10T11:02:00+01:00. "Barcroft: turning TV upside down". Broadcast. Retrieved 12 February 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Channel 4 takes minority stake in Barcroft Media". www.campaignlive.co.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Channel 4 takes stake in Barcroft Media group - Channel 4". www.channel4.com. Retrieved 12 February 2019.