Broadcaster and journalist to take control of Piers Morgan Uncensored media brand in joint venture
Piers Morgan is leaving Rupert Murdoch’s media empire to take control of his Uncensored YouTube channel, three years after signing a multimillion-pound deal focused on leading TalkTV, which shut its traditional TV channel last summer., which owns the Sun, Times, TalkSport and Times Radio, struck a deal that gives him ownership of the Uncensored media brand through his production company, Wake Up Productions.business, which has 3.
Morgan said: “Owning the brand allows my team and I the freedom to focus exclusively on building Uncensored into a standalone business – editorially and commercially – and in time widening it from just me and my content. I have had a great time working back at News UK and am delighted we will continue to be partners.”
Scott Taunton, the head of broadcasting at News UK, said the deal showed how the company needed to be “innovative about how we partner with superstar journalists and connect them to global audiences via our established brands”.that included fronting a primetime evening show on TalkTV, writing columns for the Sun and New York Post and a book through the Murdoch-owned publisher HarperCollins.
It is understood that Morgan will continue to write periodically for the Sun and New York Post, and complete his book for HarperCollins this year.
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