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YouTuber MrBeast teams up with Amazon's MGM Studios for 'biggest reality competition series ever' - TL;DR CNBC

YouTuber MrBeast teams up with Amazon's MGM Studios for 'biggest reality competition series ever'

Publishing timestamp: 2024-03-18 16:17:08


Summary

Jimmy Donaldson, also known as MrBeast, announced a new reality competition show called "Beast Games" in collaboration with Amazon MGM Studios. The show will feature 1000 contestants competing for a $5 million cash prize and aims to blur the lines between YouTube and traditional television. Donaldson's large-scale productions on YouTube have led to a deal estimated at $100 million with Amazon, allowing him to break free of algorithms and values that perform better on YouTube. This move is part of a trend of creators expanding their content beyond social media platforms to diversify revenue.


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Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/18/youtuber-mrbeast-teams-up-with-amazons-mgm-studios-for-new-series.html


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