[Excerpts Below] The Wall Street Journal spoke with hosts of several popular political and cultural podcasts—several of which are left-leaning, or anti-Trump—including “Pod Save America,” “The Bulwark,” “Vibe Check,” “The Young Turks” and more.

Is the left’s media strategy missing something? CENK UYGUR, co-host, “The Young Turks”: If other left-wing and independent online media had united in a way that’s similar to right-wing media and said, ‘We’re demanding better of the Democratic Party, we’re demanding a primary, we’re demanding a strong candidate,’ we could have made a gigantic difference. Instead a great majority of them went to the old mainstream media playbook.

Do you have any regrets? And where do news and culture podcasts go from here? UYGUR: I’m super happy with what we did, and I’m not going to change a thing. We criticized both sides as actual journalists, and I criticized Trump more because he deserved more criticism. I debated a dozen conservatives on our air. I went on a half a dozen right-wing shows.

Krystal VS CENK: Will Trump Be A Populist?

LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, February 10, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- TYT (TYT.com), America’s largest progressive network, announced today that 'Indisputable with Dr. Rashad Richey' was named “The fastest growing news show in the United States for survey year 2021,” by data driven firm The Hicks Evaluation Group (HEG, LLC). Their evaluation looked at national news programs based on audience growth, social media views and engagement, and multi-platform variables.

"I'm thankful, humbled, and appreciative of the response 'Indisputable' has received across the country and beyond. The real credit goes to my team and the entire TYT family. There's really nothing special about me, but there is something special about the truth. In a world full of misleading information, people will still gravitate to truth. At 'Indisputable' we work hard to bring our audience a high quality news program everyday," said Dr. Richey.

In comparison to shows on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, CNBC, and Fox Business, the Hicks Evaluation Group’s study found that 'Indisputable' is the fastest growing television news show based on traditional and new media methods of content distribution and consumption. On YouTube, 'Indisputable' averaged 18 million views per month, nearly 1 billion impressions, and 7 million watch hours within the 6-month survey timeframe. On Facebook, the show had an average of 25.3 million viewers a month, 263 million minutes of watch time, and 8.1 million audience engagement total. Overall, combining linear (which includes Comcast Xfinity X1, Xfinity Flex, Samsung TV Plus, Xumo TV, Roku, Pluto TV, and YouTube TV), streaming, and podcast platforms 'Indisputable' averaged 43.6 million viewers a month.

TYT Head of Programming Judith Benezra said, “Since his first few guest appearances on TYT, it was very clear that Dr. Richey’s impassioned perspective was vital, and we knew we wanted to partner with him and be the network to amplify his voice. 'Indisputable' being named 'America’s fastest growing television news show' just six months after its debut, speaks to his brilliance, his production team’s dedication, and affirms that our programming is resonating with a large audience.”

The study included a review of available data from shows on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, CNBC, Fox Business, and several other national cable news shows. One requirement of the study was that all news programs had one platform on a traditional cable outlet or was available on linear with a run-time of 1 hour or more.

TYT Founder and CEO Cenk Uygur said, "We've never seen a show grow as fast as Indisputable, in our network or any other digital network. Rashad Richey is a national treasure and will soon become a household name as one of the top news hosts in the country."

TYT picked up 'Indisputable' July 2021, expanding the network’s line-up of news and politics shows. Since the show’s launch 'Indisputable' has welcomed guests such as: Senator Jon Ossoff, Killer Mike, Congressional candidate Nina Turner, filmmaker Michael Moore, and many others. On 'Indisputable', Dr. Richey delivers insightful commentary on the top news stories of the day, debates conservative-leaning guests in the segment ‘The Bullpen.’ Most recently, he engaged in a highly viewed debate against conservative Charlie Kirk. Additionally, Indisputable exposes people caught on camera weaponizing their privilege while discussing the dangerous consequences of their actions in his regular segment ‘I Wish a Karen Would.’

TYT WAS MOST WATCHED PROGRESSIVE NEWS NETWORK ON ELECTION NIGHT

• 3 million total views online from 13 hour broadcast -

LOS ANGELES - November 4, 2020 - TYT (TYT.com) was the most watched progressive news network on Election Day with over 3 million total views during the network’s 13 hours of coverage from the TYT studio in Los Angeles, remote locations, and Biden campaign headquarters. Election programming streamed both on digital platforms and linear TV: YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Twitter, YouTube TV, Roku, Pluto TV, Xumo, Comcast Xfinity X1 and Flex, and Samsung TV Plus.

TYT was the Progressive Headquarters for Election Day, featuring commentary and analysis from hosts Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, and John Iadarola. Progressive candidates and leaders like Jamaal Bowman, Nina Turner, Kara Eastman, and Julie Oliver joined in for live interviews. A rotating panel of progressive commentators appeared throughout the night including: TCM host Ben Mankiewicz, Ryan Grim of The Intercept, Francesca Fiorentini of AJ+, David Dayen of The American Prospect, host of Overruled on TYT Adrienne Lawrence, Benjamin Dixon of The Benjamin Dixon Show, Nando Vila of Jacobin, Aida Rodriguez host of Truth Serum and Alonzo Bodden.

Election results remained unknown Tuesday night. With the possibility of Joe Biden narrowly winning the election, Cenk Uygur asked progressive leader Nina Turner if unity with establishment Democrats was still possible. She said, “Operation no honeymoon.” Turner explained, "What we need now is leaders who don't run away from a progressive agenda."

According to leading global video measurement and analytics platform Tubular, TYT maintained the #1 spot as the most engaged news and politics network, beating Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC consistently for the past four months across platforms and on YouTube. TYT’s engagement score on YouTube was nearly double that of competitors Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC. Among digital-first news providers, TYT had the largest US 13+ cross-platform audience reaching 11.4M unique viewers in September. TYT also ranked #1 in watchtime categories:

30 second viewership: 48.5M Total Minutes Watched: 146M Avg. videos watched per unique user: 4.2 *Source: Tubular, US based News & Politics, September

TYT’s historic election coverage streamed across several of its owned and operated channels and brought together anchors of The Young Turks, The Damage Report and other TYT Network shows. It also streamed on Rebel Headquarters, TYT Sports, The Conversation, and TYT Investigates.

ABOUT ‘THE YOUNG TURKS’ AND TYT

TYT is America's largest online progressive news network. The award-winning network is one of the top multi-platform online content creators, generating over 250 million views a month.

Most recently, Cenk Uygur was recognized by Mediaite on their list of Most Influential in News Media 2019. Host Ana Kasparian was named to the 2016 Forbes 30 Under 30 Media List and The Daily Dot’s 20 Women of YouTube list. The Young Turks won the Audience Honor for Overall YouTube Presence in the 2018 Shorty Awards and the Webby People’s Voice Award for News and Politics - Series. In 2017, The Young Turks received best in News and Culture at the 7th Annual Streamy Awards, won the 21st Annual People’s Voice Webby Award for Online Film & Video - News & Politics series, and was also recognized with the Audience Honor at the 10th Annual Shorty Awards under Overall YouTube Presence. The Young Turks was awarded the Imagen Vision Award and the Vote It Loud Fifth Estate: Champion in Media Award for Best in New Media in 2016. In 2015, The Young Turks was named to Variety’s FameChangers List (No. 7) and The Hollywood Reporter’s Next Gen List (No. 1 in the News category).

TYT includes owned and operated and partner shows such as The Young Turks, The Damage Report, TYT Investigates, Happy Half Hour, and more.

TYT’s 24/7 programming is available on YouTube TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Xumo, Twitch, Comcast Xfinity X1 and Xfinity Flex, Samsung TV Plus, and more.

By: Jess Joho

A mainstay of the digital news revolution, the podcast version of The Young Turks is an hour-long excerpt of their popular YouTube live show. Hosts Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian address the biggest current event stories of the day from a progressive standpoint, often joined by other big voices in the movement like former presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders.

TYT Breaks Through as Fourth News Network Leading into the 2020 Election

-TYT continues to dominate as #1 most engaged news & politics network- -Crossed half a billion video views in June across all digital platforms-

Second quarter viewership and engagement were strong for TYT despite a transition to a complete work-from-home setup and stripped down broadcast. Viewership doubled in the past three months as a result of coverage around the coronavirus and justice-related stories. And June was a record-setting month for TYT and partner channels in video views. According to historical data, TYT’s YouTube viewership for June was the highest in three years.

In recent months, TYT hosted conversations with Sen. Bernie Sanders, Jamaal Bowman, Ben Jealous, Dolores Huerta, Ben Crump, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, and continued its coverage of primary elections in New York, Wisconsin, and Nebraska.

"We have been here since the beginning of social media,” said TYT founder and host Cenk Uygur. “TYT was the first partner channel for YouTube. We have helped influence Millennials and Gen Z to become the most progressive generations we have ever had in this country. And now having doubled our views and being at the top of all social media rankings, I'm so proud that we are emerging on every platform as the fourth news network. It's about time Americans who are progressive got a voice!”

According to the leading global video measurement and analytics platform, Tubular:

ABOUT ‘THE YOUNG TURKS’ AND TYT

TYT is America's largest online progressive news show. The award-winning network is one of the top multi-platform online content creators, generating over 250 million views a month.

Most recently, Cenk Uygur was recognized by Mediaite on their list of Most Influential in News Media 2019. Host Ana Kasparian was named to the 2016 Forbes 30 Under 30 Media List and The Daily Dot’s 20 Women of YouTube list. The Young Turks won the Audience Honor for Overall YouTube Presence in the 2018 Shorty Awards and the Webby People’s Voice Award for News and Politics - Series. In 2017, The Young Turks received best in News and Culture at the 7th Annual Streamy Awards, won the 21st Annual People’s Voice Webby Award for Online Film & Video - News & Politics series, and was also recognized with the Audience Honor at the 10th Annual Shorty Awards under Overall YouTube Presence. The Young Turks was awarded the Imagen Vision Award and the Vote It Loud Fifth Estate: Champion in Media Award for Best in New Media in 2016. In 2015, The Young Turks was named to Variety’s FameChangers List (No. 7) and The Hollywood Reporter’s Next Gen List (No. 1 in the News category).

TYT includes owned and operated and partner shows such as The Young Turks, The Damage Report, TYT Investigates, Happy Half Hour, and more.

TYT’s 24/7 programming is available on YouTube TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Xumo, Twitch, Comcast Xfinity X1 and Xfinity Flex, Samsung TV Plus, and more.

Digital progressive news network The Young Turks (TYT) has launched a 24-hour linear channel on Comcast’s Xfinity X1, a set-top box and software platform that enables users to access a variety of streaming content.

For the first time, five YouTube creators from across the globe will report live from the Munich Security Conference (MSC) – the premier global forum for international security. Ana Kasparian ("The Young Turks", USA), Haifa Beseisso ("Fly With Haifa", Dubai), Mirko Drotschmann ("MrWissen2Go", Germany), Mihai-Alexandru "Mikey" Hash ("Viral Studios", Romania) and Robin Blase ("RobBubble", Germany) have a combined reach of nearly eight million subscribers. Interviews and reports will be broadcasted on www.youtube.com/yourmsc as well as the channels of the creators involved. Editing and production of #yourMSC are done by the digital studio and multiplatform network Studio71. With support from YouTube, a YouTube Creator Lounge will be set up on the MSC site

The host and creator of The Young Turks doesn’t just get credit for the pioneering digital video platform, he also is a leading voice of progressives fighting back in the same manner that some of their political opponents do. Let’s call them the “fighting left” and Cenk Uygur is their patron saint. Nearly every night Uygur offers strategic and passionate opinion that targets not just Trump and his minions, but also shares little patience for what he deems to be corporate shills on the left. It’s been a big year for Cenk — whose TYT empire boasts a quarter billion monthly views on YouTube — and his audience and influence is only certain to grow.

By: Sarah Perez

Roku’s ad-supported free streaming channel is expanding. No, not to more platforms — it already did that. But rather, it’s expanding its content lineup. While before the channel offered free-to-stream movies and news, it will now feature live and linear sports and entertainment content, the company says.

As of earlier this year, The Roku Channel added live news from ABC News, Cheddar, Newsmax, Newsy, People TV, Yahoo and, most recently, The Young Turks, from the TYT Network.

It will now add entertainment content from partners including TMZ, AFV, FailArmy, People Are Awesome, Pet Collective and more. As with the channel’s other offerings, none of these streams will require a subscription.

Meanwhile, the channel will also begin to stream live sporting events from the Adventure Sports Network, COMBT GO, EDGEsport, Stadium and Wham Network, among others.

The additions come on the heels of Roku’s Q3 earnings, which saw the company beat Wall Street expectations on hardware, but saw platform revenue falling short — causing the stock to drop.

The company has been trying to move beyond being only a hardware device maker selling TVs and streaming players, to grow its platform business and advertising revenues. A key part of that strategy is The Roku Channel, which opens up Roku’s platform to a wider audience, and allows the company to sell ads against content.

The plan may work in the long run, but it’s taking time to ramp up, it seems.

However, Roku did report a growing user base with 23.8 million active users, streaming 6.2 billion hours in the quarter. That was ahead of expectations of 23.1 million users and 5.8 billion hours.

Read more:https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/08/roku-expands-its-free-streaming-channel-with-entertainment-and-live-sports/

By: Carla Marshall

As America went to the polls on November 6th 2018, the world tuned in to witness the midterm results in real time on Facebook and YouTube. After months of canvassing from both the Republicans and the Democrats, these midterm elections were the first opportunity for US citizens to determine the color and direction of both the Senate and the House of Representatives after the Presidential election of 2016, as well as vote on a huge number of crucial local issues.

Using exclusive data, we can confirm which broadcasters and digital first publishers won the race for live-streamed views and engagements on midterm coverage between the 1st and 6th of November (original post updated to include this new information)

Legacy broadcaster Fox News took the lead with 4.7M views of their live coverage on YouTube, and 2.7M views of their Facebook live-stream. In fact, 5 of top 10 live-streamed videos across the two main social video platforms between the 1st and 6th of November were from Fox News channels. CBS News, NBC News, ABC News, and The Young Turks all generated over a million views on their live-streamed coverage of the elections during the first 6 days of November.

1.Fox News (4.7M views) 2.CBS News (3.1M) 3.NBC News (1.8M) 4.The Young Turks (1.1M) 5.The Washington Post (395K) 6.ABC News (161K) 7.Sky News (129K) 8.TIME (107K)

By: Amanda Whiting

Cenk Uygur Just Might Be the Future of Liberal Media

Establishment liberals mourn bipartisanship. The Young Turks host thinks Washington is still too chummy.

When I ask Cenk Uygur to send me his favorite clip of him at his most fired-up, loud-mouthed, truth-talking best, the kind of performance he couldn’t get away with back when he was auditioning for cable news, he picks the “biggest” night of his summer—the night Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took down Joe Crowley. “If she wins, you have no idea how ballistic I’m going to go,” he tells the Young Turks’ online audience. With half the votes counted, he lands the People’s Elbow on his glass-topped anchor’s desk. And when it’s all over Uygur slams that desk over and over screaming, “God, who would’ve thought that? Who would’ve thought that? We got ‘em!”

It’s a nice clip. But, as anyone who’s been tuning in to watch America’s most pugnacious hard-left talk show host knows, it’s nowhere near his most Not Safe For Network News. There was the time in 2012, for example, when Uygur called religious opponents to abortion “neanderthals.” Or the time he went berserk over coverage of the Iraq War, spittle-screaming that “everyone of these editors in every major newspaper, in every major magazine, in every major television news organization, should be fired today.”

By: Matt Lopez

Nearly 50 Percent of TYT Network’s Mobile Access Derives from Android Users

The Young Turks (TYT) Network is launching its mobile app, TYT Plus, on Android. The company, which has over 4 million subscribers to its YouTube page, says that nearly half of its network’s mobile access comes from Android, making the expansion on to the device a natural next step for the network.

In addition to member content, which starts at $4.99 per month, the app will provide access to Video-On-Demand clips from new shows like, “#NoFilter” with Ana Kasparian and “The Damage Report” with John Iadarola. It will also allow fans to listen in to TYT’s new podcast shows including, “We The People with Nina Turner” and “Touré Show with Touré.”

The Young Turks (TYT), a progressive video-based media commentary and news company, is expected to launch an audio business that will combine new shows with existing ones that will be reimagined under TYT Network’s audio umbrella.

Why it matters: It’s TYT’s biggest bet on audio-driven content to date and a new business line for the company. Up to this point, TYT has relied mostly on video advertising through YouTube.

By: A.J. Katz

When former MSNBC Live host and The Young Turks founder and CEO Cenk Uygur launched TYT’s digital video product in 2005, his vision was to eventually transform it into a 24-hour news and entertainment digital channel. This is even before the existence of OTT. Uygur’s vision is now being realized, starting today.

The progressive, millennial-focused media company has launched TYT Network on YouTube TV, a 24-hour channel which can be viewed on the YouTube TV app on mobile, tablet, computer and TV, and through apps built for Roku, Apple TV, Xbox One, Android TVs and Samsung and LG smart TVs.

“Arriving on YouTube TV is a monumental step for TYT and a fantastic partnership for both sides,” TYT chief business officer Steve Oh said in a statement. “OTT platforms like YouTube TV are the perfect solution for cord-cutters and cord-nevers, the very same people who make up a huge percentage of TYT’s enormous fanbase.”

By: Forbes

As co-host and producer, Ana Kasparian has helped develop The Young Turks into one of the largest online daily news and politics shows in the world. Kasparian also teaches journalism at California State University, Northridge.

The media’s “Trump Bump” is starting to get the attention of investors.

The Young Turks Network, the left-leaning, YouTube-driven political news outlet led by outspoken activist Cenk Uygur, has raised $20 million, which it plans to use to double the size of its newsroom and business operations.

The funding round is being led by newly formed growth equity fund 3L Capital, with additional backing from venture capital veterans Greycroft Partners and e.ventures, as well as Jeffrey Katzenberg’s recently launched WndrCo.

“News is red hot right now and being positioned on the progressive side of the coin has put us in a very good place,” Mr. Uygur said.

He said the company currently has about 70 staffers and 30 freelancers but plans to use the investment to increase its staff to about 200 people. Part of that expansion will be in creative talent, but Mr. Uygur said it would also entail building an ad sales team and bolstering its paid subscription offerings.

The Young Turks, one of the longest-running progressive digital video outlets, announced a major round of funding on Tuesday. The firms 3L Capital, Greycroft, E.ventures, and WndrCo, which is led by the business executive and Democratic Party kingmaker Jeffrey Katzenberg, will invest $20 million in the progressive media company, which for a decade has live-streamed hours of video content with a progressive perspective.

"We've got the content side figured out pretty well, ranked No. 1 in the news vertical in all the rankings, but it's time to build out the rest of the business," Cenk Uygur, a cofounder and host, said in an interview with Business Insider.

By: Laura Flanders

They sat down with Laura Flanders to discuss the future of progressive media.

Anyone questioning the vitality of progressive media in the United States needs to check out The Young Turks. This online video channel claims 80 million unique views a month. This puts it in the same league as The New York Times and The Washington Post.

Founder and host Cenk Uygur launched The Young Turks as a radio show in 2002 before taking it online in 2006. He joined MSNBC as a contributor in 2010, but left the network a year later over editorial differences. (See Mark Hertsgaard’s article in this issue for Uygur’s version of his clash with the corporate bosses at NBC.) Currently, The Young Turks streams live for two hours every Monday through Friday, starting at 6 pm Eastern time, and is hosted by Uygur and Ana Kasparian.