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Watcher Responds to Fan Backlash Over Subscription Service by Saying New Content Will Be Free on YouTube After One Month: ‘We Messed Up’


Watcher's three founders said they will now make their originals available for free on YouTube on month after subscribers get access to them.

The three founders of Watcher Entertainment apologized to fans for their announcement that they were exiting YouTube and would put their new shows exclusively on a subscription-streaming service. “We messed up,” Watcher CEO Steven Lim said in a YouTube video posted Monday. Fans reacted with dismay, anger and sarcasm to the announcement, prompting Watcher to change its plans.

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