There is actually a very good reason why most channels were set to affiliated after the YouTube change. YouTube wants networks to be held more accountable for the copyright strikes they receive, and therefore if the network receives too many copyright strikes on managed channels, there are severe consequences.Like I said people need to get and blame their own networks for making everyone an affiliate channel for no reason. If they really cared for their partners as they promoted themselves when they approached you to be with them they would not have made everyone a affiliate partner for no reason at all.
At 10 copyright strikes across all managed channels, the network will no longer be able to invite anyone new. At 15 copyright strikes across all managed channels, all network partners will no longer be able to use live streaming or upload custom thumbnails. At 20 copyright strikes across all managed channels, all network partners will no longer be able to upload ANY videos.
George likes to say that he's not responsible for the actions of BBTV, but let's not forget that partner support for TGN was one of the main things that George was responsible for. I don't know these days, but it had to of been one of the worst supports for any network in history.And by the way when you join Freedom you agree a no lock in contact so if for some reason you don’t like what they do you can always leave..
What do you think is going to happen when the network receives 20 copyright strikes across all their managed channels, and everybody is trying to get out all at the same time?
Listen guys, George likes to use complicated marketing terms to try and confuse you and make you believe that what he's pitching actually makes sense. When George was running TGN, one of his biggest selling points at the time was that he had a payout of 80%, "the largest payout on YouTube." It turns out that 80% was actually closer to 49% and it was only when Athene, a large YouTuber, called TGN and George out on this percentage that George changed it to 100%. He claims he sat there and only resigned when he knew that BBTV was lying to its partners, but he didn't actually know that until he was called out for it. So the truth is that George had been lying to his partners for over a year before he submitted his resignation, if that's truly what he did in the first place.Again not prompting Freedom or something but wanted to point it out to people that are saying that Goerge may be laying or something.
Several times on this thread I have asked him what he plans to do when he receives too many copyright strikes. His response was: "Heartbeat is our internal control to monitor every video uploaded by our partners for copyright. This means, not only do I personally check every channel before accepting it as Managed, we continue to check every video as it gets uploaded by our partners." - George Vanous.
This actually says absolutely nothing about what their actual game plan is long-term. It simply a bunch of marketing mumbo-jumbo to try and distract people. In fact, the entire post containing this quote has no actual substance to it.
I then simply asked one of his partners who had come onto this forum to defend him, whether or not they were a managed channel. The channel in question was riddled with so many copyright problems, I don't see how anyone with even a basic understanding of copyright would allow that channel to pass.
I then questioned George on the legality of an underaged individual that run a network under freedom being able to sign a binding contract with either George or myself. He did not ever answer the question, his response was simply that I was "disparaging young entrepreneurs".
George's only substantial selling point for his network freedom is that he's willing to give managed away, believing that he is somehow immune to the consequences of that action. Any YouTuber considering linking op to his CMS needs to seriously consider the fact that they will be locked in a network where they will no longer be able to upload videos or use custom thumbnails when freedom gets copyright striked out, is "managed" status that important to you?To partner with Freedom is to put your channel at risk of losing custom thumbnails, live streaming and the ability to upload videos for 3 months at a time.