With the former CEO of Maker Studios now suing the firm and RTL buying into BroadbandTV, the pace of change in the YouTube channels universe shows no sign of slowing.

Alloy Digital has expanded rapidly after acquiring YouTube’s most subscribed-to channel, Smosh, but CEO Matt Diamond isn’t only focused on the video sharing website.

Vice has grown from a Canadian hipster fanzine into a global publishing phenomenon, with a multimillion-viewer following on YouTube. Julian Blake reports.

Matt Heiman of Diagonal View tells Jonathan Webdale why the company doesn’t only focus on YouTube videos and why the site’s original channels were absolutely needed.

Ricky Gervais’s revival of David Brent may have helped launch YouTube’s Comedy Week but Ash Atalla, producer of The Office, is sticking with traditional TV, he tells Jonathan Webdale.

Bolstered by investment from The Chernin Group and having won pitches for a string of YouTube original channels, Base79's Ashley MacKenzie tells Jonathan Webdale what’s next.

Sundog Pictures used YouTube to release its film about the war on drugs. Co-founder Johnny Webb tells Jonathan Webdale why he thinks the traditional model for feature-length docs is broken.

Charlie Muirhead, founder of Rightster, tells Clive Whittingham how he's making YouTube and other online video platforms pay for his company's clients.

ChannelFlip is producing YouTube’s first Comedy Week in the UK. Co-founder Wil Harris tells Jonathan Webdale how such initiatives are transforming the site.

Simon Cowell stole headlines with the launch of The You Generation, but Endemol had its own YouTube talent show years ago and is being more ambitious, Tim Hincks tells Jonathan Webdale.

Fullscreen is the number one YouTube channel management specialist in the US. Founder and CEO George Strompolos tells Jonathan Webdale how the firm is aiming to become the next Viacom.

YouTube’s explosive growth has given birth to a new industry as start-ups like Maker Studios jostle to sign online’s rising stars. Jonathan Webdale reports.

Stephen Nuttall, senior director for sport at YouTube EMEA, tells Clive Whittingham where the platform sits in the sport space.

Former All3Media commercial and digital media director Andy Taylor explains why he has co-founded a new YouTube-focused start-up.

The television industry's attitude towards YouTube has changed radically over the past few years – especially that of FremantleMedia, the company’s Keith Hindle tells Jonathan Webdale.

Earlier this year Virgin Media became the first UK TV platform to give YouTube a place within its main electronic programme guide. Cindy Rose tells Jonathan Webdale why.

Felix Baumgartner’s skydive from the edge of space broke records, including that for YouTube’s biggest live event. Red Bull Media House’s Alexander Koppel speaks to Jonathan Webdale.

Jamie Oliver’s Food Tube was one of Europe's first original YouTube channels. Fresh One Productions’ Zoe Collins tells Jonathan Webdale how it has turned from producer to commissioner.

Richard Broughton, head of broadband media at IHS Screen Digest, argues that despite making major strides in professional content, YouTube still faces significant challenges.

While Felix Baumgartner’s space dive and Gangnam Style stole headlines about YouTube last year, Ben McOwen Wilson tells Jonathan Webdale the real story was rather different.