
At its simplest, Maker Studios produces content channels for YouTube. But Maker Studios is more than just a multi-channel network. It aims to be the United Artists of the online video age. Like UA, Maker provides a means for talented artists to build their own reputations, this time through the power of Internet video channels. Currently under siege, multi-channel networks are said to be on their way out-no longer a way for artists or studios to make decent money.