Jubilee Media
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Media |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Founder | Jason Y. Lee |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Website | jubileemedia |
Jubilee Media is a Los Angeles–based media company. It runs the Jubilee YouTube channel, which has nearly 8.5 million subscribers as of January 2024.
History[edit]
Jubilee was created by entrepreneur Jason Y. Lee. Lee first founded Jubilee as a non-profit company back in 2010, and then transitioned it to a profit company in 2017 after raising over $650,000 dollars.[1] In September 2022, Jubilee announced they had raised over $1 million, and had launched a new channel called Nectar, centered around romantic relationships.[2]
Content[edit]
Jubilee has several series:
- Ask Me Anything, where people ask a person relevant to a certain societal topic questions.
- Middle Ground, where two opposing sides have a debate and attempt to find common ground.
- Odd Man Out, where a secret mole is in a group, and has to be spotted by others through questions.
- Seeking Secrets, where people read strangers secrets on a certain topic.
- Spectrum, where people belonging to an identity measure their beliefs by moving to the left or right.
- Ranking, where people rank each other on a certain societal topic.
- Versus 1, where someone speed dates many people in hopes of finding a match.
The most popular video on the channel is called "30 vs 1: Dating App in Real Life", where a man swipes left and right on possible dates in a way similar to that of the app Tinder. [3]
In media[edit]
Jubilee Media has been featured on Buzzfeed, The Huffington Post, Mashable, and The Queen Latifah Show.[4] Jubilee is also featured in many reaction videos on YouTube, including PewDiePie.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Liu, Jennifer (2021-05-20). "This founder quit his 6-figure job to start a business: How he went from making $0 to paying himself $97,000". CNBC. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ Gutelle, Sam (28 September 2022). "Jubilee has raised $1.1 million, signed with WME, and launched a new brand about love (Exclusive)". tubefilter.com. Tubefilter.
- ^ Adeniji, Ade (2024-01-01). "How YouTube Dating Shows Are Changing the Way We Hook Up". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ "Jason Y. Lee | UCI Law". www.law.uci.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ^ Reacting to 6 Bros vs 1 Secret PewDiePie - Jubilee React #17, retrieved 2023-11-19