Philip DeFranco, one of the most prominent show hosts and producers on YouTube, has sold his network of channels to the Discovery-owned online video network Revision3, the company announced on Thursday.
DeFranco, who moved his family of networks to the Revision3 network one year ago Thursday, will join the company as senior vice president of the Phil DeFranco Networks and merchandise.
It’s a sign of how expansive DeFranco’s footprint has become in the YouTube community that he would assume an executive position at another company just for his network. The Bronx native started off as a vlogger, amassing an audience of millions of fans who came to see his regular commentaries on everything from the election to sex.