YouTube may be pulling back on its high-end TV streaming ambitions.
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Just as Apple prepares to leap into the TV streaming market, YouTube may be taking a step back.
The Google-owned video streaming site isn't proceeding with its plans for big-budget scripted shows, according to Bloomberg, which cited anonymous sources in its Sunday report. It's no longer taking pitches for such projects, the report noted.
Sci-fi drama Origin and comedy Overthinking with Kat & June will apparently be canceled as part of the shift in strategy.
Last November, a report said YouTube would make all its upcoming original programming free and ad-supported from 2020.
YouTube didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
First published at 6:38 a.m. PT.
Updated at 7:13 a.m. PT: Adds more detail.
YouTube may be pulling back on its high-end TV streaming ambitions.
Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Just as Apple prepares to leap into the TV streaming market, YouTube may be taking a step back.
The Google-owned video streaming site isn't proceeding with its plans for big-budget scripted shows, according to Bloomberg, which cited anonymous sources in its Sunday report. It's no longer taking pitches for such projects, the report noted.
Sci-fi drama Origin and comedy Overthinking with Kat & June will apparently be canceled as part of the shift in strategy.
Last November, a report said YouTube would make all its upcoming original programming free and ad-supported from 2020.
YouTube didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
First published at 6:38 a.m. PT.
Updated at 7:13 a.m. PT: Adds more detail.
