“Everyone now gets the power of YouTube,” Morgan said, pointing to the appeal of his channel to world leaders who have appeared on his show such as Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu. “You can do an interview with conventional TV but where are you going to get that kind of audience? It is the future.”

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Broadcaster Piers Morgan has made a major career move as he exits Rupert Murdoch's News UK in favour of YouTube as he focuses on his Uncensored brand in the US

In a new deal with the Rupert Murdoch -owned News UK, Morgan will take ownership of the Uncensored brand through his production company, Wake Up Productions. It will mark a move away from his other work as he focuses on expanding the venture internationally, according to Sky News.

Piers Morgan is leaving Rupert Murdoch’s News UK to focus on expanding his Uncensored YouTube channel in the US and around the world. Sky News reported on Wednesday that Piers, 59, and News UK have agreed on a deal that will allow the broadcaster to take ownership of the Uncensored brand through his production company, Wake Up Productions.

The outspoken broadcaster's production company is to take ownership of his Uncensored YouTube channel as part of a deal that will see it enter a four-year revenue-sharing agreement with Rupert Murdoch's UK subsidiary,

Renowned British broadcaster Piers Morgan has officially parted ways with Rupert Murdoch's media empire, taking his show Piers Morgan Uncensored with him. After a successful three-year deal, the show will now be managed by Morgan's own company, Wake Up Productions.

Mirror editor and Good Morning Britain presenter has bought the Uncensored brand through his production company Wake Up Productions

Piers Morgan is exiting Rupert Murdoch's News Corp media empire after three years to take ownership of his Uncensored YouTube channel. Deadline first revealed last September that Morgan was unlikely to renew his News Corp deal.