“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

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English broadcaster Piers Morgan has quit Rupert Murdoch's News Corp-owned News U.K. The former CNN presenter also cited the reason behind leaving the media giant. Morgan plans to focus on his YouTube Channel "Piers Morgan Uncensored".

Piers Morgan Uncensored has over 3.6 million international YouTube subscribers. It has secured a number of exclusives with a cast list of world-leaders and A-listers that include Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelensky and Benjamin Netanyahu, Ronaldo and Kevin Spacey.

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,

Former 'Good Morning Britain' presenter Piers Morgan is to leave News UK to focus on expanding his Uncensored YouTube channel, and he has penned a four-year revenue-sharing deal with the Rupert Murdoch-owned company until 2029.

Media mogul Murdoch's company will maintain a stake in 'Piers Morgan Uncensored' until 2029 though as the British broadcaster wants to grow his YouTube channel.