Life was good for Defy Media in early 2017. The digital media company behind YouTube heavyweights such as Smosh and Clevver had just raised a $70 million Series B round the previous fall. It was ...

Defy Media, a company known for its portfolio of digital brands including SMOSH and Clevver, is closing down operations while actively selling off its brands. Every employee, except for a small team ...

Barry Blumberg, Defy Media’s chief content officer and the exec who led the creation and expansion of the Smosh comedy brand with YouTube stars Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla, announced that he is ...

UPDATE: The story is updated with a statement from the company Defy Media, a company known for such millennial-focused digital brands as SMOSH, Break and Clevver, said it ceased operations today and ...

YouTube creators like Shane Dawson, Ryland Adams, and Smosh co-founder Anthony Padilla have called out digital network Defy Media following its closure for a series of concerning business practices.

Defy Media, a company known for its portfolio of digital brands including SMOSH and Clevver, is closing down operations while actively selling off its brands. Every employee, except for a small team ...