WhatCulture

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WhatCulture
Type of site
Infotainment
Available inEnglish
HeadquartersWhatCulture Studios, Mulgrave Place, Gateshead
URLwhatculture.com
CommercialNo
Launched2010
Current statusActive

WhatCulture Ltd. is an online

board games
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History

Originally started by Peter Willis and Matt Holmes as ObsessedWithFilm in 2006, WhatCulture had its headquarters in Newcastle upon Tyne before moving to Baltic Place in 2015.[3][4][5] As ObsessedWithFilm, the site was geared towards news and conversation about things going on in Hollywood.[6] On August 17, 2011, WhatCulture's YouTube channel was created[7] but the company did not upload its first video until October 14, 2014.[8]

On December 11, 2014, WhatCulture opened a new channel originally named WhatCulture WWE, now known as WhatCulture Wrestling.

wrestling promotion named WhatCulture Pro Wrestling (WCPW).[12] In 2017, the WhatCulture brand was split and diversified, with the WCPW banner being rebranded as Defiant Wrestling,[13] with the web series Loaded, featuring professional wrestlers Bea Priestley and Gabriel Kidd, returning to YouTube in late 2018.[14]

On September 19, 2017, WhatCulture announced on its Twitter page that Blampied, Pacitti, Tweddell, Driver and King were all leaving the company.[15] The departed hosts would go on to create their own wrestling-dedicated site called Cultaholic,[16] which originally included Blampied,[17] but shortly after the channel announcement, Blampied backed out from the channel due to previous sexual misconduct incidents, which he admitted to and sought therapy for.[18][19][20][21][22][23]

2017 also saw Defiant Wrestling suffer financial issues due to YouTube advertisement policy[24][25] and the promotion closed down in August 2019.[26][27]

In March 2022, WhatCulture was acquired by Future Publishing.[28]

See also

References

  1. ^ Bergonzi, Ezequiel (July 14, 2016). "Eric Bischoff will serve as General Manager at WCPW". Súper Luchas. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "About Us". WhatCulture. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "WhatCulture.com Signs Up To Baltic Place". Insider Media. October 8, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  4. ^ "Cushman & Wakefield advises on WhatCulture.com's relocation to Baltic Place". Commercial News Media. October 8, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  5. ^ Hardesty, Jamie (October 8, 2015). "WhatCulture.com to remain in the North East with Baltic Place expansion". B Daily. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  6. ^ "About Us". WhatCulture. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  7. ^ "WhatCulture - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  8. ^ "11 Dumb Decisions - The Dark Knight Trilogy". YouTube. October 14, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  9. ^ "WhatCulture Wrestling - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  10. ^ "How WWE Should Have Booked: The Summer Of Punk". YouTube. April 29, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  11. ^ "G.I. Joe: Retaliation Red Carpet Interviews – The Rock & More". WhatCulture.com. March 28, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  12. ^ Cooling, Will (October 6, 2016). "WhatCulture Pro Wrestling's Adam Clery On Their First IPPV & Star-studded Weekend". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  13. F4Wonline
    . Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  14. ^ Franchomme, Steph (August 29, 2018). "Defiant Wrestling 'Loaded" Back on YouTube by the end of the year" (Press release). United Kingdom: Vulture Hound. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  15. ^ "WhatCulture announces staff departures". Twitter. September 19, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  16. Bleeding Cool News
    . Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  17. Pro Wrestling Sheet
    . Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  18. WrestleZone
    . Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  19. Bleeding Cool News
    . Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  20. ^ "YouTuber Adam Blampied apologises for 'manipulating' women". BBC. October 27, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  21. ^ "YouTuber Adam Blampied apologises for "manipulating" women". NME. October 27, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  22. ^ Tamburro, Paul (September 19, 2017). "WhatCulture Announces Controversial Staff Departure of Core Employees". GameRevolution. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  23. ^ Donnellan, Jimmy (September 20, 2017). "WhatCulture Staff To Depart, YouTube Subscribers Drop". CulturedVultures. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  24. ^ Murtha, Patrick (July 14, 2017). "YouTube's New Revenue System Has Wrestling Content In A Chokehold". Study Breaks. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  25. PWInsider
    . Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  26. Mandatory.com
    . Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  27. 411Mania
    . Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  28. ^ "Future solidifies move into video with acquisition of WhatCulture". Future PLC. Retrieved April 13, 2022.

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