Mediagazer: Maker Studios CEO says Disney had to buy it to ‘remain relevant’ (Chris O'Brien/VentureBeat)

7:05 PM ET, October 13, 2014

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Chris O'Brien / VentureBeat:

Maker Studios CEO says Disney had to buy it to ‘remain relevant’ — Above: Ynon Kreiz of Maker Studios speaking at the 2014 VidCon at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. — When Disney plopped down $500 million earlier this year to buy Maker Studios …

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