Barcroft TV

Barcroft TV is a British news agency. Sam Barcroft is the founder of the company.^[1] Barcroft Media founded itself as an alternative media news agency for weird and unusual news stories.^[2][3][4] British broadcaster Channel 4 had a controlling stake in Barcroft Media until November 2019 when it was sold to Total Film/SFX publisher Future plc.^{[5][6][7][8][9]} In 2020, Barcroft TV changed their channel name on YouTube to "truly", with a television channel of the same name due to be launched on the European version of Pluto TV in July 2020.^[10] Barcroft also expanded their truly brand to other online web online platforms, including Rumble.^{[11][non-primary source needed]}

Barcroft TV

Formation	2004; 20 years ago (2004)
Headquarters	Hoxton, London, England, United Kingdom
Official language	English
Key people	Sam Barcroft
Website	www.barcroft.tv^[dead link]

Shows on truly

• Born Different
• Brand New Me
• Hooked On The Look
• Love Don’t Judge
• Shake My Beauty

References

1. "Media Interview with Sam Barcroft, Founder and CEO of Barcroft Media". ResponseSource. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
2. Southern, Lucinda (24 April 2017). "How Barcroft Media tests linear TV content on YouTube". digiday.com. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
3. Ponsford, Dominic (9 April 2015). "Bizarre videos from London news agency Barcroft Media make it top news channel in the world on Youtube". pressgazette.co.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
4. "Is this the next major news network?". Fortune. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
5. Barclays (2018-08-10). "Barcroft: turning TV upside down". Broadcast. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
6. "Channel 4 takes minority stake in Barcroft Media". www.campaignlive.co.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
7. "Channel 4 takes stake in Barcroft Media group". channel4.com. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
8. "Barcroft Studios announces acquisition by Future plc". channel4.com.
9. . Future. Archived from the original on 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
10. "Barcroft launches new OTT TV doc channel, Truly". televisual.com. July 1, 2020.
11. "Truly". rumble.com.