https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpQZLCel_kg
The Future of Veritasium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piHGnG4LsmQ
Whenever someone is partially bought out, its important that they retain as much creative control as possible. Things seemed to have worked out well for Veritasium, sort of.
How Private Equity Turns Your Favorite Channels Into Slop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoibAbdQf58
In contrast to Veritasium, George_Lucas sold his main business, resulting in very little control over the Star-Wars franchise. That's the tradeoff when your company is sold off and you become much less of a creative force as to how things are done.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucasfilm#Subsidiary_of_The_Walt_Disney_Studios_(2012%E2%80%93present)
