Youtube förnekar uppgifter om att videotjänsten nu lägger ned sin satsning på eget material. detta sedan två av de beställda tv-serierna lagts ned – Origin and Overthinking with Kat & June.

Uppgifterna publicerades först av Bloomberg och de kom samtidigt som Apple visade upp alla sina produktioner med stora och kända namn såsom Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Jennifer Anniston och Reece Witherspoon.

YouTube has canceled plans for high-end dramas and comedies, people with knowledge of the matter said, a pullback from its grand ambitions for a paid service with Hollywood-quality shows.

The Google-owned business has stopped accepting pitches for expensive scripted shows, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the decision hasn’t been announced. The axed programs include the sci-fi drama “Origin’’ and the comedy “Overthinking with Kat & June,’’ prompting their producers to seek new homes for the shows, the people said.

I en kommentar till The Verge så bekräftar Youtube att de två aktuella serierna lagts ned men att satsningen på eget material fortfarande är aktuell.

Responding to the report, a spokesperson from YouTube confirmed that the two series named by Bloomberg have been cancelled, but said that its plans to produce high-end dramas and comedies remain unchanged. It added that it currently has “several scripted projects in development.” Finally, it confirmed that it plans to develop a new ad-supported model by the end of the year, with a slate of “new and returning hits” due to be announced in the coming weeks.