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“We didn't want people to read it from a memo; we wanted to be amongst ourselves and not send a memo saying 'LOL company's ending' — that would have been horrible.”

Jordan Levin
Jordan Levin
Former CEO of Generate and The WB, Independent
Controversial internal communicationsemployee respectcorporate conduct

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Jordan Levin responds to Rooster Teeth Shutdown
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Rooster Teeth General Manager and former NFL chief content officer Jordan Levin responds to the company's shutdown by Warner Bros. Discovery on March 6th, 2024. Footage taken from a Rooster Teeth livestream addressing the shutdown on March 7th, 2024. Roughly 150 employees encompassing RT were effectively laid off and will be unemployed within a month or so, according to RT employees. The status of remaining and upcoming shows such as Camp Camp, RWBY, and Red vs. Blue: Restoration are unknown. Warner shutdown the company after being unable to sell the company and determining RT and its properties were "unprofitable." Warner is looking to sell these properties once RT is shutdown. Please support any and all employees individually on their personal platforms. All proceeds made to RT directly now are not expected to go to any of the remaining employees as RT begins to shutdown. #roosterteeth #roosterteethpodcast #redvsblue #redvsbluerestoration #rwby #rwbyvolume10 #campcamp #campcampseaon4 #genlock #achievementhunter #funhaus #insidegaming #gaming #animation #anime #cartoon #machinima #dogbark #sugarpine7 #cowchop #warnerbros #warnerbrosdiscovery #dc #dccomics #justiceleague #slowmoguys #immersion #milliondollarsbut #minecraft #letsplay #videogames #halo #haloinfinite #xbox #dnd #dungeonsandragons #onthespot #ragequit #geofframsey #comdey #tragedy #layoffs #hbo #hbomax #max #projectfreelancer #day5 #deathbattle #xrayandvav #nomadofnowhere #thestrangerhood #rtanimatedadventures #animatedstories #company #rtshorts #stinkydragonadventures #facejam #podcast #rtpodcast #roosterteethpodcast #redweb #stinkydragon #puppet #alwaysopen #extralife #asimplewalk #offtopic #rtx #texas #trocadero #music #kindafunny #lazerteam #rtlife #bloodfest #deadmeat #rwbyicequeendom #grandtheftauto #uno #goodmorningfromhell #boardgames #sportsball #sports #hardcore #demodisk #failsoftheweek #theknow #heroesandhalfwits #vlog #slowmotion
Jordan Levin

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Former CEO of Generate and The WB · Independent

On March 7, 2024, Jordan Levin, General Manager of Rooster Teeth, addressed the company's shutdown by Warner Bros. Discovery in a livestream. Levin stated that when he informed co-founders Jeff Ramsey, Bernie Burns, Matt Hullum, and Gus Sorola, their immediate concern was how employees would be taken care of. He described the company's 21-year run as "a lifetime in digital years" and said the shutdown was "not a failure." Levin noted that Warner Bros. Discovery had been "very open and amenable about trying to allow people to continue on if they want to." Levin encouraged fans to support individual creators directly through platforms like Patreon, saying that "you can't assume that watching a video or listening to a podcast is going to allow those people to continue doing what they do." He added that the company had been "underwritten for over 10 years now by various investors and various groups" and advised against trying to back the company immediately, instead urging support for individuals and waiting to see what develops.

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“When I informed Jeff Ramsey his immediate question, as was Bernie's as was Matt's as was Gus's, was how's everyone going to get taken care of?”
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“This is not a failure — there's no failure here; a celebration, 21 years, that's a lifetime in digital years.”
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“This isn't goodbye — it's just the start of a process to be as open and communicative as possible, because part of what makes this company so unique is the relationship we have wit…”
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“If you like creators, support them by being patrons — you can't assume that watching a video or listening to a podcast is going to allow those people to continue doing what they do…”
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“I'm not going to defend any big company — that's not my place — but Warner Bros. Discovery are being very open and amenable about trying to allow people to continue on if they want…”
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“This company has been underwritten for over 10 years now by various investors and various groups, and when whoever chooses to go and do what they're going to do, that's when they'r…”

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