For over 14 years, Caleb Denison has been the face of Digital Trends on YouTube. Over that time he, along with some other hosts, amassed a following of over 1.3 million subscribers on the Digital Trends YouTube channel reviewing and reporting about TVs, soundbars and other tech gear. That all changed last Monday, April 21st when we got word Caleb had quit Digital Trends and launched his own YouTube channel called CalebRated intended for TV reviews and tech product advice.
Initially all seemed to be going well. Digital Trends even posted on YouTube on April 21st saying that they “wish Caleb the very best as he sets off to do his own venture.” In the first week Caleb published two videos on his channel and quickly gained over 32,000 subscribers. Then suddenly his videos were gone.
Apparently YouTube removed his videos due to a copyright claim from his former employer, Digital Trends.
Although Caleb published the videos on his new YouTube channel after resigning, Digital Trends Media Group submitted a copyright claim to YouTube, which in turn got Caleb’s content pulled off YouTube.
A GoFundMe page, “Help Caleb Denison Save His YouTube Channel,” has been co-organized by Rich Shibley and Caleb Denison in order to raise money for legal expenses. Rich was Caleb’s original producer and another big contributor toward Digital Trends’ success on YouTube. He is also a former long term employee of Digital Trends.
It was also confirmed 9 videos from Caleb’s personal YouTube channel called “Caleb Loves Tech” have also just been removed from YouTube for copyright infringement dating back to January 2, 2024. The content in question included off-the-cuff vlog style videos on-the-road or behind-the-scenes moments. Caleb’s personal YouTube channel was registered on April 22, 2010 — 17 months before his employment with Digital Trends began.
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