Last fall, YouTube announced it would launch more than 100 original content channels across its site in 2012. Now that we're six months into the year, it's time to assess how YouTube's original content channels have fared so far.

YouTube may soon begin charging a subscription fee for some of its video content -- a move that Google's Salar Kamangar, senior vice president, YouTube and Video, says could pave the way for cable TV programmers to move ouside of the traditional "bundles" that cable network providers package them in.

Schick on Wednesday launched a new branded entertainment series on Yahoo's video portal, Yahoo Screen, in addition to running episodes on television on Fox Sports' Fuel TV channel. The series, called "Clean Break," will run with 21 original webisodes on Yahoo Screen while airing on Fuel TV with five 30-minute and one one-hour weekly episodes.

Video site Metacafe, which was once viewed as a realistic YouTube competitor, will soon be sold to Hollywood management agency The Collective, according to an industry report.

'Uncle Drew,' a video produced by Davie Brown Entertainment for Pepsi Max, became a sensation when it debuted on YouTube in May. Now, the brand has turned the 5-minute video into a 30-second TV spot.

The Department of Justice is investigating cable companies for possible antitrust practices, particularly with respect to the threat posed to their businesses by online video companies like Netflix. Any decision taken in Washington would likely have far-reaching implications for online video and cable companies alike.

In the June 12 Video Daily story "Vungle To Build Developer Network With Seed Funds," the company announced it would use $1 million of the $2 million funds raised in April to attract mobile app developers to its platform. That announcement was made prematurely by Vungle management. It is expected to be confirmed sometime next week.

"Annoying Orange" has made the transition from YouTube to television, with the series debuting on Cartoon Network last night. Having logged in more than 1 billion video views on YouTube, "Annoying Orange" will set out to prove that an online video sensation can make the successful crossover to TV.

DramaFever, a NY-based video startup that licenses the rights to distribute foreign TV dramas over the Internet, added Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, cable network AMC and Nala Investments to its already high-profile list of investors, completing a $6 million Series B funding round.

Vungle, the nascent mobile video ad network that announced a $2 million seed financing round in late April, on Tuesday said it would attribute $1 million of the raised funds to attract mobile app developers to its platform.