The Glendale-based computer animation company is teaming up with YouTube to produce a series of daily shows that will highlight some of the most compelling entertainment on the video-sharing website, according to a person familiar with the plans.
Called "YouTube Nation," the program will feature five-minute highlights of the best of YouTube programming. The series will be produced by DreamWorks Animation and YouTube, which is financing the venture, and is expected to debut next week.
In a departure from other deals with entertainment players, YouTube will be heavily involved in the programming, helping to select popular shows by what's trending on the video-sharing website, which is owned by Google.
The series will have its own host and a team of 10 people hired by DreamWorks Animation to help curate shows and identify interesting programming.
Representatives at DreamWorks Animation and YouTube declined to comment.
The partnership is the first of its kind between a major studio and YouTube, which has invested heavily in financing new entertainment programs and building stronger ties with Hollywood.
YouTube attracts more than 1 billion visitors each month and reaches more U.S. adults ages 18 to 34 than any cable network, according to Nielsen.
The co-production plans were first reported last year by the website
