Piers Morgan Completes $27M Funding Round for YouTube Venture Backed by Liz Murdoch

Piers Morgan has completed a $27 million funding round for his growing YouTube venture, a deal reported by Deadline on June 23, 2026. The report describes the financing as supporting Morgan’s continuing expansion of his Uncensored media operation and related programming as a stand-alone brand.

Deadline said the round includes backing from Elisabeth Murdoch. The detail is notable to media-watchers because the report connects Morgan’s Uncensored brand to his earlier move away from TalkTV, which is associated with Rupert Murdoch’s media group. Deadline characterizes Uncensored as having been carved out in 2025 from Morgan’s prior arrangement with TalkTV, positioning the YouTube effort as the next stage of that separation.

According to the same Deadline report, Raine Ventures and Antenna Group led the $27 million raise. Deadline also describes the venture as Morgan’s expanding YouTube-focused operation, with the financing framed as an “exclusive” development in the creator and media investment landscape.

The article does not, in the excerpt provided, describe the specific terms of the funding, ownership splits, or whether the investment is structured as equity, convertible instruments, or another vehicle. It also does not lay out the timetable for product launches, programming schedules, or staffing changes that would follow the close of the round.

Deadline’s reporting places the transaction in the broader context of the evolving creator economy and the migration of media personalities to platforms and subscription-adjacent distribution. Uncensored’s funding also reflects ongoing investor interest in audiences built through direct video distribution rather than relying solely on traditional broadcast or cable arrangements.

For viewers and stakeholders, the practical near-term effect is most likely financial, as the new capital would enable Morgan’s team to fund production and distribution. For investors and partners, the key next step is how the company deploys the round and whether it uses the backing to scale formats, licensing, or production capacity within the YouTube ecosystem.

As of publication, Deadline did not indicate any regulatory filings or formal corporate disclosures tied directly to the funding round in the excerpt provided. The report also does not specify whether additional investors joined beyond those named, or whether the venture will seek further rounds in the immediate future.