Rooster Teeth

Rooster Teeth Productions, LLC
Rooster Teeth
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryEntertainment
FoundedApril 1, 2003 (2003-04-01)
Founders
HeadquartersAustin Studios, ,
U.S.
Number of locations
8 (2018)[1]
Key people
  • Jordan Levin (general manager)
  • Matt Hullum
    (chief content officer)
  • Geoff Ramsey (executive creative director)
  • Barbara Dunkelman (creative director)
Number of employees
~150 (March 2024)[2]
Parent
Divisions
WebsiteRooster Teeth
Roost Podcast Network

Rooster Teeth Productions, LLC is an American digital production company headquartered in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2003 by Burnie Burns, Matt Hullum, Geoff Ramsey, Jason Saldaña, Gus Sorola, and Joel Heyman,[4] Rooster Teeth is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery Global Streaming & Interactive Entertainment which is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Rooster Teeth's first production was Red vs. Blue, which premiered in April 2003; it is the third longest-running episodic web series of all time.[citation needed] Due to server and web hosting costs, the founders created "Sponsorships" which is now known as "FIRST", a subscription to exclusive and earlier access to content and discounts on their merchandise store, among other benefits. The company later branched out into live-action shorts, series, comedy, Let's Play videos, and full animated productions. Other projects include reality shows, video game development, entertainment news programs, and podcasts. In 2015, Rooster Teeth released its feature-film debut Lazer Team, a science-fiction action comedy. The company hosts an annual convention, RTX, in Austin, Texas, and formerly also in Sydney and London.[5]

The company's videos are regularly released on its own website and app while podcasts and Let's Plays are still released on their YouTube channel as well. As of September 2021, Rooster Teeth's primary YouTube channel has 9.18 million subscribers and has over 6 billion video views.[6] Including all of their other channels, they maintain over 45 million subscribers.[7]

On March 6, 2024, Rooster Teeth announced that the company would shut down. The process is expected to take several months.[8]

  1. ^ "'Red vs. Blue' Producer Rooster Teeth Opens Up in London (EXCLUSIVE) | Variety". April 23, 2018. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Variety Shutting was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Jordan Levin Takes Reins at Rooster Teeth, Co-Founder Matt Hullum Shifts to New Role - Variety". September 24, 2019. Archived from the original on September 24, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  4. ^ Francisco, Eric (April 11, 2017). "How 'Red vs. Blue' Built an Empire and Invented a Whole Genre". Inverse. Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  5. ^ Walker, Alex (August 15, 2018). "RTX Sydney Will Be Replaced With Three 'Stage Shows' From 2019". Kotaku. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  6. ^ "RoosterTeeth -YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on May 27, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  7. ^ Spangler, Todd (September 12, 2019). "WarnerMedia's Rooster Teeth Cuts 13% of Staff, Laying Off About 50". Variety. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  8. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 6, 2024). "Rooster Teeth Shut Down By Warner Bros. Discovery, The Roost Podcast Network To Continue". Deadline. Retrieved March 6, 2024.