Piers Morgan has quit Rupert Murdoch’s media empire to pursue his own show on YouTube. Mr Morgan has not renewed his contract with News UK and has reached a deal with Mr Murdoch’s media empire to buy out his Uncensored media brand and YouTube subscriber base of 3.6m.

Piers Morgan is leaving Rupert Murdoch’s News UK to focus on expanding his Uncensored YouTube channel in the US and around the world. Sky News reported on Wednesday that Piers, 59, and News UK have agreed on a deal that will allow the broadcaster to take ownership of the Uncensored brand through his production company, Wake Up Productions.

Piers Morgan is to leave Rupert Murdoch's media giant News UK to focus on growing his show on YouTube. The broadcaster, 59, who is a former editor of the Daily Mirror and the Murdoch-owned News Of The World,

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