Barcroft TV is a British

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. Sam Barcroft is the founder of the company. Barcroft Media founded itself as an

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news agency for weird and unusual news stories. British broadcaster

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had a controlling stake in Barcroft Media until November 2019 when it was sold to

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/ SFX publisher

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. In 2020, Barcroft TV changed their channel name on YouTube to "truly", with a television channel of the same name due to be launched on the European version of

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in July 2020. Barcroft also expanded their truly brand to other online web online platforms, including Rumble.

Shows on truly

* Born Different * Brand New Me * Hooked On The Look * Love Don’t Judge * Shake My Beauty

References

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