According to Nerdist founder Chris Hardwick, the Nerdist Channel will cover anything about gaming, comic books, tech and movies -- however the content is "a whole new slate of programming" compared to the podcast, website or Nerdist News.
What to expect on the channel's all-video nerd party? There will be different cycles of daily series, like "All Star Celebrity Bowling" on Mondays, or "Comic Book Club" Wednesdays. There will also be features such as Cute Things Exploding and Ain't It Cool News with Harry Knowles.
Here's a preview of what else to expect on the new channel.
"The way that I've always programmed the website, or the podcast, or the channel is I just put stuff on there that I like," says Hardwick. "These are things that I like -- that's sort of why I started the all-nerd thing to begin with."
According to Hardwick, there was previously "a gap in the quality of nerd-themed programming," which is something he hopes to fill with all of the platforms under the Nerdist umbrella.
"We all are working really hard on this channel every day and care deeply about what we’re doing and the audience we’re doing it for," Hardwick writes in his welcome letter. "In exchange for your subscription and support, I promise that we will do everything within our power to give you regular, quality programming that is relevant to your nerdly interests.
The Nerdist Channel is just the latest in YouTube's push to curate original, longer-form programming via its YouTube Partner Program. YouTube has focused heavily on building-out its channel strategy in 2012, hoping to turn YouTube from simple web destination to the cable network of the future.