YouTube made waves in the entertainment industry last year when it announced plans to help fund and create 100 official channels from various different partners.

Excitement only grew when word leaked that it could spend as much as $500 million on this content in what looked to be a challenge to traditional TV and entertainment.

Now, some of these channels are starting to roll out, and we get to see what this content looks like.

Although more are still to come, we took a look at some of the more interesting ones already in operation.

The WWE's channel has been up and running for years, and now that they're partnered with YouTube, it looks like they've rolled out more behind-the-scenes and lifestyle series about the wrestlers.

Visit the WWE's channel

SBNation's channel launches officially on March 1, but they've already got some original programming up, like Matt Ufford's visit to the Westminster Dog Show to pet as many different breeds as possible.

Visit SBNation's channel

Red Bull focuses on the same sort of adrenaline-fueled programming that it stresses in its advertising.

Visit Red Bull's channel

Please follow SAI: Media on Twitter and Facebook.

See Also:

• Demand Media's Army Of Freelancers Is Furious After Getting Its Workload Cut Down
• Demand Media's Secret Weapon: A Super Fast Payment System For Its Freelance Writers
• Demand Media Just Made It Almost Impossible For 75% Of Its Writers To Get Work