>>105233014>>105233087While I was looking for it, I did find this IR which I also half remembered
>Q: Hololive DEV_IS has a different management structure and is said to be producer-led, but all of its channels, including the official channel, are not growing as well as existing talent, and I don't think it's successful. I consider the DEV_IS project to be a failure at this point, but how does the producer's responsibility fall? Does the producer have the authority to hire talent and terminate contracts?>A: We believe that IP diversity will be important as we aim to make the leap from a VTuber company to an IP company. When it comes to VTubers, we need to consider not only a talent's current performance but also their potential, and discover and nurture new talent. In addition to Hololive Production's basic management policy, as a new group that breaks away from existing frameworks, we will place emphasis on activities within existing units. Furthermore, producers do not have sole authority over hiring and other matters.Once you strip away the PR, they're all but saying in both that note and this answer that they know they fucked up with DEV_IS. It's been said many times /here/ but Cover management is years worth of failing up saved by the hard work of the girls
