Ask HN: Did Ellentube rip-off YouTube?

So I noticed today that Ellen launched her new video platform/app to share her own video content[1] - however it looks an awful lot like YouTube, even with 'tube' in the name.

Does anyone know if there is a commercial/strategic relationship between Google/YouTube and Ellen? The player and site UI look really similar.

[1] http://www.ellentube.com/