Geoff Weiss

• Matthew And Stephanie Patrick Add Fourth Channel To ‘Theorist’ Portfolio For Food Investigations
• TikTok Establishes $200 Million Fund To Get Its Creators Paid

  TikTok has announced today it’s allotting a large pot of funds for its bustling creator community.The Bytedance-owned micro-video platform has today established a $200 million TikTok Creator Fund, which it says will support ambitious creators who are seeking to turn content creation into a livelihood.

  
• Here’s The Trailer For Liza Koshy’s Netflix Film, ‘Work It’, Bowing On August 7

  The trailer for Liza Koshy’s long-in-the-works Netflix film has arrived.Work It, which also stars Sabrina Carpenter, Jordan Fisher, and Keiynan Lonsdale -- and which was produced by Alicia Keys -- follows a young girl (Carpenter) whose admission to the college of her dreams depends on her performance at a dance competition.

  
• ESPN, NPR, Vox, Wondery Confirmed To Present At IAB’s First Virtual ‘Podcast Upfront’

  After hosting the first-ever virtual NewFronts in June, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has unveiled the lineup for its 2020 Podcast Upfront, to be held -- also virtually -- from Sept. 9 to 11.

  
• Lilly Singh Unveiled As Co-Owner Of Pro Women’s Soccer Team Coming To Los Angeles
• Digital Brand Architects Signs Vlog Squad’s Natalie Noel, Historian And Activist Blair Imani, Others
• Jackie Aina Gets Into The Candle Business With Her New Brand, ‘Forvr Mood’
• Spotify Rolls Out Native Video Podcast Capability To H3h3 Productions, Rooster Teeth, The Misfits Podcast, More
• UTA Signs Multi-Faceted Digital Star ‘Flight’, Beloved For His Basketball Reactions
• Podcast Advertising Remains Resilient In Face Of COVID, Will Surpass $812 Million This Year (Study)
• Rapper Logic Signs Seven-Figure Streaming Deal With Twitch
• Addison Rae And Her Mom, Sheri Nicole, Unveil Podcast With Spotify-Owned ‘Parcast’