Geoff Weiss

• YouTube Kids Finally Arrives On Amazon Fire TV
• Sony Invests $250 Million In Epic Games, Reportedly Valuing The ‘Fortnite’ Publisher At $17.9 Billion

  Tech conglomerate Sony has acquired a $250 million, minority state in Epic Games -- the hit publisher behind Fortnite. The investment brings Epic’s total funds raised to $1.8 billion. Venturebeat reports that Sony has taken a 1.4% stake in Epic, valuing the publisher at a staggering $17.86 billion. 

  
• TikTok Star Isaak Presley Spearheads New All-Male Collab House ‘Clubhouse For The Boys’

  Another TikTok creator house is on the horizon -- this one piloted by social star Isaak Presley (1.1 million followers, pictured above) and christened Clubhouse For The Boys.The organization is a male-leaning faction of the original Clubhouse Beverly Hills -- a concept created by influencer Daisy Keech, (5.9 million followers), who left TikTok’s first major content house, The Hype House, following an acrimonious and legally-charged split with her co-founders.

  
• Collins And Devan Key Partner With Adobe For Summer-Long, Micro-Video Creator Competition

  Software-maker Adobe and leading YouTube stars Collins and Devan Key are hoping to jumpstart the career of one ambitious micro-video influencer. 

  
• Instagram Rolls Out Ability To Pin Three Comments To The Top Of Any Thread
• Joey Graceffa’s ‘Escape The Night’ Board Game Kickstarter Gets Fully Funded In 3 Hours, Raising $120,000 To Date
• Following Dissolution Of Mixer, Gaming Luminary Ninja Hosts First YouTube Live Stream
• Inaugural madconNYC Digital Marketing Event Goes Virtual, Postpones To December
• Budding TikTok Comedian Boman Martinez-Reid Signs With CAA
• UTA Signs Popular Beauty Creator Shayla ‘MakeupShayla’ Mitchell
• YouTube Lowering Minimum Video Length For Mid-Roll Ads From 10 To 8 Minutes
• YouTube Unveils New Analytics Hub For Musicians, Tracking Official And Fan-Uploaded Videos Alike