Geoff Weiss

• Children’s Video Goliath ‘CoComelon’ Pacts With Roku In First Off-YouTube Distribution Deal
• YouTube’s Virtual Graduation Ceremony Adds Beyoncé, Mark Rober, Emma Chamberlain To Lineup

  YouTube has added even more star wattage to its previously-announced Dear Class Of 2020 event -- a festival-style, virtual graduation ceremony for homebound high school and college students the world over in quarantine.

  
• Charli And Dixie D’Amelio, Who Count 95 Million Followers, To Launch Podcast At Ramble

  Sisters and TikTok phenoms Charli and Dixie D’Amelio are set to try their hands at a vastly longer content format.The duo, aged 16 and 18, respectively, are launching a podcast in association with Ramble.

  
• YouTube Music Names Latest Class Of Artists To Join Its Exclusive ‘Foundry’ Program

  YouTube Music has announced the latest class of musicians that will make up its first Foundry program of 2020. Foundry is a global artist development program that helps indie artists harness YouTube’s myriad tools and services to build their careers.

  
• James Charles’ YouTube Original Isn’t Just A Hit. It’s Catapulting The Channels Of Contestants.
• Pocket.watch Envisions Multimedia Empire For Six-Year-Old YouTube Phenom ‘Kids Diana Show’
• The Architect Behind Disney+, Kevin Mayer, Has Been Named CEO Of TikTok
• John Krasinski Tearfully Takes Hit YouTube Series ‘Some Good News’ On Hiatus
• CAA Signs 18-Year-Old Fashion Customization YouTuber Marko Terzo
• Charli D’Amelio Accidentally Deleted — Then Quickly Reclaimed — Her Massive Instagram Account
• Rooster Teeth Forges Multi-Faceted Pact With U.K. Digital Gaming Brand ‘The Yogscast’
• Facebook Acquires GIF Database GIPHY In Reported $400 Million Deal