Geoff Weiss

• MrBeast Just Launched A Gaming Channel. Now He’s Looking To Hire An Editor.
• YouTube Introduces New Grey ‘Clock’ Monetization Icon So Creators See Less Flip-Flopping

  YouTube is introducing a new monetization icon for creators in order to prevent the flip-flopping notifications that they receive, indicating that their videos were eligible -- and then ineligible -- to make money.

  
• Snap Poaches YouTube’s Francis Roberts To Oversee Relations With Digital Creators

  Snap has poached YouTube vet Francis Roberts, who has long served as a strategic partner manager for top creators, working in tandem with some of the Google-owned video giant’s biggest stars, including Liza Koshy, The Try Guys, and Jackie Aina.

  
• The Ad Council Taps Meghan Trainor, Addison Rae, Molly Burke For Mental Health Awareness Month

  The Ad Council -- a nonprofit that brings together players from the worlds of media, tech, and marketing to address crucial social causes nationally -- has unveiled two initiatives for Mental Health Awareness Month.

  
• IAB Unveils Lineup For First-Ever Virtual NewFronts With TikTok, Snap, More
• YouTube Taps ASAPScience, Kati Morton, More For Sleeping Competition Series
• NBC Picks Up ‘A Little Late With Lilly Singh’ For Season Two, But Won’t Film Remotely
• YouTube’s FameBit Shutters Self-Service Influencer Marketing Platform To Prioritize In-House Matchmaking
• Family Of Late YouTuber Corey La Barrie Launches GoFundMe For Memorial Expenses
• YouTube TV Adds ‘Court TV’ To Expanding Channel Lineup
• Rooster Teeth’s The Roost Podcast Network Signs ‘Zane And Heath: Unfiltered’ (Exclusive)
• Jeffrey Katzenberg On Quibi’s 1.3 Million Active Users: “It’s Not Close To What We Wanted”