Geoff Weiss

• Nickelodeon Unveils Virtually Interactive Series Amid Pandemic, Starring Annie LeBlanc
• Spotify Is Now Testing Native Video Podcasts, Beginning With Zane Hijazi And Heath Hussar’s ‘Unfiltered’

  Amid an ambitious push into the podcasting space following the acquisitions of Gimlet Media, Anchor, Parcast, and The Ringer, Spotify is looking to bring a visual component to its audio endeavors.

  
• YouTube Kid Megastar ‘Like Nastya’ Inks Global Licensing Agreement With IMG

  Six-year-old Anastasia Radzinskaya, the first kids’ YouTube creator to surpass 50 million subscribers, has inked a global merchandising deal.

  
• VC Firm Slow Ventures Is Incubating ‘LiveStack’ To Help Creators Easily Monetize Live Events

  Slow Ventures, a VC firm focused on the tech space -- that counts as one of its co-founders Facebook’s former VP of product management, Sam Lessin -- is launching a new product to help creators more easily monetize their live streams.

  
• Veteran Journalist Mark Schoofs To Succeed Ben Smith As Editor Of BuzzFeed News
• Esports Conglomerate ReKTGlobal Pacts With Management Company TalentX On Gamer-Focused Firm
• YouTube Taps Barack And Michelle Obama, BTS, Jackie Aina, More For Virtual Graduation Event
• YouTube To Let News Publishers Natively Vend Their Own Subscription Products By Year’s End (Report)
• WME Signs 18-Year-Old TikTok Chef Eitan Bernath
• Justin And Hailey Bieber Debut Self-Shot Facebook Watch Series During Quarantine
• Awesomeness Unveils Quarantine-Themed Slate, With 4 Remotely-Produced Reality Series
• YouTuber Josh Pieters Pranks Carole Baskin Into First Post-’Tiger King’ Interview