Geoff Weiss

• Pluto TV Rounds Out Senior Leadership Team With Fullscreen, Eros International Vets
• Despite Sign-Up And Income Surge For Creators, Patreon Lays Off 13% Of Workforce

  Creator platform Patreon is the latest company to be beset by layoffs amid coronavirus-related economic hardships -- though the company says that its latest round of layoffs was also a partially-unrelated, strategic call.

  
• Rainn Wilson’s SoulPancake Launches Instagram Series To Help Viewers Cope Through Coronavirus Crisis

  In a time of great fear and pain, SoulPancake -- the Participant-owned digital media company whose content mission is to foster connection and inspiration -- is forging onward with its mission.

  
• Crypto Company ‘Ripple’ Files Suit Against YouTube For Failing To Quell Giveaway Scams

  Ripple, a cryptocurrency company that enables banks, payment providers, and other entities to send money globally using blockchain technology, has filed suit against YouTube.

  
• Snap Stock Surges On User, Revenue Growth; Calls Out ‘Nikita Unfilitered’ For 20 Million Views
• Kids’ Content Giant Moonbug Enters China In Deal With Bytedance-Owned Xigua Video
• TikTok Hosting Weeklong Virtual Prom For Quarantined Teens With Patrick Starrr, Diplo, More
• YouTube Changes Partner Lineup For Its Three-Year-Old ‘Measurement Program’
• Charli D’Amelio Continues TikTok Reign As First Creator To Cross 50 Million Followers
• WME Signs Four-Year-Old Instagram Dancer ‘Boss Baby Brody’
• Walmart To Sell Video Rental And Streaming Service Vudu To NBCUniversal-Owned Fandango
• Decade-Old Digital Talent Firm Gleam Futures Launches ‘Entertainment’ Unit For Traditional Celebs