Geoff Weiss

• UTA Signs Beauty YouTuber Carli Bybel For Global Representation (Exclusive)
• CAA Signs ‘Watcher’, The YouTube Studio Founded By 3 Former BuzzFeeders (Exclusive)

  Talent agency CAA has onboarded Watcher Entertainment -- the digital video upstart co-founded by longtime BuzzFeed creators Steven Lim, Ryan Bergara, and Shane Madej.

  
• The Hype House’s Thomas Petrou Responds To Daisy Keech With His Side Of Co-Founder Fallout

  One of the co-founders of the controversy-ridden TikTok creator collective The Hype House is sharing his side of the story.

  
• Drake Taps 4 Social Stars To Choreograph Viral TikTok Dance For Latest Single

  Perhaps there’s no greater stamp of cultural approval -- and chart-topping ascension -- than for a song to go viral on microvideo app TikTok, where users churn out meme-worthy dances to their favorite tracks en masse.

  
• Bustle Digital Group Shutters ‘The Outline’, Lays Off Culture And Tech Site’s Staff
• Snapchat Taps Will Smith For Quarantined Celebrity Talk Show, Set In His Garage
• Robin Williams Estate Launches YouTube Channel To Commemorate The Comedic Legend
• Activision Permabans 50,000 Players Amid Rampant ‘Call Of Duty: Warzone’ Cheating
• These Are The Microinfluencers Competing On James Charles’ New YouTube Show, Dropping April 24
• Rooster Teeth’s ‘RTX Austin’ Gathering Postponed Until Labor Day Weekend
• Thrillist Launches Fundraising, Content Franchises For Restaurant Workers Impacted By Pandemic
• FaZe Clan, Verizon Host Charity ‘Fortnite’ Match For Coronavirus Relief Efforts