Geoff Weiss

• FBE Launches First New YouTube Channel In Six Years, A Challenge-Centric Hub Dubbed ‘Try Not To’
• Semaphore Launches Licensing Business, Signs 3 Popular YouTube Channels For Toy Deals

  Semaphore, which offers a suite of business services for digital creators including accounting, tax prep, payroll, insurance, and brand deals, launched a new tier to its business in December dubbed Semaphore Licensing Solutions.

  
• Drake Signs Multiyear Content Pact With Livestreaming Platform Caffeine

  Caffeine, a streaming platform that predominantly operates in the gaming sphere -- and thus serves as a competitor to the likes of Twitch, Mixer, YouTube Gaming, and Facebook Gaming -- has inked a partnership with rapper Drake.

  
• We Talked To 5 Former Top Viners About Their Initial Impressions Of Successor App ‘Byte’

  It’s still incredibly early days for Byte, but a cursory chat with top Vine stars of yesteryear reveals both high hopes an overwhelming sense of nostalgia for the six-second content platform.

  
• Digital Sports Upstart Overtime Acquires Esports Org Evade, Forms New ‘Fortnite’ Team
• Instagram Confirms It’s Prototyping An Ad-Share Monetization Program For IGTV
• The Young Turks Launches Google-Funded Video Course For Aspiring Local Journalists
• Studio71 Ups Adam Boorstin — Architect Of Its OTT Push And Podcast Business — To COO
• Twitch, Gillette Further Three-Year-Old Brand Deal With Fleet Of Five Top Gaming Creators
• Pocket.watch Taps Former Disney Exec To Head Up First International Offices, Signs Dutch YouTuber ‘Jason Vlogs’
• Patreon Adds European Currencies, Will Open Berlin Offices As It Eyes Global Expansion
• NikkieTutorials Named Online Host For This Year’s ‘Eurovision Song Contest’