Geoff Weiss

• Turner Sports Pacts With Twitch On Linear And Digital Series, ‘ELeague Super Punch’
• San Francisco Pride Members Have Voted To Ban YouTube From This Year’s Parade

  The LGBTQ+ community’s ongoing conflicts with YouTube have reached another head.Members of San Francisco Pride (SF Pride) -- the organization behind one of the nation's biggest annual Pride parades -- have voted to ban YouTube and parent company Google from participating in this year’s event, which is slated for the final weekend in June.

  
• WME Signs TikTok Star Addison Rae, As Agencies Descend On ‘The Hype House’

  It’s been a busy week for the Hype House, a faction of TikTok stars who frequently collaborate on content -- and some of whom even co-habitate in a sprawling Los Angeles mansion, following a familiar business model as popularized by Jake Paul's Team 10.

  
• YouTube Names Viacom Vet Alex Okosi Managing Director Of Emerging Markets, EMEA

  YouTube has named a new managing director of emerging markets in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). Former Viacom exec Alex Okosi will assume the role, reports Independent Online, and will be responsible for running YouTube’s business and partnerships teams in markets like Russia, the Middle East, and sub-Saharan Africa.

  
• Disney Accelerates Rollout Of ‘Plus’ Service In Key European Markets
• Famous Birthdays Surpasses 25 Million Monthly Visitors, Driven By TikTok Surge
• Liza Koshy’s ‘Liza On Demand’ Gets Third Season Order At YouTube Originals
• Instagram’s Standalone IGTV App Has Clocked Just 7 Million Downloads To Date (Report)
• Spotify Reportedly In Talks To Acquire Media And Podcast Upstart ‘The Ringer’
• Clorox Establishes Influencer Advisory Board, Tapping Hundreds To Bolster YouTube Presence
• Miles McKenna Unveils Debut Book, The Coming-Out Survival Guide “Out!”
• Amid 2020 Music Push, Twitch Names Athena Koumis Partnerships Manager