Geoff Weiss

• MrBeast Is Now Apparently Handing Out Massive Prizes For Other People’s Contests
• Facebook Watch Axes 2 Tentpole Series Amid Reported Shift Toward Unscripted Content

  Facebook Watch has given the axe to two of its tentpole scripted series: the Elizabeth Olsen-starring drama Sorry For Your Loss and Jessica Biel’s Limetown, a sci-fi thriller based on the popular podcast of the same name.

  
• Pinterest Topples Snapchat To Become Nation’s Third Most Popular Social Network (Study)

  Despite running relatively neck-and-neck for the past several years, Pinterest has now surpassed Snapchat to become the third most popular social media platform in the U.S.

  
• YouTuber Vitaly Zdorovetskiy Jailed For Climbing Egyptian Pyramids: “I Saw Horrible Things”

  Though, by his own admission, he’s been in jail “many times,” notorious YouTube prankster Vitaly Zdorovetskiy just endured a harrowing experience after his latest stunt went awry.

  
• YouTube-Disputed Study Finds 100 Advertisers Ran Spots Against Climate Change Denial Videos
• Rooster Teeth Unveils 3 New Shows, Including Swedish Furniture-Building Game
• Olay Spokesmodel Lilly Singh To Star In Brand’s Super Bowl Commercial
• Amazon Sets Cast For ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Series, Production To Start Next Month
• ‘RackaRacka‌’ Prankster ‌Appears‌ ‌In‌ ‌Court‌ ‌After‌ ‌Arrest‌ ‌For‌ ‌Underwater Car ‌Prank‌
• YouTube App Introduces New Subscription Feed Filters For ‘Unwatched’, ‘Live’ Videos, More
• Kin Promotes Tejal Ajmera To COO, With An Eye To Profitability In 2020
• Digital Rights Startup SuperBam Names Former OpenSlate Exec Chief Revenue Officer