Geoff Weiss

• Ludwig Ahgren, A Top Twitch Streamer, Gets Poached By YouTube Gaming
• TikTok Unveils ‘Creator Next’, An Opt-In Portal Where All Monetization Features Will Now Reside

  TikTok has unveiled a new monetization portal dubbed Creator Next, which is where creators will now be able to unlock all of the platform's money-making features.

  
• Larray Tapped To Host 11th Annual Streamy Awards On December 11

  The 2021 Streamy Awards has found its master of ceremonies.YouTube phenom Larray, whose real name is Larri Merritt, will preside over the 2021 festivities, which are set to air exclusively on YouTube on Dec. 11 at 9 pm ET.

  
• MrBeast Nabs ‘Top Trending Video’, ‘Top Creator’ In The U.S., Per YouTube’s Year-End Lists

  In lieu of a year-end Rewind video, an endeavor that YouTube has abandoned altogether, the video giant unveiled five 'best-of lists' on its official blog today, including the 10 'top trending videos' of the year in the U.S.

  
• Meta Ordered To Sell Giphy — Which It Acquired Last Year — By U.K. Competition Regulator
• Amazon Taps Digital Veteran Kelly Day To Oversee Prime Video Internationally
• Alexis Ohanian Invests In 25-Year-Old Entrepreneur Tiffany Zhong’s NFT Startup ‘Islands’
• MrBeast’s ‘Squid Game’ Remake Becomes Fastest Non-Music Video To Reach 100 Million Views — In 4 Days
• Spotify Is Testing A TikTok-Like Music Discovery Tool
• Roblox Sues Creator For $1.65 Million, Alleging “Malicious, Fraudulent, And Oppressive” Conduct
• Gen Z Studio Brat TV Is Celebrating Itself With Inaugural Awards Show
• Lush To Shutter Most Of Its Social Media Accounts, Citing Consumer Well-Being