Geoff Weiss

• Cody Ko Launches Standalone Collection With Killer Merch
• UTA Signs Viral TikTok Star Brittany ‘Kombucha Girl’ Tomlinson (Exclusive)

  UTA is dipping its toes into the TikTok well. After onboarding countless digital stars, the agency has signed one of its first TikTok personalities: Brittany Tomlinson.Tomlinson, who counts 1.9 million followers on the Bytedance-owned micro-video app -- as well as 606,000 followers on Twitter -- is a 22-year-old Texas A&M grad who hails from Dallas, and who went viral on TikTok for a 21-second clip in which she shared her colorful reaction to tasting Kombucha for the first time (see below).

  
• Shane Dawson Concludes Jeffree Star Series With 142 Million Collective Views

  Though it was initially expected to comprise nine episodes, Shane Dawson and Jeffree Star have wrapped up their epic docuseries, The Beautiful World Of Jeffree Star, with seven total installments.

  
• YouTube Launches Largest ‘Masthead’ Ad Format On TV Screens Globally

  In September, YouTube confirmed that it was beta-testing Masthead ads on television screens. Previously, the format had only been available on mobile and desktop devices.

  
• Liza Koshy’s Latest Hosting Gig Is A Dance Competition Series For Quibi
• Influencer Marketing Pioneer ‘Best Fiends’ Taps Joey Graceffa, LaBrant Fam For Latest Launch
• Facebook Makes First Play In Gaming Streamer Sign-Up Wars With ‘Disguised Toast’
• YouTube Test Matching “Edgy” Creators And Advertisers Has Resulted In Hundreds Of Thousands In Ad Dollars
• Esports Org ‘Rogue’ Launches Latest Accelerator Program For Teen Fortnite Players
• Google Will No Longer Allow Political Ad Targeting Based On Party Affiliation, Voter Records
• Browser Extension ‘Honey’, A Frequent Shane Dawson And MrBeast Sponsor, Acquired For $4 Billion
• YouTube’s Top 5 Most-Viewed Music Videos Of 2019 All Belong To Latino Artists