Geoff Weiss

• Music Video Upstart ‘Triller’ Says It’s Taking On TikTok Amid $28 Million Series B
• Penn State Study Posits YouTube’s Algorithm Isn’t To Blame For Far-Right Radicalization

  A new report out of Penn State University contradicts a widespread and popular notion in the media and across academic circles today -- that YouTube’s algorithm serves as a mechanism by which viewers are politically radicalized.

  
• YouTube Drops Trailer For First Interactive Film From Markiplier, Rooster Teeth

  YouTube Originals has unveiled the trailer for its first interactive film: A Heist With Markiplier. The first-person narrative film will enable viewers to watch and participate from the perspective of gaming YouTube veteran Markiplier, whose real name is Mark Fischbach.

  
• Amazon Launches Ad-Supported ‘News’ Video App With CBS, HuffPost, Cheddar

  Amazon has launched a news app on Fire TV devices --  appropriate dubbed News -- that will be free to watch and supported by ads.The customizable service enables users to watch content from multiple news providers in a single hub, the company detailed in a blog post.

  
• YouTube Founder Chad Hurley Raises $8.5 Million For Fan-Centric Sports Game Startup ‘GreenPark’
• IGTV Rolls Out Tools Enabling Creators To Publish Videos As An Episodic Series
• Hulu Continues AwesomenessTV Partnership With Alex Lange-Starrer ‘The Unsettling’
• Former Zynga Exec Doug Scott Joins Twitch As Chief Marketing Officer
• Patreon Founder Jack Conte Launches ‘Super Patron’ Endowment That Will Give Creators A Yearly Salary
• VidCon Names Founding AwesomenessTV Exec Carter Hansen First VP Of Programming
• Jeffree Star Cosmetics Forecasts Shane Dawson Collab Will Generate $35 Million In Morphe, Online Sales
• YouTube Vet Akilah Hughes To Co-Host Daily News Podcast For Crooked Media