Geoff Weiss

• YouTube Is Bringing Its Most Prominent Ad Product, The Masthead, To Smart TV Screens
• Facebook Unveils Several Video Product Updates, Including ‘Live’ Rehearsals, Pre-Scheduled ‘Watch Parties’

  Facebook announced a number of updates to its myriad video products on Monday at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC), a trade show for the media and tech industries that is currently being held in in Amsterdam.

  
• Lilly Singh Posts Confident Late-Night Debut With Socially-Conscious Bits, YouTube-Esque Challenges

  Lilly Singh made her NBC late-night television debut last night on the platform that started it all, YouTube. The 29-year-old posted a confident, energy-packed digital premiere with socially conscious skits and an interview with another preeminent Indian entertainer, Mindy Kaling, in which the two tried their hand at several YouTube-esque challenges.

  
• Whistle Inks Multi-Year Deal With U.K.-Based Soccer Content Company ‘OTRO’

  Digital network Whistle Sports has inked a multi-year partnership with OTRO -- a U.K.-based soccer content company, which works with top players like David Beckham (pictured above), Lionel Messi, Zinedine Zidane, Neymar da Silva Santos Jr., and Eric Cantona.

  
• YouTube Testing New ‘Profile Cards’ That Showcase Channel-Specific Comment History
• Fuse Names New Content Studio Head, Unveils 10-Series Slate At NewFronts West
• Lilly Singh’s Talk Show To Welcome Mindy Kaling, Rainn Wilson, Chelsea Handler This Week
• JoJo Siwa’s Latest Business Venture Is A Mobile Game Called ‘Live To Dance’
• YouTube Will No Longer Count Ads Toward Music Charts, 24-Hour Music Video Debuts
• Cameron Dallas Celebrates 25th Birthday By Getting Four-Month AA Sobriety Chip
• Studio71 UK Drops Ninth Podcast In Collaboration With Modeling Agency Models1
• Simon’s Cat Launches Limited Edition Plushies In Partnership With Teespring