Geoff Weiss

• Markiplier To Produce, Star In ‘The Edge Of Sleep’ Thriller Podcast With QCode
• Group Nine Raises $50 Million From Discovery And Axel Springer For IP, Commerce Division, Acquisitions

  
• YouTube Forges New ‘Red Diamond Creator Award’ For Channels With 100 Million Subscribers

  YouTube has partnered with renowned crystal brand Baccarat to forge its latest creator award -- the so-called Red Diamond Creator Award, which will be delivered to channels that have surpassed 100 million subscribers.

  
• Bart Baker Says He’s Quitting YouTube, Moving To China To Pursue Social Superstardom

  YouTube stalwart Bart Baker’s career has taken a wildly unexpected turn. Baker, 33, who has amassed 10 million subscribers and 3.3 billion lifetime views on the strength of his irreverent music video parodies of Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber, says he has quit YouTube, Vice reports.

  
• YouTube Violinist Lindsey Stirling Drops ‘Artemis’, Her Fifth Studio Album
• Patreon Eyeing Providing Loans, HR Support, Health Care To Creators, CEO Says
• YouTube Media Critic Lindsay Ellis Announces Debut Novel ‘Axiom’s End’
• Viacom Digital Studios Readies Facebook Watch Slate With Grace Helbig, MatPat, Joey Graceffa
• Target Launches #TargetTalent – A Yearlong Influencer Initiative With Lauren Giraldo, Try Guys’ Ned Fulmer, And More
• Studio71 Buys 50 OTT Streaming Services From Unreel Entertainment
• David Dobrik, Vat19, Ryan ToysReview Named Finalists At Second Annual ‘Streamys Brand Awards’
• Watchdog Group Files FTC Complaint Against Ryan ToysReview For Improper Ad Disclosures