Geoff Weiss

• Rapper Offset Invests In Leading Esports Collective FaZe Clan
• The Streamy Awards Pact With YouTube For Exclusive Distribution Deal, Announce Dec. 13 Showdate

  For the third time to date (once back in 2016, and again in 2018), the Streamy Awards will air exclusively on YouTube. This year’s ceremony -- marking the ninth-ever Streamys -- will be broadcast live globally from the Beverly Hilton hotel on Dec. 13.

  
• YouTube’s Original Programming To Become Free For All Users On Sept. 24

  YouTube previously announced plans to remove its original programming from behind the YouTube Premium paywall by 2020, but we now have a precise sense of timing, which is a tad earlier than expected.

  
• Cameo Names Former TikTok Exec Stefan Heinrich Henriquez CMO And GM Of International

  Cameo, a digital video hub that enables fans to book personalized video shoutouts from their favorite celebrities, has named Stefan Heinrich Henriquez its new chief marketing officer and general manager of international.

  
• Ryan ToysReview, Pocket.watch To Premiere Five Specials On Roku’s Just-Launched ‘Kids & Family’ Channel
• Google Testing Monetization Tool That Would Enable YouTubers To Host Virtual Events With Fans
• Kristen McAtee Launches Video Campaign With Goodwill For ‘National Thrift Shop Day’
• Jason Nash Drops Comedy Central Series, Announces Fall Stand-Up Tour
• Want To Edit Your YouTube Videos Like iJustine? Now There’s An App For That.
• BuzzFeed CMO, An Architect Of Its Commerce And Live Events Businesses, To Step Down
• YouTube Links Up With Taylor Swift For Live Event Ahead Of ‘Lover’ Album Release
• With ‘Fresh’ Lip Balm Collab, Ingrid Nilsen Wants Fans To “Really Own Who It Is That You Are”