Geoff Weiss

• Complex Hires Key Execs On Production, Marketing, And Branded Content Teams
• Vice Appoints Former Munchies Exec Cliff Gulibert To Oversee All Digital Video Production

  Vice has upped staffer Cliff Gulibert to a newly-created position that will see the former Munchies director of video overseeing all of Vice’s digital video production.

  
• UTA Signs 21-Year-Old Twitch Newcomer BrookeAB

  Top talent agency UTA has signed its latest gaming star.BrookeAB, best known for her Fortnite streams, will henceforth work with UTA on new business opportunities as well as diversifying her content portfolio. 

  
• In Wake Of Brooke Houts Incident, PETA Asks Platforms To Enact Zero-Tolerance Animal Abuse Policy

  People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals (PETA), arguably the most influential animal rights organization in America, is calling on social video platforms to enforce more stringent policies around users who hurt animals on film.

  
• Tech Reviewer Marques Brownlee Drops ‘Waveform’ Podcast Alongside Studio71
• Instagram Is Rolling Out The Ability To Natively Pre-Schedule Grid Posts, IGTV Videos
• U.S. Navy Taps Kevin ‘VSauce2’ Lieber, Jake Koehler, William Osman For Inaugural Influencer Campaign
• IAB Announces Initial Slate For Second Annual NewFronts West, Featuring Facebook, Vevo, Streamys Brand Awards, More
• Netflix Signs Reported $300 Million Overall Film, TV Deal With ‘Game Of Thrones’ Creators
• LAPD Investigating YouTuber Brooke Houts For Hitting Her Dog On Camera
• Snapchat Launches Latest Batch Of ‘Creator Shows’ With The Kaplan Twins, Matt Steffanina, Teala Dunn
• Tastemade Taps Ian Hecox, Meghan Rienks, Arden Rose For Facebook Watch Slate