Geoff Weiss

• FBE Launches Interactive Content Lab, Will Produce 12 TV Pilots Alongside Eko
• Esports Upstart 100 Thieves Names Retail Vet Doug Barber VP Of Brand And Apparel

  Leading esports upstart 100 Thieves -- which has raised $25 million in venture funding to date from the likes of entertainment luminaries like Scooter Braun and Drake, and which is distinguished by its massively buzzy merch operation -- has just snagged a top retail exec to head up its apparel business.

  
• YouTube Megastar KondZilla, With 50 Million Subscribers, Drops Trailer For New Netflix Series

  Netflix has once again tapped the digital creator well for a scripted series -- this one set in Brazil. The previously-announced coming-of-age drama Sintonia was created and directed by YouTube megastar KondZilla, who has the sixth most-subscribed channel in the world, with 50 million fans.

  
• RTL Group Consolidates 3 European MCNs Under The Divimove Banner

  Luxembourg-based media conglomerate RTL Group has consolidated three of its European digital networks into a single entity.

  
• Hank Green’s Internet Creators Guild To Shutter, Citing No “Path To Financial Stability”
• The Dolan Twins Are Launching 2 Signature Scents Alongside Nascent Fragrance Brand ‘Wakeheart’
• Snapchat Introduces New ‘Creator Shows’ Format With Emma Chamberlain, Rickey Thompson, FaZe Banks
• Beauty Brand Il Makiage Re-Launches Website With Micro Influencers To Solve Makeup’s Ecommerce Conundrum
• Just For Laughs Comedy Festival Announces 5 Finalists In Short-Form Pitch Contest
• Facebook Hosts Second Annual Creator Day In Malibu, Rolls Out Updates To Creator Studio
• Facebook Unveils New Monetization Tools, Including More Creator Control Over ‘Ad Breaks’
• Gaming Luminary DanTDM Concludes Arena-Only U.K. Tour Dubbed ‘The Contest’