Geoff Weiss

• Phil Lester Comes Out On Final Day Of Pride Month: “Hopefully My Story Will Help Some Of You”
• BuzzFeed’s ‘Good Advice Cupcake Show’ To Be Facebook Watch’s First Animated Series

  Facebook is teaming up with BuzzFeed for the first animated series set to air on its episodic video hub, Facebook Watch. 'The Good Advice Cupcake Show' comes care of BuzzFeed’s Animation Studio, which has been growing the viral Good Advice Cupcake character -- who counts 2.3 million followers on Instagram and 933,000 followers on Facebook -- over the past 16 months.

  
• Attn: Sets Multicultural Facebook Watch Series With Juanpa Zurita, Nabela Noor

  Los Angeles-based digital media upstart Attn:, which distributes socially-conscious human interest videos in a bid to generate meaningful online conversations -- which have accrued billions of views on Facebook -- is tapping two prominent influencers to headline new original shows for Facebook Watch.

  
• Instagram Will Integrate Ads Into ‘Explore’ Tab Over Coming Months

  For the first time, Instagram is integrating advertising into the app’s Explore section, which can be accessed by tapping on the magnifying glass icon.

  
• Rosanna Pansino On Bedrest After Potentially Life-Threatening Internal Infection
• Top YouTube Originals Exec Jon Wax In Talks For ‘Head Of Genre Drama’ Role At Amazon (Report)
• YouTube Music Can Now Auto-Save 500 Suggested Songs For Offline Consumption
• YouTube Rolls Out 3 Tools To Give Viewers More Control Over Suggested Videos
• Sunglass Cat, Pickles And Dill, Molly Burke Added To VidCon’s Inaugural Pet Programming Block
• Andy Signore Settles Lawsuit Against Defy Media, Is “Looking Forward To Exposing The Truth”
• Popular Gamers Mini Ladd And BigJigglyPanda To Embark On 27-City ‘Demonetized’ Tour
• Amazon Pacts With Nickelodeon For Exclusive JoJo Siwa Products On ‘Prime Day’