Geoff Weiss

• Pocket.watch Plans Animated Series, Product Licensing Barrage For HobbyKidsTV Brand
• BBTV Founder Shahrzad Rafati Named Vice Chair Of Canadian Federal Investment Agency

  Shahrzad Rafati, the founder and CEO of Canadian digital network BroadbandTV (BBTV), has taken on another governmental role.

  
• TanaCon Founder Tana Mongeau To Attend VidCon As A ‘Featured Creator’

  TanaCon founder Tana Mongeau is making her grand return to VidCon this year after having had a checkered relationship with the famed video convention.

  
• YouTube’s Controversy-Ridden Beauty Community Reaches Detente. But Is That What Viewers Want?

  YouTube’s scandal-plagued beauty community appears to have reached a detente over the weekend, after vloggers James Charles and Jeffree Star weighed in on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, with their thoughts about last week’s firestorm.

  
• YouTube Convenes ‘DTC Council’ To Fortify Relations With Direct-To-Consumer Brands
• The CW Ends Netflix Distro Deal, But Streamer Won’t Necessarily Lose Hits Like ‘Riverdale’
• Snap Promotes VP Luke Wallis Amid Restructuring Of Ad Sales Group
• ‘Games Of Thrones’ Grey Worm Actor Sees Massive YouTube Spike This Season
• Early ColourPop Employees Are Going Viral Again With Socially-Savvy Hair Brand ‘Insert Name Here’
• Tati Westbrook Rockets Past 10 Million Subscribers After Cutting Ties With Mentee James Charles
• Creator-Founded Video Service Zeus Taps Blac Chyna For New Docuseries
• YouTube Launches ‘Bumper Machine’ Tool, Which Auto-Generates 6-Second Ads