Geoff Weiss

• As Brand Safety Concerns Mount, Vice Denounces Keyword Blacklists For Restricting Diversity
• Business News Streamer Cheddar Sells For $200 Million To Cable Company Altice USA

  Cable provider Altice USA, known for its Optimum and Suddenlink brands, has acquired business news streamer Cheddar for a cool $200 million.

  
• Hulu Greenlights Two New Marvel Series, Inks Two-Year Programming Pact With Chrissy Teigen

  Hulu announced at its NewFront presentation this morning that it now counts 28 million customers (and 26.8 million paying subscribers) in the U.S.

  
• Tyler Oakley Stars In Trevor Project PSA Touting 24-Hour Support Via Text, Chat

  Tyler Oakley, the beloved YouTuber, tireless LGBTQ+ advocate, and reality TV star, is helping suicide prevention organization The Trevor Project fete a new achievement: 24-hour support for its text message and chat services.

  
• Condé Nast Taps Joe Sugg For New YouTube Series, To Launch Sports-Themed ‘GQ’ Channel
• YouTube Is Communicating Directly With Creators And Viewers More Than Ever – Through Its Twitter Account
• Studio71 Signs All 8 Smosh Channels, Unveils New Podcast With Amanda Cerny, Sommer Ray
• Fans Can Now Buy Their Own Ninja Headbands For $22, Exclusively At Walmart
• At NewFronts, Twitter Pitches Programming Pacts With Wall Street Journal, Live Nation, Univision
• The New York Times Nabs 2 Million ‘Daily’ Listeners, TV Series ‘The Weekly’ To Bow In June
• GroupM’s Global Head Of Social Says Marketers Must Practice Non-Linear Storytelling
• Viacom Taps Eva Gutowski, Tana Mongeau, And Jason Nash For Latest YouTube Series Slate