Geoff Weiss

• Digital Studio Brat Unveils First Novel Inspired By Breakout ‘Chicken Girls’ Franchise
• In Third Podcast Purchase, Spotify Scoops Up True Crime-Centric Studio ‘Parcast’

  Spotify has purchased its third podcast property in recent weeks, scooping up the storytelling-driven studio Parcast, which is behind 18 audio series to date -- many of which are in the true crime genre -- including Serial Killers, Unsolved Murders, Cults And Conspiracy Theories, and the scripted series Mind’s Eye.

  
• Liza Koshy Will Return To Her YouTube Channel Tomorrow After Yearlong Absence

  It’s been over a year (since Feb. 21, to be exact) that YouTube megastar Liza Koshy has shared a self-made video on her flagship channel -- if you don’t count her scripted YouTube Premium series Liza On Demand, which rolled out in June.

  
• YouTube’s FaZe Clan Inks Sponsorship, Content Pact With Automaker Nissan

  Automaker Nissan wants a piece of the FaZe Clan -- an esports team and YouTuber collective that comprises some of the platform’s most combustible personalities, including Turner 'FaZe Tfue' Tenney (9.9 million subscribers), Brian 'FaZe Rug' Awadis (11.7 million subscribers), and Ricky 'FaZe Banks' Banks (4.8 million subscribers). 

  
• Group Nine Media And Refinery29 In Talks To Merge (Report)
• YouTube Content Head Susanne Daniels Denies Eyeing Exit Amid High-End Series Cancellations
• Ryan Murphy’s First Netflix Series, ‘The Politician’, Set To Run On Sept. 27
• StyleHaul Notifies Employees Of Layoffs, Shutdown Of U.S. Operations (Exclusive)
• Lifestyle Creator Chriselle Lim’s Namesake Clothing Line Arrives At Bloomingdale’s
• Instagram Testing Feature That Will Let Users Temporarily Try New Handles
• Hulu Rounds Out Cast Of John Green’s ‘Looking For Alaska’ Series Adaptation
• Colombian Beauty Vlogger Paula ‘PauTips’ Galindo To Bring Makeup Brand Stateside