Geoff Weiss

• Miranda Sings To Embark On 36-Stop ‘No Offense’ Tour
• NBA Pacts With Culture Machine To Bring Basketball Programming To India

  Daily short-form videos will live on platforms owned by the NBA, including its proprietary app, as well as Culture Machine’s content brands, which are among the most popular in India.

  
• YouTube Reportedly Piloting Picture-In-Picture Feature For The Web

  YouTube is reportedly testing a picture-in-picture feature for the web, which would enable users to browse the site while watching a minimized video at the bottom of their computer screens.

  
• Rihanna Rebukes Snapchat For Ad Appearing To Make Light Of Domestic Violence

  The ad, for a mobile game called Would You Rather?, features pictures of Rihanna and her ex-boyfriend -- and assailant -- Chris Brown, asking viewers whether they would rather slap Rihanna or punch Brown.

  
• Amazon Video Had 26 Million U.S. Viewers Last Year, Originals Helped Convert 5 Million Prime Subscribers (Report)
• Fullscreen Taps Buzzy Vlogger Elle Mills For Seven-City Canadian Tour
• Wikipedia Says It Wasn’t Warned About YouTube Integration To Combat Conspiracies
• Snapchat Taps New Exec To Oversee Relationships With Influencers, Celebrities
• Bo Burnham Examines Adolescence In Feature Directorial Debut (Trailer)
• YouTube Reptile Vlogger Charged With 23 Counts of Illegally Possessing Venomous Snakes
• YouTube’s Human Moderators Will See Limited Four-Hour Shifts To Preserve Their Sanity
• YouTube To Clamp Down On Conspiracy Theories With Wikipedia-Sourced Text Boxes