Geoff Weiss

• NBA, BroadbandTV To Launch ‘Playmakers’ Video Network Featuring Fan-Made Basketball Content
• Members Of YouTube Prank Collective Jailed For Staging Robberies, Kidnapping At London Museums

  In the video, the guys cover their faces with women’s stockings, enter the National Portrait Gallery, and shriek, “Get the paintings!” as an alarm sounds.

  
• Links And Photos Will Reportedly No Longer Count Toward Twitter’s 140 Character Limit

  Right now, links take up 23 characters -- though Twitter does automatically shorten all links -- while adding photos (and videos) takes up 24 characters.

  
• YouTube Clinches Deal With Spain’s National Soccer League To Broadcast Live Games, Highlights

  YouTube has struck an agreement with Spain’s Liga Nacional de Futbol Profesional (LFP) to broadcast a number of soccer games later this summer.

  
• Facebook To Sell Video Ads For Third Party Websites And Apps Like ‘Daily Mail’ And ‘USA Today’
• BBC Reportedly Developing Netflix Competitor With The Working Title ‘Britflix’
• Mashable Touts Partnership With Turner, Doubles Down On Facebook Live At First-Ever NewFront
• WebMD Expands Production Partnership With Robin Roberts, Announces 15 New Video Franchises
• Analyst: The Top 1% Of All YouTube Videos Account For 93% Of The Platform’s 39 Trillion Views
• Kin Community Revamps Flagship YouTube Channel, Announces New Series From Hannah Hart, Jenn Im
• Ellen DeGeneres Curates YouTube Kids Playlist As Sesame Workshop Launches New Children’s Channel
• Lilly Singh Is A ‘Bawse’ With Latest Smashbox Cosmetics Lipstick Collaboration