Geoff Weiss

• BuzzFeed, Looking To Raise $200 Million, Eyes Acquisition Of Complex Networks (Report)
• Digital Brand Architects Signs Beauty Creators Antonio Garza, Mikayla Nogueira, More (Exclusive)

  Digital Brand Architects (DBA), the UTA-owned digital talent management firm that reps a slew of top fashion and beauty influencers, has added to its trove with four new signings who count a combined 12.8 million followers across all platforms. 

  
• TikTok To Charge As Much As $2 Million For ‘TopView’ Ads In The Fourth Quarter

  By year's end, TikTok will be charging a daily rate of $2 million for its prime ad placement -- the skippable ‘TopView’ format that fires up fullscreen, with sound, when users open the app.

  
• 19-Year-Old Twitch Phenom ‘Kyedae’ Signs With Range Media Partners

  Newly-formed talent management and brand development firm Range Media Partners has signed Kyedae Shymko, a 19-year-old gamer who just joined the ranks of top esports collective 100 Thieves.

  
• Netflix Launches Online Store For Apparel, Toys Inspired By Hit Series Like ‘Lupin’, ‘Stranger Things’
• Lifestyle Vlogger Alisha Marie Launches Activewear Brand ‘Parallel Apparel’
• Moonbug Inks Deal With The BBC To Distribute CoComelon, Little Baby Bum, More
• Following Smash Debut Single, Bella Poarch To Co-Headline ‘Virgil’s Mania’ Tour In September
• Biden Revokes Trump Order Banning TikTok, But Reiterates Oversight Of Foreign-Owned Apps
• YouTuber Gigi Gorgeous Launches ‘Queerified’ Podcast At Ramble For Pride Month
• YouTube To Open Applications For Second Class Of #YouTubeBlack Voices Creator Grants On June 21
• Snapchat Hires 2 TikTok Staffers To Beef Up ‘Spotlight’, Names Head Of Fashion And Beauty Partnerships