Geoff Weiss

• TikTok’s Parent Agrees To $92 Million Settlement For Class-Action Data Privacy Suit
• Gimlet’s Reply All Ceases ‘Test Kitchen’ Series, Pauses All Production Amid Internal Reckoning

  Spotify-owned Gimlet Media will cease production on a buzzy podcast chronicling structural racism at Bon Appetit magazine amid allegations that top Gimlet staffers fostered a similarly toxic workplace. 

  
• David Dobrik’s ‘Dispo’ Reportedly Raises $20 Million At $200 Million Valuation

  Dispo, David Dobrik’s fledgling social media statup, is flush with fresh cash. The app has reportedly raised a $20 million Series A funding round led by Spark Capital at a $200 million valuation, Axios reports.

  
• UTA Signs TikTok Multi-Hyphenate Quen Blackwell

  UTA has onboarded digital multi-hyphenate Quen Blackwell, who the talent agency will represent globally in all areas of her burgeoning career.

  
• CAA Signs Fast-Growing Facebook Gaming Creator Zack ‘ZLaner’ Lane
• Newly-Formed ‘Underscore Talent’ Signs Preschool-Aged YouTube Megastars Vlad & Niki
• New ‘TikTok For Black Creatives’ Incubator Unveils Inaugural Class Of 100 Creators
• YouTube Will Begin Letting Underage Users Onto Its Flagship Platform — With Parental Supervision
• Spotify Will Enable Podcasters To Charge For Monthly Subscriptions, Slates Broader Rollout For Video Podcasts
• YouTube Chef Sohla El-Waylly Signs With Management Firm Range Media Partners
• Logan Paul Sells $5 Million Worth Of NFTs Ahead Of His Pokémon Box Break
• Top Streamer Dr Disrespect To Release Comedic Memoir On March 30