Geoff Weiss

• Roku Has Officially Acquired Quibi’s Pricey Programming Library
• Twitch Indefinitely Disables Trump’s Account For “Incendiary Rhetoric”

  Twitch has become the latest service to deplatform President Trump after a mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol yesterday in a bid to disrupt the election certification process, resulting in four deaths.

  
• YouTube Will Now Issue Immediate Suspensions To Any Channels That Engage In Election Misinformation

  After a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol yesterday in a bid to obstruct the election certification, YouTube is rolling out more stringent procedures to punish channels that engage in election misinformation.

  
• Ahead Of Planned Public Offering, Triller Names Warner Chappell’s Paul Kahn CFO

  Ahead of a planned initial public offering, TikTok competitor Triller has named music exec Paul Kahn as its chief financial officer. Khan previously served as CFO and EVP of Warner Chappell Music -- a publishing company owned by Warner Music Group.

  
• Facebook Gaming Creators Pocketed $50 Million Worth Of ‘Stars’ Virtual Currency In 2020
• Disney Plus’ CFO And President Of Programming Have Left The Streaming Service
• YouTube Reverses Suspension Of U.K.’s ‘TalkRadio’ Amid COVID-19 Policy Skirmish
• Facebook Revamps Layout Of Pages, Removes ‘Likes’ Metric To Focus On Followers
• Cameo Appoints 4 New C-Suite Execs, Including Former Quibi CTO Rob Post
• JoJo Siwa Apologizes For Age-Inappropriate Board Game, Which Has Been Yanked From Shelves
• Jack Douglass Teams With YouTube To Turn Hit ‘YIAY’ Series Into Live Game Show
• Liza Koshy Collabs With Fabletics On Limited-Edition Activewear Line