Geoff Weiss

• YouTube Suspends ‘OANN’ From Monetization, Strikes Channel For Repeated COVID Misinformation
• Is Food The New Merch For Creators? And Are Ghost Kitchens The Next Frontier?

  Food is one of the most popular content categories on YouTube, so it would follow that creators in the space might pursue culinary merch products -- rather than or in addition to traditional apparel items -- in building their burgeoning online empires.

  
• Taylor Swift Re-Teams With Disney+ For ‘Folkore’ Concert Documentary

  After creating several original features for Netflix, including a Reputation tour film and a documentary titled Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince, Taylor Swift has again selected Disney+ for her latest long-form video venture. Tonight at midnight, Swift will release Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions on the Disney subscription service.

  
• Smosh Fetes Fifteenth YouTube Anniversary With Charity Stream, Raising $17,000

  Smosh, one of the most successful and enduring comedy brands on YouTube, chose to celebrate the occasion of its 15th anniversary last Friday with a marathon live stream -- all in the name of charity.

  
• ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Becomes Netflix’s Most-Watched Limited Scripted Series, 4th Biggest TV Show Overall
• As Billie Eilish Hits 1 Billion Views, YouTube Unveils ‘Infinite Music Video’ Concept For “Bad Guy”
• Charli D’Amelio Has Amassed 100 Million TikTok Followers In One-And-A-Half Years
• Instagram Adds Branded Content Tags To ‘Reels’, ‘Live’, Unveils Several Updates To ‘Branded Content Ads’ Format
• Twitter Names Jennifer Prince Global VP And Head Of Content Partnerships
• Twitch Co-Founder Kevin Lin Departs Company After 12 Years: “I Will Build Again”
• This Streamer Took The Sims’ Lack Of Diversity Into Her Own Hands — And Then Became An Advisor To EA
• BuzzFeed Acquires HuffPost In Stock Deal As Part Of Larger Pact With Its Parent, Verizon Media