Geoff Weiss

• UTA Signs Prominent Scambaiting Twitch, YouTube Streamer ‘Kitboga’
• Amazon Kids+ Pacts With Ryan Kaji For Its First Original, With Toy Tie-In

  Everybody wants a piece of Ryan Kaji -- including, it turns out, Amazon Kids+, a child-focused subscription service comprising books, movies, TV shows, apps, and games for $3 per month.

  
• YouTube Seeks To Crack Down On COVID-19 Vaccine Conspiracies In Fact-Check Panels

  With encouraging news about a COVID-19 vaccine around the corner, YouTube is seeking to crack down on the impending spread of misinformation with tweaks to its existing informational panels.

  
• YouTube Will Now Serve Ads On Channels That Aren’t Eligible For Its Partner Program — Though Creators Won’t Earn A Cut

  Per the first update to its Terms Of Service since last December, YouTube said it will begin running ads on brand-safe channels that don’t yet meet the criteria for its Partner Program (YPP), which endows eligible creators with the ability to collect ad revs from their videos.

  
• Instagram Finally Adds Ability To Search Platform Via Keyword
• YouTube Launches ‘Audio Ad’ Format To Capture Background Content Consumers
• YouTube Is Serving Young Viewers Age-Inappropriate Ads, Videos With Little Educational Value, Study Finds
• YouTube Ghost-Hunters Sam And Colby Release Debut YA Novel ‘Paradise Island’
• Twitter Launches Stories-Like ‘Fleets’ Feature, With ‘Audio Spaces’ Soon To Follow
• Grubhub Taps Addison Rae, CrankGameplays, More For Virtual Friendsgiving Promo On ‘Animal Crossing’
• AwesomenessTV Announces Alex Warren-Hosted Reality Show Set In A TikTok Collab House
• Facebook Expands Access To ‘Rights Manager’ Video Copyright Tool, Rolls Out In-Stream Ads To 4 More Countries