James Hale

• BuzzFeed Studios Signs With CAA, Looks To Develop Projects For TV, Film, Streaming
• Twitch Streamer Jessica Blevins Signs With CAA

  Blevins, who has 468,000 followers on Twitch, is wife and manager of Tyler Blevins, aka Ninja--Twitch’s most followed streamer (16.8 million).

  
• YouTube Adds Nielsen Measurement For Ad Campaigns, Citing Growing Connected-TV Audience

  Over the past two years, YouTube has worked to establish itself as a competitor to traditional television networks, citing the continually growing number of people watching its content on TV sets.

  
• Spotify Will Highlight, Provide Grants To Women Creators With EQUAL Initiative

  The initiative, which Spotify says will “extend beyond March,” will include “partnerships, activations, new content experiences, and on- and off-platform support on local, regional, and international levels,” per the streamer.

  
• Elijah Daniel Drops The ‘Clout Market,’ A Set Of Parody NFTs Based On YouTubers
• The Podcast Academy Unveils 164 Nominees For First Annual Ambies Awards
• Instagram Aggregator ‘The Tinder Blog’ Acquired By Clubhouse Media
• Google Will Stop Using People’s Browsing Activity To Serve Them Ads
• Former Disney, TikTok Exec Kevin Mayer Named Chairman At Sports Streamer DAZN
• Instagram Aims For Clubhouse Feel With New 4-Person ‘Live Rooms’
• BetterHelp Spent $4.4 Million On Podcast Advertising In January (Report)
• Twitter, Hoping To Increase Revenue, Will Add Patreon-Esque ‘Super Follows’ Feature