James Hale

• Apple, Sony Reportedly Eyeing $300-$400 Million Acquisition Of Podcast Network Wondery
• WME Taps TikTok Exec Gisselle Ruiz To Lead Diversity, Inclusion Efforts

  WME has tapped TikTok exec Gisselle Ruiz to be its first head of inclusion.

  
• YouTube Touted Its Handling Of Election Misinformation. But Now It Says Videos Spreading Vote Tabulation Conspiracies, False Win Claims Are Fine.

  Since February, YouTube has introduced several new election-time tools and policies, touting them as efforts to “better support” democracy by minimizing the spread of misinformation about the election. But on Election Day and after, YouTube said videos that spread demonstrably, egregiously false information about vote tabulation and the outcome of the 2020 contest aren't in violation of those new policies.

  
• Night Media Signs 6-Channel Family Gaming Empire FGTeeV (Exclusive)

  
• Vimeo Raises $150 Million Amid Record Revenue Growth, Eyes Spinoff From Parent IAC
• Pokimane Capped Her Twitch Donations At $5. The Tool She Used To Do It Is Now Available For All Streamers.
• Creator Community Standard Beefs Up In-House Video Production With Acquisition Of Studio Mighteor
• YouTube Is Ending Full-Day Masthead Reservations In 2021—But Not Because Of Donald Trump
• The Trump Camp Has Bought YouTube’s Masthead Ad 20 Times This Election—Including On Election Day
• Biden/Harris Campaign Deploys Custom ‘Fortnite’ Map To Teach Voters About Key Policies
• “Baby Shark” Overtakes “Despacito” To Become YouTube’s Most-Watched Video Of All Time
• TikTok Countersues Triller, Says Its Tech Doesn’t Violate Patent