James Hale

• 100 Thieves Is Turning Its Cash App Compound Into A Voting Center
• YouTube Music To Hold All-Day Digital Fest Featuring Artists From Its Foundry

  On Oct. 23, nearly two dozen musicians from Foundry—YouTube's indie artist development program—will premiere new content on their channels as part of an all-day digital festival.

  
• Quibi Is Shutting Down

  Quibi is calling it quits.

  
• Snap Hits Record $50 Billion Valuation After Significant Q3 Growth In Revenue, DAUs

  Snap shot to a record valuation of $5o billion after its third-quarter earnings call revealed unexpectedly high revenue and the biggest Q3 gain in daily active users since 2017.

  
• 439,000 People Watched Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Take On Top Content Creators In ‘Among Us’
• CAA Signs Esports, Lifestyle Org 100 Thieves
• Instagram Expands Access To Monetization, Will Temporarily Double Creator Payouts For Live Stream Badges
• VidCon 2021 Will Return To Anaheim—With Virtual Tickets For Long-Distance Attendees
• Pakistan Reverses TikTok Ban, But Has Stipulations
• YouTube Exec Ryan Wyatt Says Valkyrae Is “The Fastest-Growing Livestreamer In The Entire World”
• MrBeast’s ‘Creator Games’ Sequel Sets YouTube Record With 1 Million Concurrent Viewers
• ‘Ratched’ Hooks 48 Million Viewers In 28 Days, Becoming Netflix’s Most-Watched Debut Of 2020