James Hale

• Facebook Pledges $100 Million To Small Businesses Affected By Coronavirus, Partners With WHO To Remove False COVID-19 Content
• Horror Streamer Shudder Offers 30-Day Free Trial For Coronavirus “Shut-Ins”

  If you’ve got Cabin Fever because you can’t Get Out during this Contagion, horror streamer Shudder has a Sinister little offering to help you stay entertained.

  
• World Health Organization Launches Daily Livestreamed Concert Series With Coldplay, John Legend, More

  The spread of COVID-19 has given rise to something potentially surprising: music.

  
• Coronavirus Shutdowns Could Increase Viewers’ Content Consumption By 60%, Per Nielsen Data

  As coronavirus-caused social distancing and quarantine policies take effect around the world, people stuck at home are finding ways to entertain themselves. Marble racing, music-making--and catching up on all the backlogged streaming service content they’ve been meaning to watch.

  
• YouTube Closes Some Content Moderation Offices Due To Coronavirus, Warns Creators It’s Temporarily Relying On Automated Systems
• TikTok Moderation Guidelines Show Users Were Punished For Political Content, Being “Ugly” Or “Slummy”
• Netflix Suspends All Scripted Productions In U.S., Canada
• Creator Management Company TalentX Teams With Agency ICM Partners
• There Are No Plans To Cancel Or Postpone VidCon, Organizers Say
• YouTube Millionaires: For iMAV3RIQ, It’s All About Faith, Family, And Football
• Fullscreen’s Dustin Glass Exits To Head Gaming For Digital Video-Focused Reach Agency
• Twitch Dives Into Exclusive Livestreaming Deal With Dr DisRespect