James Hale

• UTA Signs Hype House Collaborators Charli And Dixie D’Amelio, Plus Parents Marc And Heidi
• Little Monster’s Thumbnail-Making Skills Have Helped Generate 30 Billion Views For Brand Clients. Now, It’s Offering Its Services To YouTubers.

  When users are scrolling YouTube’s constantly expanding library of content, looking for the next thing to watch, videos have mere seconds--sometimes fractions of seconds--to catch their attention.

  
• Beauty Creator NikkieTutorials Thwarts Apparent Blackmail Attempt By Coming Out As Trans

  Beauty creator Nikkie de Jager (aka NikkieTutorials), who’s been teaching YouTube the power of makeup since 2008 and has more than 12 million subscribers, has come out as transgender.

  
• Justin Bieber Faces “Yummy” Backlash After Posting Guide Showing How To Game Billboard Charts

  Justin Bieber apparently wants the streaming stats for his new song to be “Yummy.”

  
• YouTube Signs Creators LazarBeam And Muselk, Poaches 100 Thieves Member Valkyrae From Twitch
• All In The Creator Family: Family Fun Pack Turned Accidental Virality Into A Full-Fledged YouTube Career
• IAC Sells CollegeHumor To Longtime Exec Sam Reich, Laying Off 100+ Employees
• Creators Going Pro: Caleb Marshall Makes His Living As YouTube’s Premier “Fitness Pop Star”—But Not By Raking In Ad Revenue
• After Raising $1 Million, “Naked Philanthropist” Kaylen Ward Closes Nudes Offer, Opens GoFundMe For Bushfire Aid
• Streamer DAZN Saw A 98% Jump In Viewership Last Year, With Logan Paul vs. KSI 2 Among Its Top Offerings
• Kelly Day No Longer President Of Viacom Digital Studios, Stefanie Schwartz Taking Over As EVP And GM
• “Naked Philanthropist” Kaylen Ward Has Raised $700K For Bushfire Relief By Sending Nudes