James Hale

• TikTok Head Says He’s “Quite Optimistic” About U.S. National Security Probe
• Creators On The Rise: How Daniella Perkins Made Herself A Nickelodeon (And Online Video) Star

  A smartphone changed Daniella Perkins’ life.

  
• Markiplier And Ethan Nestor’s New Self-Destructing Vlog Project Nets Nearly 1M Subscribers In 3 Days

  Markiplier and his longtime friend/former editor Ethan Nestor’s latest project is set for self-destruction. This past weekend, the creator duo unveiled Unus Annus, a new YouTube channel where they’ll upload one video per day for an entire year.

  
• Disney+ Promises To Fix Cropped Episodes Of ‘The Simpsons,’ But That’s Not Users’ Only Issue

  It’s true that Disney+ attracted an impressive horde of users -- 10 million, to be exact -- in just its first 24 hours of operation, but subscribers aren’t the only thing the fledging service is racking up.

  
• James Charles To Host YouTube’s First Beauty Influencer Competition Series
• FaZe Clan To Open First Storefront, Aims To Be Esports’ Supreme
• TikTok Taps In Social Shopping Tools, Letting (Some) Users Add Buy Links To Bios And Videos
• New YouTuber Event ‘FamFest’ Wants To Bring Together Family Channels And Fans Of All Ages (Exclusive)
• Facebook Levels Up Charity Livestreaming Tools, Opening Them To All Partner Creators
• Creators Going Pro: Prank Master Adam Beales’ YouTube Success Inspired His Whole Family To Make The Platform Their Career
• Bleacher Report’s New Studio Taps Epix Exec Rachel Brill To Lead Original Content Development
• Russo Brothers To Helm Quibi Docuseries About The Battle Between Marvel And DC