James Hale

• Students Can Now Snag Three Free Months Of YouTube Premium And YouTube Music
• YouTube Millionaires: For Legit Vlogs, It’s All About Staying On Trend — And True To Who He Is

  Tim, the first-name-only man behind YouTube channel Legit Vlogs, has a serious skill for keeping track of trends. The 21-year-old first started making content 10 years ago, inspired by his favorite YouTuber (and our very first YouTube Millionaire here at Tubefilter): Fred. But even while he was enjoying making videos with a similar feel as Fred’s, he knew those videos wouldn’t be on trend forever. So he kept an eye out for the next big thing. And the next. And the next.

  
• WndrCo Gets In On $2.3 Million Seed Round For Podcast Monetization Startup ‘Glow’

  Jeffrey Katzenberg’s mobile video holding company WndrCo has invested in Glow, a startup that helps creators monetize their podcasts by offering up extra content to fans in exchange for one-time or monthly payments. WndrCo contributed to the Seattle-based company’s $2.3 million seed round, which was led by venture capital firm Greycroft and saw participation from rapper Nas, Electronic Arts CTO Ken Moss, Northwest Venture Partners, and PSL Ventures. Glow also received seed funding from D.C. investment firm Revolution through its tech startup seed fund Rise of the Rest, Variety reports.

  
• Facebook Tests Selling Subscriptions To Tastemade Plus, CollegeHumor’s Dropout, BritBox

  Facebook is going hard on aggregating streaming services. The social media giant revealed it’s introducing what it told Variety is a “small-scale test” to gauge users’ interest in purchasing subscriptions, through Facebook, to four services: BBC and ITV’s British TV app BritBox, CollegeHumor’s Dropout, car-focused MotorTrend On Demand, and foodie-forward Tastemade Plus.

  
• Liza Koshy Gets Glam As Beauty Brand C’est Moi’s Very First Ambassador
• Creators Going Pro: Music-Focused Video Essayist Noah Lefevre Has Built A Career On YouTube Despite The “Daily Struggle” To Keep His Content Monetized
• It’s A New Dawn For ‘Minecraft’ Content On YouTube. Here’s What Sparked The Renaissance.
• Disney Shoots For Streaming Domination By Bundling Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ For $12.99 Per Month
• YouTube Plans To Majorly Expand San Bruno HQ Get Support From Local Council
• Nike And Collab Teamed Up To Let VidCon Attendees Get Their Game On With David Dobrik, Liza Koshy, And More
• Social Good Creators: YouTube’s Up-And-Coming K-Pop Queen Wengie Is Using Her Voice To Change The World
• YouTubers ‘The Ingham Family’ Are Selling $340 Dolls Of Their Newborn Son