James Hale

• ‘Fortnite’ Partners With YouTube To Give Players Exclusive Loot When They Watch Live Streams
• Jessie Paege Joins Hot Topic Creator Program, Releases Second Line Of Internet-Inspired Shirts

  Hot Topic just got even more Jessie Paege. The 20-year-old lifestyle creator has released her second collection of online-exclusive T-shirts in collaboration with the pop culture clothing shop.

  
• Instagram Hides Likes And Video Views In More Countries To Cut Down On “Pressure” Users Face, While TikTok Tests Adding Another Public Metric

  
• Creators Going Pro: For Musicmaking Duo NEFFEX, YouTube Opened All The Doors To A Full-Time Career

  Bryce Savage and Cameron Wales’ first joint music venture was less than impressive. At the time, they were 15 and total strangers, brought together by the nascent high school punk rock band they’d both joined. Savage was cultivating a powerful singing voice and sharpening his songrwriting skills, while Wales, intrigued by instruments, leaned more toward the production side.

  
• MrBeast Becomes Part Owner Of VidSummit, Will Keynote At The Annual Marketing Conference (Exclusive)
• Spotify And Disney Partner To Bring Mouse House Magic With New ‘Disney Hub’ Playlists
• Creators Say Competition Would Force YouTube To Be Better — But Right Now, There Are No Competitors
• Quibi Acquires First News Program In Reported 8-Figure Deal With NBC
• Apple Is Pushing Into Podcast Space By Snapping Up Programs’ Exclusive Streaming Rights (Report)
• Netflix Removes Controversial Suicide Scene From ’13 Reasons Why,’ Citing Medical Experts
• 27 Top Twitch Streamers Host Amazon Prime Shopping Stream ‘Twitch Sells Out’
• YouTuber Ray Diaz Arrested For Allegedly Assaulting His Underage Girlfriend