James Hale

• Fanbytes Turns Clients’ Songs Into Viral TikTok Hits
• YouTuber And Twitch Streamer Desmond ‘Etika’ Amofah Found Dead At Age 29

  
• YouTube Brings In Veteran Management Consultant Martin Kon As New VP Of Strategy

  Veteran management consultant Martin Kon is now YouTube’s vice president of strategy, a newly-created position that’ll see him working out of its San Bruno headquarters and reporting to YouTube’s chief business officer Robert Kyncl.

  
• Tipalti Works Behind The Scenes To Ensure Creators On Twitch, Wattpad, Vimeo, And More Get Paid On Time

  Digital ad revenue will pass $100 billion in the US this year alone. All that cash leads to a lot of specialization in the ecoystem - like financing.

  
• Disney Pushing To “Significantly” Expand Hulu’s Original Programming, Says CEO Randy Freer
• Lindsey Stirling Drops New Single “Underground,” Announces Upcoming Album And Tour
• Netflix Is Testing A Pop-Out Player On Desktops So You Can Multitask While You Watch
• At U.K. Parliament Hearing, Electronic Arts Says Its Loot Boxes Aren’t Loot Boxes
• YouTube Millionaires: ‘Mama And Papa Rug’ Head A Full Household Of Popular YouTubers
• The Fitness Marshall Is Using His Booty-Poppin’ Dance Routines To Raise $25,000+ For The Trevor Project
• YouTube Confirms Test Of Feature That Hides Comments By Default On Android App
• YouTuber JacksFilms Accuses ‘Fortnite’ Of Stealing, Selling His Deep Dab