James Hale

• William Osman’s STEM convention Open Sauce returns for second year, will feature 150 content creators
• Creators on the Rise: Adrian Vazquez is a homebody

  Some people, when they start making the big bucks in their career, celebrate by buying their dream car. Others splash big on a once-in-a-lifetime vacation. Adrian Vazquez? Adrian Vazquez bought a couch.

  
• Nigerian chess champ Tunde Onakoya raises $120k livestreaming his 60-hour chess world record

  Onakoya, who is 29 years old and founded the education charity Chess in Slums Africa in 2018, arrived in New York City's Times Square April 17 with the intention of beating Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur Ferkingstad's previous record of 56 hours, 9 minutes and 37 seconds.

  
• Noah Beck talks love, life, and Iphis in first episode of new digital series ‘Marshall Will Pick You Up’

  Gen Z venture capitalist Marshall Sandman is giving his friends a ride in his new Portal A-funded digital series.

  
• ‘Dimension 20’ is raiding Madison Square Garden
• After viewer backlash, Watcher’s content is staying on YouTube. But the studio says it’s struggling.
• Millionaires: Haley Price’s deep dives into “inhuman” true crimes
• Matthew Lillard’s nerd-paradise liquor company is giving Critical Role fans a taste of Exandria (Interview)
• Streamers on the Rise: Kaimeriss is the final boss
• Creators on the Rise: Iain Ward is going to run a marathon on all 7 continents–in just 7 days
• YouTube accounted for 10% of all TV watch time in March
• Animated YouTube channel Simple History gets 7-figure investment from Electrify Video Partners