Jessica Klein

• ‘Overwatch’ Esports League Launches Social VR Experiences With Sansar
• Facebook Adds New Live Stream Tools, One Like Twitch Co-Streams

  Yesterday, Facebook released three, new tools for its Live broadcasters, including crossposting, which performs a similar function to Twitch's co-streaming. Other tools aim to make it easier for broadcasters to collaborate and stream regularly.

  
• Snapchat Hosts Its First Ever Creator Summit, Solicits Feedback From Top Influencers

  Snapchat decided to show its top creators some love by hosting a Creator Summit for 13 of its biggest stars. At the event, creators gave the company feedback on how it could better serve them.

  
• Gen-Z Content Studio Brat Adds Three New Partners From Founders’ Pasts

  Brat, a teen/Gen-Z focused digital studio, announced that is three, new partners joining founders Rob Fishman and Darren Lachtman. Two of them worked with the founders at their former company Niche, which Twitter acquired in 2015.

  
• Animated YouTube Red Comedy Starring John Cena To Debut On May 30
• Google News And New VR180 Camera App To Add YouTube Integrations
• Twitch Encourages Its Streamers To Take Action For Mental Health Awareness Month
• Uproxx Media Group Lays Off Staffers, Including Some Writers, To Focus On “High Growth Areas”
• Snapchat To Follow YouTube With Unskippable, Six-Second Ads
• YouTube Star PewDiePie Proposed To Longtime Girlfriend Marzia Bisognin
• Tamera Mowry-Housley Joins Sister Tia On Facebook Watch, Along With Nala The Cat
• YouTube Stars Brooklyn & Bailey Among Launch Partners For Social Media Platform For Gen Z Women