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• Self-Described “YouTube Artist” J Balvin Partners With Platform On Docuseries
• Instagram CEO On Stories Vs. Home Feed: “The Balance Between The Two Is Shifting”

  The wild success of the format (to the tune of 400 million users worldwide) also paved the way for Instagram to develop additional standlone apps, including IGTV and a still-in-development messaging platform.

  
• Shane Dawson Pacts With Pizza Hut To Throw Viewing Parties For Fans During His ‘Jeffree Star’ Series

  While Shane Dawson has yet to nail down a brand sponsor for his latest investigative YouTube series, a hotly anticipated glimpse into the life of YouTube beauty guru Jeffree Star, it turns out that Pizza Hut may want a piece of the pie.

  
• Tyler Oakley, Korey Kuhl Resurrect ‘Psychobabble’ Podcast After Fullscreen Shutdown

  Oakley and Kuhl launched Psychobabble -- which comprises “unfiltered gossip sessions, pop culture scrutiny, and stories never told before,” according to its iTunes description -- all the way back in Aug. 2014.

  
• YouTube Music Is Seriously Bulking Up Its Senior Leadership On A Global Scale
• DramaFever Brings A Month-Long K-Drama Marathon To Twitch
• YouTube Testing Swipe-To-Next-Video Gesture For Android Mobile App
• Spotify Debuts ‘Archie’ Motion Comic Amid Pivot To Audio-Visual Content
• Facebook And Instagram Add Tools To Help Users Not Get Addicted To Facebook And Instagram
• ‘Bojack Horseman’ Will Air On Comedy Central, Becoming First Netflix Show To Enter TV Syndication
• Refinery29 Enters Movie Business Via Co-Production Pact With Indie Studio ‘Neon’
• Facebook May Soon Give Users The Chance To Offer “Talent Show” Renditions Of Popular Songs