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• Beauty Influencers FleurDeForce, Gabriel Zamora, Laura Lee To Launch Lipsticks With MAC
• YouTube Launches Pay-Enabled “Super Chats” In Live Streams, Shuts Off Crowdfunding Feature

  YouTube has launched a Twitch-like feature called Super Chats on its live streams while also discontinuing its Fan Funding feature.

  
• YouTube Launches ‘On The Rise’ Initiative To Spotlight Nascent Channels Weekly

  YouTube will determine On The Rise creators using “a bunch of factors including viewcount, watchtime, and subscriber growth,” the company said.

  
• Vimeo CEO Says Content For New SVOD Service Aims To “Get Your Heart Rate Going”

  Romantic comedies and superhero adaptations are out, as Vimeo is instead seeking provocative content "that gets your heart rate going."

  
• Instagram Deploys Ads In ‘Stories’ Feature, Which Now Boasts 150 Million Daily Users
• Amy Schumer Joins Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle At Netflix With Latest Stand-Up Special
• ‘Moonlight’ Director Barry Jenkins Among Judges For YouTube, Elton John’s Contest
• Third TwitchCon To Be Held In October, With Added Focus On Non-Gaming Content
• Facebook To Promote Watch Time, Revenue With “Mid-Roll” Ads
• Introducing The Tubefilter Live.me Top Broadcaster Rankings
• Hulu Acquires Exclusive Rights To ‘Golden Girls’, Unveils ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Teaser
• Netflix, Amazon Nabbed 2 Awards Apiece At Last Night’s Golden Globes