Events

• This Week In Social Video: Super Bowl (Ad) Shuffle
• 2021 NewFronts Will Stay Virtual, Be Immediately Followed By Podcast Upfronts

  The 2021 NewFronts are going virtual--and, in a bid to encourage “holistic” investments from marketers across video and audio content, the Interactive Advertising Bureau has scheduled the event back-to-back with another of its annual gatherings, the Podcast Upfront.

  
• Tubefilter Meetup: Found Money—How Creators Can Use (And Not Abuse) Digital Rights Management To Get Paid

  Come learn from the Game Theorists, LegalEagle, TalentX Gaming, Superbam, and Tubefilter all about copyright claims, your digital rights, and how it all can (responsibly) add up to additional revenue.

  
• Comic-Con@Home A Much Different Event On Social Video

  Comic-Con has taken place in San Diego for 50 straight years, but COVID-19 ended that run this year. With concerns around social distancing, movie releases, and more, the in-person event was cancelled in favor of a streaming video version last week.

  
• YouTubers VanossGaming, I Am Wildcat, BasicallyIDoWrk, Terroriser To Star In 3BlackDot Animated Series ‘Alpha Betas’
• DIY Pizza Kits And Choose-Your-Own Ad Pitches: A Look Behind YouTube’s First Virtual Brandcast
• YouTube Users Watch 450 Million Hours Of Content On TV Screens Each Day
• At Brandcast, YouTube Renews Originals From James Charles, MrBeast, Markiplier, And Marques Brownlee
• Vice Calls Out Brands For Deeming George Floyd, ‘Black Lives Matter’ Content Unsafe For Advertising
• Barstool Sports Touts 950K Views Per Day For Founder Dave Portnoy’s Day Trading Show, Launches Branded Content Division
• Ellen Digital Network Taps TikTok Breakout Tabitha Brown, Bretman Rock To Head Up New Web Shows
• Condé Nast Unveils Podcast Network, Tap-To-Buy Video Ad Product At First NewFronts Outing