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• Netflix chooses Microsoft as the technology and sales partner for its ad-supported streaming service
• Wheelhouse opens 10,000-square foot “social and creative hub for digital talent”

  Wheelhouse on Sunset is a production space and social gathering point for digital creators, as well as the headquarters of Wheelhouse DNA.

  
• Fandango properties Movieclips and Rotten Tomatoes have united to form a YouTube network

  Fandango owns both Rotten Tomatoes and Movieclips. Those two film-centric outlets are coming together to form a YouTube network.

  
• Hayley LeBlanc channels Nancy Drew in new book series

  After breaking out alongside her family on the Bratayley channel, YouTube star Hayley LeBlanc is writing Nancy Drew-style mystery books.

  
• Rhett and Link promise to deliver “sloppy seconds” with their next R-rated live show
• Addison Rae dolls are coming to a Walmart near you
• Spotify brings its video podcasts to six new countries
• Myth is the latest streaming star to sign with YouTube Gaming
• MrBeast, Ninja raise $200,000 for charity with Prime Day promotion
• Here’s a stirring tribute to departed YouTube star Technoblade (and a campaign to support cancer research)
• Blue Wire, which works with creators on sports podcasts, has raised $2.5 million
• The co-founder of TikTok predecessor Musical.ly has left Bytedance