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• ‘Minecraft’ Competitor ‘Roblox’ Raises $150 Million At $2.5 Billion Valuation
• As Popularity Of Avatar YouTubers Grows In Japan, One Prefecture Gets Its Own Official ‘VTuber’

  "VTubers," or virtual YouTubers, are a growing trend in Japan, getting popular enough that one local government decided to create one to host their digital channel's tourism videos. Her name is Hiyori Ibara, and she promotes tourist attractions in the Ibaraki Prefecture.

  
• Famed Pomeranian Jiffpom Signs With Made In Network, Relaunches YouTube Channel

  Jiffpom, the popular Pomerian who has over 8.9 million followers on Instagram, is working on building up its YouTube presence. The canine has signed with Made In Network, which is working on two, regular series that will appear on Jiffpom's YouTube channel--the first debuted today.

  
• 35% Of Millennials and 42% Of Gen Z Share Their Streaming Service Passwords (Study)

  For streaming sites, it’s always been about figuring out how to get subscribers to pay for access to content. But there’s another rising concern after they’ve successfully hooked a subscriber, according to new data from research firm Magid, because more than a third of millennials are sharing their passwords.

  
• Walmart’s Streaming Video Service Plans Coming Into Focus, Will Launch Late 2018
• Gabbie Hanna’s Latest Singles Premiere At No. 1 And No. 2 On U.S. iTunes Charts
• YouTube Beauty Stars Alissa Ashley And Cloe Feldman Sign With Abrams Artists Agency
• Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Group Westboro Baptist Church Accidentally Promotes Elijah Daniel’s Album
• Watch Troye Sivan In The First Trailer For His Upcoming Feature ‘Boy Erased’
• Actor Nathan Fillion Just Created A YouTube Fan Film Of Video Game ‘Uncharted’
• Guns N’ Roses’ “November Rain” Becomes Oldest Music Video To Reach One Billion YouTube Views
• You Can Only Listen To Jaden Smith’s New Album On Instagram