Industry

• Epoxy Invites Creators Over To New Open House
• YouTube Star Lil Dicky’s First Album Tops Billboard’s Rap Chart

  YouTube star Lil Dicky has landed in the #1 spot on Billboard’s rap albums chart for the week of August 22 for his 'Professional Rapper' album.

  
• Study Claims Digital Media Spending Took $1 Billion Away From TV Since 2014

  According to Standard Media Index (SMI), roughly $1 billion of advertisers’ dollars were moved from TV to digital from October 2014 to June 2015.

  
• YouTube Now Gets Over 400 Hours Of Content Uploaded Every Minute

  At VidCon 2015, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki revealed Google’s online video site now claims over 400 hours of content uploaded every single minute.

  
• Variety Tracks Most Influential YouTube Stars, Led By Cover Boy PewDiePie
• Victorious Touts 300 Million App Engagements In Three Months, Announces New Execs
• Former Maker Studios Exec Launches App To Help Creators Determine Their Worth
• FameBit Expands Into Original Programming With ‘FilterFreeTV’
• This Blank Video Makes A Point About YouTube View Counts
• Meghan Rienks Releases Dating Violence Video For Ad Council’s “Cool Not Cool” Campaign
• Video Marketing Network AnyClip Closes $21 Million Funding Round
• Zealot Networks Purchases Social Content Publisher ViralNova For $100 Million