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• In 2007, Filipino inmates danced to ‘Thriller’ on YouTube. Their moves inspired a new musical.
• Substack upgrades native video player to support video podcasts and paywalls

  Substack has introduced new features for its native video player including podcasts, paywalls, and AI-generated transcripts.

  
• After paying out $32 million to creators, Fanfix hires Twitch, Red Bull vet as Chief Marketing Officer

  Loren Piretra, an exec with experience at Twitch and Playboy, is the new Chief Marketing Officer at content monetization platform Fanfix.

  
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 11/26/2023

  ViralSnare Rights Management is buying and selling some of the top videos on YouTube Shorts, which has brought it into our U.S. Top 50.

  
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 11/26/2023
• YouTube Premium subscribers can now find “Playables” through new gaming hub
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: MrBeast is back on top (and also buried alive)
• With its Thanksgiving parade float and animated series, this NFT collection is the cat’s meow
• A new platform is trying to take on Twitch and Kick by adding minigames to streaming sessions
• Mark Roblox: YouTube’s favorite engineer is building rockets in a video game world
• Addison Rae enters “scream queen era” with role in horror flick ‘Thanksgiving’
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Even a VPN can’t get you into Colin Furze’s secret garage