News

• Tinder Wraps First Scripted Series, A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Set In The Apocalypse
• Subnation’s ‘LVL UP’ Highlights Explosion Of Premium Content For Esports

  As esports continues to see explosive growth, brands and platforms are placing bets on favorite gamers and creating premium content opportunities to engage fans. One of the latest: LVL UP, an IGTV series hosted by esports commentator and influencer Alex ‘Goldenboy’ Mendez and sponsored by Subnation and IMGN. 

  
• Lilly Singh Posts Confident Late-Night Debut With Socially-Conscious Bits, YouTube-Esque Challenges

  Lilly Singh made her NBC late-night television debut last night on the platform that started it all, YouTube. The 29-year-old posted a confident, energy-packed digital premiere with socially conscious skits and an interview with another preeminent Indian entertainer, Mindy Kaling, in which the two tried their hand at several YouTube-esque challenges.

  
• Fuse Names New Content Studio Head, Unveils 10-Series Slate At NewFronts West

  At the second NewFronts West, music and culture-focused media brand Fuse announced a slate of 10 upcoming series, and also named a new executive to oversee its in-house content studio.

  
• Lilly Singh’s Talk Show To Welcome Mindy Kaling, Rainn Wilson, Chelsea Handler This Week
• Cameron Dallas Celebrates 25th Birthday By Getting Four-Month AA Sobriety Chip
• YouTube Millionaires: Sam The Cooking Guy (And His Son Max) Are YouTube’s Culinary Dream Team
• Simon’s Cat Launches Limited Edition Plushies In Partnership With Teespring
• Casey Neistat’s 368, Creators Offline Use “Micro-Conference” To Offer Videomakers A Lower Bar For Success
• Scholastic Pacts With The Dodo To Turn 3 Digital Series Into Children’s Books
• Digital Ad Executive Jason Harris Drops Self-Help Tome ‘The Soulful Art Of Persuasion’
• Markiplier To Produce, Star In ‘The Edge Of Sleep’ Thriller Podcast With QCode