News

• Facebook Has Started Testing Ad Breaks (AKA “Mid-Roll Ads”) In Videos And Streams
• The Age Of Crossover Talent

  Hollywood is a notoriously difficult place for young, on-screen talent to find success. But that's the old model. Enter YouTube.

  
• Insights: Will Investors Snap Up Snapchat’s IPO? Yes. Should They? Let’s Chat.

  Snapchat's IPO is going to make its founders and investors a ton of cash. But boy, does this deal ever make me uncomfortable for most of the rest of us.

  
• Court Throws Out $10 Million Defamation Case Against YouTube Critic Jim Sterling

  A court has decided to dismiss a lawsuit against YouTuber Jim Sterling, who was accused of defaming a game by studio Digital Homicide.

  
• YouTube Millionaires: Life Noggin Audience Cares “About Art, And Education, And Exploring New Ideas”
• ‘Honest Trailers’ To Follow Up Oscar Episode With Live Streaming Watch Party
• Jet Li’s New Website Brings Martial Arts Videos To International Audiences
• PewDiePie Kills Hitler In Latest Video, Makes Wall Street Journal Sponsor Quip
• Fund This: The ‘End Times’ Are Nigh On Kickstarter
• Wattpad’s Latest Venture Is An App Whose Stories Are Displayed As Text Threads
• Transgender TV, YouTube Personality Jazz Jennings Inspires Doll Based On Her Likeness
• Netflix’s ‘Mystery Science Theater 3000’ Revival, Starring Jonah Ray And Felicia Day, To Arrive April 14th