Studios

• YouTube’s De Facto Skin Care Guru, Hyram Yarbro, Signs With UTA (Exclusive)
• Studio71 To Drop First Scripted Podcast, A Halloween Genre-Bender With Madelaine Petsch

  Studio71, which has increasingly made podcasting a key focus of its business, is set to launch its first scripted serialized show this week. The company -- which is undergoing a massive leadership shift -- has partnered with Snarled Entertainment on The Shadow Diaries.

  
• Studio71 Co-Founder And President Dan Weinstein Steps Down To Return To Entrepreneurial Roots

  Dan Weinstein, the digital media veteran who had a significant hand in building the careers of seminal YouTube stars like Lilly Singh, Rhett & Link, and Hannah Hart, is departing Studio71 -- where he most recently served as co-founder and president -- after a 13-year tenure.

  
• Studio71 Names Adam Boorstin And Matt Crowley Co-CEOs, As Reza Izad Shifts To Chairman

  Studio71 has some brand new leadership at the highest echelons, amid a strategic shift away from its roots as a YouTube-focused multi-channel network into a more all-encompassing digital force.

  
• UTA Promotes 19 Agents, Executives To Partner—Including Head Of Digital Ali Berman
• Studio71 Signs Supermodel — And Burgeoning YouTube Personality — Naomi Campbell
• UTA Signs 11-Year-Old Comedian Cece Price, Who Got Her Start On Vine (Exclusive)
• Studio71 Sets New Podcasts From LaurDIY, JayVee, Forges Monetization Pact With ‘The Laugh Button’
• UTA Signs TikTok Comic Rob Anderson
• Vox Media Lays Off 70 Employees, As Coronavirus Continues To Grind Away At Revenues
• Studio71 Drops Facebook Watch Summer Slate With Gigi Gorgeous, West Coast Customs, More
• Whistle To Launch Social Video Network In Collaboration With Survivalist Host Bear Grylls