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• Unspeakable’s new app will bring popular YouTube content to FAST channels
• Google’s Gemini is developing custom AI chatbots, some of which may be inspired by YouTubers

  Google's AI model, Gemini, will power customizable chatbots, according to a new report. Some bots could be based on influencers.

  
• Patreon has a present for its users: Its subscriptions can now be gifted

  One day before the start of VidCon, Patreon announced several updates, including the launch of gifted subscriptions.

  
• TikTok encourages advertisers to “connect with” viewers as agencies prepare for potential ban

  Creative agencies are preparing for the impact of a potential TikTok ban in the United States. The app offered reassurances at Cannes Lions.

  
• The “MrBeast Lab” toy line will arrive on shelves in the U.S. this July
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• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: The next mobile game YouTube marketing blitz has arrived
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 06/23/2024
• XSET acquires Illusive Media to produce “immersive digital worlds” that’ll get the youths hyped
• MrBallen is going on tour to tell his “strange, dark, and mysterious” stories
• An FTC complaint about TikTok’s child safety policy is becoming a Department of Justice lawsuit
• 18 years after ‘Shoes’, Kelly (a.k.a. Liam Kyle Sullivan) is a Pride Month star
• On the Good Mythical Tour, Rhett & Link’s comedy chops steal the show
• Bindery signs deal to adapt TikTok-approved books for the screen
• With its 11-week ‘Eras Tour’ scavenger hunt, TikTok wants to be the go-to platform for Swifties
• The first two “Netflix House” locations will open their doors in Dallas and Pennsylvania in 2025
• Justin Flom’s dress trick gets 1.5 billion views to become most-watched YouTube Shorts video
• New streaming platform taps MeatCanyon, Explosm Entertainment, Flashgitz, and more to make adult animated series
• CAA signs Lilypichu (Exclusive)
• According to court filings, MrBeast is planning to launch a beverage brand and mobile game in 2025
• TikTok’s new app looks like an Instagram competitor, but it’s not available in the U.S. just yet
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 06/16/2024
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 06/16/2024
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Airrack gets ripped to support prudent financial habits