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• Proze is a “sniper since day one.” He’s joining FaZe Clan after winning $1 million in the network’s latest competition.
• Diver Brandon Jordan entertains three million subscribers on YouTube. Now he’s getting a TV deal.

  Brandon Jordan, who dives for sunken treasure on the Jiggin' with Jordan YouTube channel, has signed a deal with TV studio Dorsey Pictures.

  
• Brian Jung made $3.7 million last year from his crypto-focused YouTube channel

  Brian Jung made $3.7 million on YouTube last year by talking about crypto, NFTs, and Web3. A lot of that money goes back into investments.

  
• Tech and crypto influencer Jonathan Ma has signed a deal with a major film financier

  Jonathan Ma, the YouTube sketch comedy creator known as Joma, has signed a development deal with film financier Peter Luo's Star Collective.

  
• YouTube Millionaires: iAmJordi is an OG TikToker. Here’s how her tight-knit fanbase helped launch her music career.
• Creator-facing music platform Slip.stream just raised $7.5 million. One of its investors is one of the ‘Big Three’ labels.
• Max Fosh pulled a good-natured prank on airline passengers. It ended up as the BBC’s most-read story.
• Spotify has launched its own island in Roblox. Will it launch a metaverse concert series?
• At least 40 employees from marginalized backgrounds lost their jobs in Netflix’s latest round of cuts
• YouTube’s next misinformation frontier: abortion
• YouTube star Guava Juice launches 10,010-piece “crypto-optional” NFT collection via Spring
• Creators On The Rise: Jeanelle Castro left her job to make content. YouTube Shorts turned her channel into a new career.
• Pocket.watch now has 70,000 videos in its library after partnering with top kids channels like Vania Mania
• Made In Network will support its creators with $50 million investment
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 05/22/2022
• Brace yourself. The YouTube Shorts ads are coming.
• TikTok’s subscriptions are going live on a few accounts soon
• Halsey called out their record label after being compelled to produce a “viral TikTok moment” for a new song
• Logan Paul and KSI are getting some Prime advertising space on the NASCAR circuit
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 05/22/2022
• Playboy’s OnlyFans competitor hires Loren Piretra from Twitch to get an edge in the influencer marketing game
• WME makes a deal with The Deal Guy (Exclusive)
• TikTok will be the presenting sponsor of the 2022 L.A. Pride Parade
• YouTube Millionaires: Lizzy Capri left her dream job for YouTube. Now she has nearly 8 million subscribers.