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• YouTube fills out free-to-watch roster with 100+ full TV series
• Creators On The Rise: Steven He got 3,000 rejections as an actor. So he decided to catch studios’ attention by going viral.

  He is an actor by trade, and despite graduting from Neighborhood Playhouse and securing an impressive roster of roles in over 60 stage productions, in 2020, he was racking up thousands of rejections. This is normal for the industry, he says. But also, he was tired of it.

  
• Bored Ape Yacht Club creator will use $450 million investment to build its version of the metaverse

  Thanks to a $450 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz, Bored Ape Yacht Club owner Yuga Labs will build its version of the metaverse.

  
• TikTok star Khaby Lame will be the spokesman for Pepsi’s nitrogen-infused cola

  Does the new Nitro Pepsi taste good? The soft drink brand hopes TikTok star Khaby Lame will make people answer "yes."

  
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 03/20/2022
• Study: YouTube channels with “problematic” content are 12% more likely to use alternative forms of monetization
• ‘Fortnite’ offered to donate proceeds to Ukraine humanitarian efforts. A day later, it’s raised $36 million.
• Dorian’s $14 million funding round will enhance its women-first gaming platform
• Liza Koshy lands on the cover of Women’s Health
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 03/20/2022
• The ACE Family says they’re done YouTubing full-time. But before they go, pay $299 to meet them at their own festival.
• YouTube channel Adventures with Purpose cracks 18-year-old cold case in Pennsylvania
• Underknown is building a network of curious content. It just acquired the YouTube channel Aperture.
• Allied Esports wants unheralded streamers to get ‘Elevated,’ so it made a web series just for them
• Facebook faces lawsuit over celebrity crypto scam ads
• On The Podcast: What’s the pot of gold at the end of a creator’s aspirational rainbow? Podcasts.
• Jacksepticeye launches St. Paddy’s collection as his documentary jumps up the charts
• Netflix really, really wants subscribers to stop sharing their passwords. So it’s letting them pay to add friends.
• Lowe’s taps fashion influencer Jenn Im to show off its new home decor line
• There’s a nifty perk for some Karat cardholders: Their faces on billboards.
• ‘I Love My Dad,’ featuring YouTube star Claudia Sulewski, takes top film prize at SXSW
• YouTube Millionaires: Matthew Beem helped build MrBeast’s ‘Squid Game.’ Now his YouTube ambitions are bigger than ever.
• A restauranteur is opening an eatery inspired by Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs
• MrBeast Burger goes green with the Shrek Quesadilla