News

• YouTube Is Rolling Out A Slew Of Originals In The Next Couple Months
• YouTube Millionaires: After A Decade On YouTube, Ally Hills Has One Simple Content Strategy

  Hills was born and raised in Los Angeles, and had always been interested in content production, so when YouTube's growing popularity spawned sudden need for folks who could cut it behind the camera, she began offering her filming and editing services to creators.

  
• Valkyrae Says YouTube’s Working On Channel Membership Gifting

  Valkyrae says the platform is actively developing a way for viewers to gift channel memberships to one another, and is also building “some sort of Prime that’s not a Prime.”

  
• Live Shopping Startup NTWRK Raises $50 Million From Goldman Sachs, Gucci Owner Kering

  NTWRK, a startup combining livestreaming and ecommerce, has raised a $50 million in a fresh funding round led by Goldman Sachs and Kering -- the French luxury conglomerate that owns Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent.

  
• Discord Is Developing An Official YouTube Watch Party Feature
• Link-In-Bio Upstart Koji Names DigiTour’s Christopher Rojas Chief Creator Officer
• Hollywood Veteran Bob Shaye Makes Strategic Investment In Brat TV
• Broadcaster E.W. Scripps Leads $35 Million Funding Round For Misfits Gaming
• TwitchCon Plans 2022 Return To IRL With Events In Amsterdam, San Diego
• ICM Agent Chris Sawtelle Exits To Join Josh Richards And Michael Gruen’s CrossCheck Holdings
• Bored Ape Yacht Club’s ‘Jenkins The Valet’ Signs With CAA As Entertainment Industry Sees Value In NFTs
• Creators On The Rise: Siblings McKenzi And Reif Starred In ‘Attaway General’ And ‘Lip Sync Battle Shorties.’ Now They’re Taking Center Stage On TikTok.
• Netflix Makes Giant Kids’ Content Play With Roald Dahl Acquisition
• Tiltify Signs On For ‘Extra Life’, A 13-Year-Old Gamer-Centric Fundraising Event
• Rhett & Link Are Going R-Rated For One-Night-Only Live Event
• Creator Tools Developer StreamElements Snags $100 Million Investment Led By SoftBank
• Twitch Makes Inroads With National Music Publishers Association After Licensing Disputes
• Creator-Owned Streaming Service Nebula Just Scored Its First Investment At A $50+ Million Valuation
• Digital Brand Architects Names Ernest James SVP Of Special Projects
• American Eagle Launches Student Athlete Influencer Program After NCAA Relaxes Rules
• YouTube Unveils Star Author Slate For First Season Of ‘BookTube Jr.’
• TimTheTatman Joins Esports Org ‘Complexity Gaming’
• BBTV Is Making A Docuseries With Musician, Motorsports Lover T-Pain
• Twitter Users Have Paid Creators Just $6,000 Via 2-Week-Old ‘Super Follows’ Feature