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• Discord Ramps Up Creator Monetization With Monthly Memberships
• Snap Launches ‘523’ Accelerator For Minority-Owned Content Startups, With $60,000 Grants

  Snap has announced today 523 – its first-ever content accelerator designed to support minority-owned content startups and creatives given their traditional lack of access to resources.

  
• Jukin’s FailArmy Taps EDM Star Dillon Francis For Animated Original ‘Couch Kings’

  Jukin Media is set to launch its first adult-leaning animated series in partnership with musician and influencer Dillon Francis. 

  
• Jake Paul To Rematch Tyron Woodley After Tommy Fury Says He’s “Medically Unfit To Fight”

  Jake Paul is set to rematch Tyron Woodley after his scheduled opponent, U.K. boxer and reality star Tommy Fury, has withdrawn from the match, saying he's "medically unfit to fight." 

  
• Facebook Ups Streamer-Fan Interactivity With New ‘Play Watch Connect’ Features
• Pinterest Buys Belarus-Based Video Creation App ‘Vochi’
• TikTok Named Title Sponsor For VidCon 2022
• TikTok Names David Allen’s ‘Drone Dancing’ Top Video Of 2021, “Adderall (Corvette, Corvette)” Top Song
• Ludwig Stream Temporarily Interrupted Days Into YouTube Deal, But He Wasn’t Suspended Or Banned
• Former Amazon Studios, Hulu CFO Elaine Paul Joining Lyft In Same Role
• Studio71 To Drop First NFTs Alongside YouTube Animation Channel EnchantedMob
• UTA-Backed SPAC Raising $200 Million, With Sights Set On Gaming Space
• Inaugural VidCon Abu Dhabi Kicking Off In-Person Tomorrow
• 100 Thieves Raises $60 Million At $460 Million Valuation To “Launch And Acquire New Companies”
• Ludwig Ahgren, A Top Twitch Streamer, Gets Poached By YouTube Gaming
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 11/29/2021
• Creators On The Rise: Hannah Warling Challenged Herself To Upload 2 Videos Every Day. She Went From 1,000 Followers To 100,000.
• TikTok Unveils ‘Creator Next’, An Opt-In Portal Where All Monetization Features Will Now Reside
• Larray Tapped To Host 11th Annual Streamy Awards On December 11
• Up North Management Signs 7 YouTubers To Launch New Pop Culture Division (Exclusive)
• MrBeast Nabs ‘Top Trending Video’, ‘Top Creator’ In The U.S., Per YouTube’s Year-End Lists
• Meta Ordered To Sell Giphy — Which It Acquired Last Year — By U.K. Competition Regulator
• Amazon Taps Digital Veteran Kelly Day To Oversee Prime Video Internationally
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 11/29/2021