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• SuChin Pak, Gaby Dunn, Heather McDonald Named Co-Hosts Of IAB’s ‘Podcast Upfront’
• MrBeast To Give Away $50,000 In ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Partnership

  
• Creator+, Founded By Crackle And YouTube Vets, Raises $12 Million To Turn Influencers Into Movie Stars

  
• YouTube Unveils Slate Of Sustainability-Focused Originals, Plus Earth Day Campaign Featuring Creators

  Programming will kick off Earth Day, April 22, with a special episode of BookTube featuring Bill Gates and his book How to Avoid a Climate Disaster. The episode will feature YouTube creators Ariel Bissett (255K subscribers), Emmanuel Acho (494K), asapScience (9.61 million), Prajakta Koli from MostlySane (6.17 million), and Destin Sandlin from SmarterEveryDay (9.61 million).

  
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• This Week In Social Video: Jake Paul, F9, Twitter’s Surprise Endings
• YouTube Unveils New ‘Seasonal’ Ad Packages, ‘Greenlight’ Program Enabling Creators To Develop A Branded Series
• YouTube Vet, Maker Studios Co-Founder ‘Kassem G’ Lands Hosting Gig At Soon-To-Relaunch G4
• Longtime YouTuber Film Festival ‘Buffer’ Unveils London Expansion
• YouTube Demonetizes James Charles’ Channel Following Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct With Minors
• Facebook Enters Audio Space With Clubhouse Competitor, Podcast Suite As Clubhouse Raises Series C At $4 Billion Valuation
• Jake Paul Says His Boxing Bout With Ben Askren Brought In $75 Million
• Jeffree Star In Stable Condition After “Serious” Car Accident
• Mark Rober, Jimmy Kimmel Join Forces For Star-Studded Stream To Support The Autism Community
• Twitch Purges 7.5 Million Bot Accounts, Warns Streamers Of Sudden Follower Losses
• Arcade Fire Drops Latest Meditative Single Exclusively Via ‘Headspace’ App
• YouTube OG Jenna Marbles Is Engaged To Longtime Partner Julien Solomita
• Twitch Streamer Ludwig Reaches Record-Breaking 273,000 Subscribers With 30-Day “Subathon”
• This Week In Social Video: Tributes To Prince Philip And DMX, Klem Family Keeps Surging
• YouTube Artist Zach ‘ZHC’ Hsieh Succeeds James Charles As Host Of ‘Instant Influencer’
• Viral Vine Star Adam Perkins Has Passed Away At Age 24
• Spotify Revamps Podcast Chart Calculations, Adds New Episodic Rankings, Web Accessibility