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• Facebook, Instagram To Incentivize Creators With $1 Billion In Bonus Programs, Seed Funding Through 2022
• Facebook Megastar Nas Daily Raises $11 Million For Virtual Education Startup ‘Nas Academy’

  Nuseir Yassin, the Facebook megastar who rose to fame for creating 1,000 minute-long videos under the moniker Nas Daily, has raised $11 million in funding for Nas Academy, a one-year-old, Masterclass-like venture featuring various courses taught by digital creators.

  
• YouTube Taps Lilly Singh, Binging With Babish To Talk Post-Pandemic Marketing Strategies With Top CMOs

  For the second time, YouTube is pairing top creators with the CMOs of three global companies to discuss best marketing practices. 

  
• Netflix Orders ‘CoComelon’, ‘Little Baby Bum’ Originals Amid Moonbug Library Expansion

  Netflix wants more Moonbug.The streamer has added new originals from Moonbug’s arsenal of kid-friendly content -- namely its CoComeon and Little Baby Bum content franchises -- that will begin to roll out globally next year.

  
• Digital Marketing Surged In 2020. BEN Says Brands Should Focus On These 3 Areas For The Future.
• VidCon Adds Ian Hecox, Larray, Nikita Dragun, The Onyx Family To ‘Featured Creators’ Lineup
• Horror YouTuber Colby Brock Teams With Influencer Record Label ‘Heard Well’ For First NFT Launch
• 100 Thieves Nabs Collaboration With Gucci In Impressive Sign For The Gaming Industry
• YouTube Shorts Goes Global, Rolling Out In 100+ Countries
• Google Play Taps The Try Guys For Portal A-Produced ‘Pokémon Go’ Campaign
• Clubhouse Signs Deal With TED For Exclusive Programming Lineup
• YouTube’s ‘Bucket List Family’ Has Raised $10 Million To Establish Next-Generation Animation Studio
• YouTube Testing ‘Achievement Cards’ In Studio Dashboards To Mark Creator Milestones
• Netflix Names Apple, NPR Vet N’Jeri Eaton Its First-Ever Head Of Podcasts
• YouTube Rolls Out Personalized Video Recommendation Feed ‘New To You’
• YouTube Millionaires: Lucky Maker Hopes His ‘Minecraft’ Adventures Will Take Him To 50 Million Subscribers
• Ryan Kaji Ties Up With Skechers For Limited-Edition Footwear Collaboration
• TikTok Adds Fast-Forward, Rewind For Longer Videos
• TikTok Formally Unveils Jobs Discovery Platform With 40 Companies And 400 Listings
• YouTube, Emojam Partnership Lets Creators Reward Channel Members With Custom Sound-Enabled GIFs, Emojis (Exclusive)
• Disney Streaming Services Names Ajay Arora VP Of Product, Commerce, And Experimentation
• NFTs Made By Two “Synthetic” TikTokers Will Go On Sale At Christie’s This Week
• Creators On The Rise: Cam Casey Spent The Past Year Conquering TikTok And Snapchat. Now He’s Making His Move On YouTube Shorts.
• YouTube Algorithm Frequently Recommends Videos Viewers Regret Watching, Study Finds