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• Snap Doubles Down On Small Business Ads In Pact With Newspaper Publisher Gannett
• Reddit Hires First CFO Drew Vollero As It Eyes Public Offering

  Reddit has hired its first-ever CFO in the form of Drew Vollero as it moves toward a public offering. “Going public one day is something we think about but we do not have specific plans and a timetable,” a Reddit spokeswoman told Reuters.

  
• The Podcast Academy Unveils 164 Nominees For First Annual Ambies Awards

  The nascent Podcast Academy has announced a full list of 164 nominees for its first annual Awards for Excellence in Audio, aka the Ambies.

  
• Insights: Can Paramount+ Help ViacomCBS Catch Up In Expensive Streaming Race?

  Can "a mountain" of retreads and reboots, a relatively high price, a late-to-the-game arrival to the market, and a conservative strategy with theatrical releases fuel the kind of streaming video powerhouse that ViacomCBS needs as Paramount+ launches today?

  
• Studio71 Signs 30 Beauty And Lifestyle Creators, Including Nikita Dragun, Trixie Mattel
• Influencer-Entrepreneur Natalie Noel Tapped For This Year’s ‘Sports Illustrated Swimsuit’ Issue
• Instagram Aggregator ‘The Tinder Blog’ Acquired By Clubhouse Media
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• Square To Purchase Majority Stake In Tidal For $297 Million, Will Add Jay-Z To Board
• Google Will Stop Using People’s Browsing Activity To Serve Them Ads
• Eyewear Brand Oakley Signs Seth ‘Scump’ Abner As Its First Pro Esports Athlete
• Former Disney, TikTok Exec Kevin Mayer Named Chairman At Sports Streamer DAZN
• Marques Brownlee, BBC’s ‘Top Gear’ Rev Up Electric Car Content Partnership
• UTA Signs Digital Creators, ‘Gals On The Go’ Podcast Hosts Brooke Miccio And Danielle Carolan
• This Week In Social Video: Daft Punk Farewell, Steve Harvey, Basketball
• David Dobrik Taps ‘One Hour Photo’ Director To Helm First Commercial For Dispo
• Rudy Giuliani Receives Second YouTube Strike For Election Lies, Nicotine Promotion
• Cameo Introduces Option To Buy Celebrity Shoutouts Via Gift Cards
• Complex Networks To Launch Localized Version Of ‘Hot Ones’ In The Caribbean
• Instagram Aims For Clubhouse Feel With New 4-Person ‘Live Rooms’
• Logan Paul Unboxes $2 Million Worth Of Pokemon Cards, Sells $880,000 In Accompanying NFTs
• Ex-Twitch Employees Raise $3.5 Million For Beauty-Focused Streaming Startup ‘Newness’
• TrillerTV Taps Model-Influencer Twan Kuyper For ‘Try Something New’ Series