News

• BetterHelp Spent $4.4 Million On Podcast Advertising In January (Report)
• Snap Taps Brooke Berry To Helm Creator Development Following ‘Spotlight’ Launch

  Snapchat has snapped up Brooke Berry, a longtime digital media staffer who most recently ran all social media for VidCon.

  
• Twitter, Hoping To Increase Revenue, Will Add Patreon-Esque ‘Super Follows’ Feature

  
• TikTok’s Parent Agrees To $92 Million Settlement For Class-Action Data Privacy Suit

  TikTok parent company Bytedance has agreed to a proposed $92 million settlement with respect to a class action lawsuit waged by U.S. users who claim that the company illegally harvested teenage users’ data, including scans of their faces to fuel its recommendation algorithm.

  
• Gimlet’s Reply All Ceases ‘Test Kitchen’ Series, Pauses All Production Amid Internal Reckoning
• Step Reaches 1 Million Users, Snags Investments From Josh Richards, Alex Rodriguez
• David Dobrik’s ‘Dispo’ Reportedly Raises $20 Million At $200 Million Valuation
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 02/22/2021
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 02/22/2021
• UTA Signs TikTok Multi-Hyphenate Quen Blackwell
• CAA Signs Fast-Growing Facebook Gaming Creator Zack ‘ZLaner’ Lane
• Yoga With Adriene’s 30-Day Journey Sparks Explosive Growth For Channel
• TikTok Removed Nearly 350,000 Videos For Violating Election Policies
• Newly-Formed ‘Underscore Talent’ Signs Preschool-Aged YouTube Megastars Vlad & Niki
• New ‘TikTok For Black Creatives’ Incubator Unveils Inaugural Class Of 100 Creators
• YouTube Will Begin Letting Underage Users Onto Its Flagship Platform — With Parental Supervision
• This Week In Social Video: Mars Landing, Rick Lax, Happy Gilmore
• Josh Richards, Michael Gruen Team With Mark Wahlberg To Launch Gen Z Content Studio CrossCheck
• Spotify Will Enable Podcasters To Charge For Monthly Subscriptions, Slates Broader Rollout For Video Podcasts
• YouTube Chef Sohla El-Waylly Signs With Management Firm Range Media Partners
• Creator Community Standard Launches In-House Studio Offering Production Resources To All Digital Creators
• MrBeast Says His Burger Brand Sold One Million Sandwiches In 2 Months
• YouTube Announces 2021 Slate Of More Than 30 Kids’ Originals
• Logan Paul Sells $5 Million Worth Of NFTs Ahead Of His Pokémon Box Break