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• ‘Charles And Alyssa’ Get A Few Million Views A Month On YouTube. Now They’re Making Six Figures Monthly With Jellysmack.
• London-Based Eleven Sports Acquires Digital Sports Content Company ‘Team Whistle’

  Sports-centric digital content company Team Whistle has been acquired by U.K.-based Eleven Sports, which operates a multinational group of sports TV channels and whose rights portfolio features myriad leagues across Europe and Asia, including the Champions League, Premier League, LaLiga, the NBA, NFL, and more.

  
• VC Firm Atelier Ventures Wants To Help Turn Creators Into Angel Investors

  Atelier Ventures, an early-stage VC firm founded by former Andreesen Horowtiz partner Li Jin, was launched last month as a $13 million seed fund for startups in the creator economy, with its portfolio already including companies like Stir, Patreon, and Substack.

  
• MrBeast Opens His Own Food Bank, Shares Details On ‘Beast Philanthropy’

  
• TikTok Collective Sway LA To Drop ‘Sway Life’ Reality Series On Facebook Watch, IGTV
• Insights: I Can’t Wait For Donald Trump’s Social Media Platform To Launch
• 100 Thieves Forges Multi-Year Brand Deals With 2 ‘Boston Beer Company’ Beverages
• James Charles Will Not Host Season 2 Of ‘Instant Influencer,’ YouTube Says
• Influencer Marketing Agency Whalar Adds Encantos CEO Steven Wolfe Pereira, Facebook Exec Brad Smallwood To Board (Exclusive)
• Young YouTube Phenom ‘Like Nastya’ Pacts With Will And Jada Pinkett Smith’s Westbrook Studios
• YouTube Demonetizes Durte Dom, All 3 Of David Dobrik’s Channels For Violating ‘Creator Responsibility’ Policy
• All-Black TikTok Collective ‘The Crib Around The Corner’ Snags AT&T TV As Overall Brand Partner
• Snapchat Testing ‘Remix’ Tool In Stories, Which Is Akin To TikTok Duets
• YouTube Vet Bo Burnham To Play NBA Star Larry Bird In Forthcoming HBO Drama
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 03/22/2021
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 03/22/2021
• Disney+ Is Now $7.99 Per Month In The U.S.
• After Licensing Skirmish, Triller Inks Deal With National Music Publishers’ Association
• Josh Richards’ CrossCheck Studios Names Brianna Solo Director Of Development
• Creative Juice Lets Digital Creators Invest In One Another—And It’s Backed By Top YouTubers Like MrBeast
• The Root’s Danielle Belton Named Editor-In-Chief Of BuzzFeed-Owned ‘HuffPost’
• Virtual Concert Platform ‘Wave’ To Introduce Fan Monetization Features During Dillon Francis Event
• YouTube Is The First Digital Platform To Receive Brand Safety Certification From Media Rating Council
• Brent Rivera, Ben Azelart Launch Podcasts Alongside Their ‘Amp’ Content Studio