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• YouTube Shelves Annual ‘Rewind’ Video Given Hardships, Heaviness Of 2020 (Exclusive)
• Rhett & Link To Host First All-Day Charity Stream Benefiting ‘Inner-City Arts’

  YouTube stalwarts Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal are set to host their first-ever, all-day live stream next Thursday benefiting Inner-City Arts -- a nonprofit that provides arts education to school-age, underprivileged children in Los Angeles, whose needs for enrichment have been heightened amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

  
• Top 50 Most Viewed US YouTube Channels • Week Of 11/09/2020

  USA Today's dramatic leap into our ranking of the top 50 US-based YouTube channels of the week underscored a seven-day stretch in which politics ruled.

  
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 11/09/2020

  During the week of the US presidential election, news networks like NBC News, ABC News, and Fox News drew big viewership on YouTube.

  
• Twitch Apologizes To Creators Hit By Mass DMCAs And Content Deletions, Says It’s In Talks With Record Labels
• Google Is Giving YouTube Premium Subscribers A Free Stadia Controller, Chromecast Ultra
• TikTok Predicted To Hit 1 Billion Users In 2021
• SypherPK Signs Exclusive Streaming Deal At Twitch, Establishes Talent Incubator For Up-And-Comers
• Fullscreen To Be Dramatically Affected By WarnerMedia Layoffs
• Patreon, Acast Partner To Help Podcasters Distribute Paywalled Content More Broadly
• Twitch Taps Microsoft’s Angela Hession To Serve As Global VP Of Trust And Safety
• In Biggest Podcast Purchase Yet, Spotify Acquires Ad And Publishing Platform ‘Megaphone’ For $235 Million
• Ninja Chose Twitch Over YouTube Because He Didn’t Want To Be Known As “A YouTuber”
• Twitch Unveils Full Rundown For Saturday’s ‘GlitchCon’ — Its Virtual Reimagining Of TwitchCon
• Apple, Sony Reportedly Eyeing $300-$400 Million Acquisition Of Podcast Network Wondery
• Former Disney Exec, TikTok Chief Kevin Mayer Joins Investment Firm Access Industries
• Spotify May Be Eyeing Podcast-Only Subscription Tiers
• WME Taps TikTok Exec Gisselle Ruiz To Lead Diversity, Inclusion Efforts
• YouTube Touted Its Handling Of Election Misinformation. But Now It Says Videos Spreading Vote Tabulation Conspiracies, False Win Claims Are Fine.
• Netflix Testing Pre-Programmed, Linear TV-Style Channel Called ‘Direct’ In France
• A3 Artists Agency Signs Couple Vloggers, Pranksters Jules & Saud
• 100 Thieves To Enter Call Of Duty League With New Team, Los Angeles Thieves
• Night Media Signs 6-Channel Family Gaming Empire FGTeeV (Exclusive)
• Reebok Sits Down With Hit YouTube Franchise ‘Hot Ones’ For Footwear, Apparel Collaboration