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• Vimeo Raises $150 Million Amid Record Revenue Growth, Eyes Spinoff From Parent IAC
• Pokimane Capped Her Twitch Donations At $5. The Tool She Used To Do It Is Now Available For All Streamers.

  Twitch’s most-followed female streamer has put a cap on the amount of money fans can donate to her. And Streamlabs, the company that helped her do it, has made that functionality available to all digital creators.

  
• The Latest Influencer Hotspot Is An Abandoned California Ghost Town

  In 2018, the serial entrepreneur Brent Underwood purchased an abandoned California ghost town called Cerro Gordo, forking over a cool $1.4 million for the property alongside his business partner, Jon Bier, and several investor friends.

  
• ESPN Lays Off 300 Staffers Amid Resource Shift Toward DTC, Digital Businesses

  Disney-owned ESPN announced today that it is eliminating a total of positions across the company -- including 300 jobs that are already filled and 200 open positions -- in order to allocate resources toward direct-to-consumer and digital initiatives, while also continuing to innovate its TV experience, the company said.

  
• After IPO, BBTV Signs Parkour Athlete Nick Pro, Lifestyle Vlogger Francesca Farago, More
• Creator Community Standard Beefs Up In-House Video Production With Acquisition Of Studio Mighteor
• Caspar Lee-Founded Fund Invests In Spanish Creator Monetization Startup ‘Streamloots’
• Rooster Teeth Launches New Smart TV Apps, As It Pulls Flagship ‘RWBY’ Series From YouTube
• YouTube Is Ending Full-Day Masthead Reservations In 2021—But Not Because Of Donald Trump
• James Charles Lands Self-Styled Cover Of ‘Vogue’ Magazine
• Top 50 Most Viewed US YouTube Channels • Week Of 11/02/2020
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 11/02/2020
• For The First Time, Snapchat Will Let Creators Publicly Display Their Follower Counts
• On The Podcast: Shopify’s Collab With TikTok Is The Start Of Something Interesting For Creator Commerce
• The Trump Camp Has Bought YouTube’s Masthead Ad 20 Times This Election—Including On Election Day
• Insights: Social Media Platforms’ Election-Protection Plans A Start, But Not Nearly Enough Change For Long-Term
• Tati Westbrook Sued By Former Business Partner In Her Halo Beauty Vitamin Venture
• Biden/Harris Campaign Deploys Custom ‘Fortnite’ Map To Teach Voters About Key Policies
• VidCon And Discord: How The Event Is Harnessing AMAs To Bind Its Community Around The Calendar
• “Baby Shark” Overtakes “Despacito” To Become YouTube’s Most-Watched Video Of All Time
• TikTok Re-Ups Licensing Deal With Sony, Adding Marketing, Artist Discovery Components
• David Dobrik Links Up With Leonardo DiCaprio For Second Voter Registration Contest
• TikTok Countersues Triller, Says Its Tech Doesn’t Violate Patent
• YouTubers Garrett Watts And Andrew Siwicki Launch ‘Sweet Boys’ Podcast At Rooster Teeth (Exclusive)