News

• Is The Creator-Owned “Smart YouTuber Mafia” A New Standard For Digital Content?
• YouTube Millionaires: Cross-Platform Couple Des & JuJu Hit One Million Followers On YouTube, TikTok, And Facebook

  This week, we have something a little different: Creator couple Des and JuJu are not only newly crowned millionaires on YouTube, but on TikTok and Facebook, too.

  
• YouTube Bans Content Endorsing QAnon, Pizzagate

  One day after expanding its pandemic misinformation policies to include conspiracies and other lies about COVID vaccinations, YouTube is taking aim at QAnon.

  
• Talent Firm Loaded Adds Pro Gamer Maria ‘Chica’ Lopez To Starry Roster

  Esports-focused talent management firm Loaded has added Maria 'Chica' Lopez to its illustrious roster, which includes top gamers like Shroud, AnneMunition, Ninja, DrLupo, CouRage, Summit1G, MLB pro Bryce Harper, and entertainment multi-threat Jordan Fisher.  

  
• Studio71 Names Adam Boorstin And Matt Crowley Co-CEOs, As Reza Izad Shifts To Chairman
• UTA Promotes 19 Agents, Executives To Partner—Including Head Of Digital Ali Berman
• Snapchat Launches ‘Sounds’, Enabling Users To Orchestrate Snaps, Stories With Licensed Music
• UTA Digital Co-Head Greg Goodfried Departs To Fully Represent The D’Amelio Family
• Spotify Now Lets Podcasters Use Its Entire Music Library In Their Shows
• Teespring Will Now Let Creators Vend ‘Digital Products’, Like Photo Presets And Ebooks
• YouTube Expands COVID Misinformation Policy To Ban Vaccine Conspiracies
• Digital Creator-Focused Charity Platform Tiltify Raises $6.5 Million
• YouTube, NIVA To Host Virtual #SOSFEST Benefiting Independent Concert Venues
• Insights: Could The Streaming Services Killing Movie Theaters Save Them Instead?
• Top 50 Most Viewed US YouTube Channels • Week Of 10/12/2020
• YouTube Originals Taps La La Anthony, 2 Chainz, Pretty Vee For HBCU Homecoming Stream
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 10/12/2020
• Here Are The Starting Brackets For MrBeast’s ‘Creator Games 2,’ Streaming Oct. 17
• Awesomeness Sets New Series From YouTube Duos The Merrell Twins, Niki And Gabi
• Snap Brings In Facebook, Google Exec Alexa Levine To Head Entertainment Ad Sales
• Netflix Nixes Free Trials In U.S.
• YouTube Newcomer Overwatch League Brings Record 1.55 Million Viewers For 2020 Grand Finals
• Following Staff Exodus, Bon Appetit Relaunches YouTube Channel With 8 New And 3 Returning Hosts
• TikToker Josh Richards And Barstool Sports Founder Dave Portnoy Are “BFFs” In New Joint Podcast