News

• Epic Games Pushes Into Film With Funding For Animated Feature ‘Gilgamesh’
• TikTok Helps Push 17-Year-Old Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drivers License” To No. 1 Billboard Debut

  
• TikTok’s Lil Huddy Signs To Immersive Records, Drops Debut Single “21st Century Vampire”

  TikTok star Chase Hudson is taking a bite out of the music biz. The 18-year-old -- who is signed to WME and is credited as one of the co-founders of creator collective The Hype House -- has dropped today his debut singled "21st Century Vampire."

  
• TikTok Testing Q&A Tool, Enabling Creators To More Seamlessly Respond To Viewer Inquiries

  TikTok is testing a new Q&A feature that will enable creators to more easily access fan inquiries, and then respond in either text or video format.

  
• Jake Paul Signs With Triller And Snoop Dogg-Owned ‘The Fight Club’ For April Boxing Bout
• YouTube Removes Onision From Partner Program, Demonetizes His Channels Over Child Safety Concerns
• CAA Acquires Creative Agency ‘Tandem’ To Bolster Digital Partnerships, Branded Content Efforts
• YouTube Adds Safety Feature Targeting Comments With External Links
• YouTube Extends Trump Ban For Another Week, Citing Concerns About “Ongoing Potential For Violence”
• Wattpad Acquired By Webtoon’s Parent Company ‘Naver’ In $600 Million Deal
• Netflix Soars Past 200 Million Subscribers, Clocked $25 Billion In Revenues Last Year
• Apple Looking To Monetize Podcasting Platform Via Subscription Service (Report)
• YouTube Wonderkid ‘Like Nastya’ Topples 200 Million Subs Across Portfolio Of 14 Channels
• ViacomCBS Sets March 4 Launch For Paramount+ Streaming Service
• Josh Richards, Griffin Johnson, MrBeast And More Raise $200,000 For Barstool Sports’ COVID-19 Fund
• This Week In Social Video: Impeachment, ‘Among Us,’ James Harden
• Social Media Platforms See 73% Drop In Election Misinformation After Trump’s Ban (Study)
• YouTube, TikTok Comedian Caroline Ricke Signs With UTA (Exclusive)
• Amid ‘Spotlight’ Rollout, Snap Elevates Ben Schwerin To SVP Of Content And Partnerships
• Some Creators Are Making Millions Uploading Videos To Snapchat’s Spotlight
• The Dolan Twins, With 11 Million Subscribers, Resign From YouTube To Pursue Other Ventures
• Newly-Formed ‘Group Nine Acquisition Corp.’ Prices $200 Million IPO, Kicking Off Today
• Netflix’s First Inclusion Report Lays Out Its Diversity Efforts, Shortfalls, Goals
• Ellen Digital Ventures Names Online Video Veteran Nathan Brown General Manager