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• More Than 350 Gaming Creators Hit 10 Million Subscribers In 2020, YouTube Says
• Alisha Marie And Remi Cruz’s ‘Pretty Basic’ Podcast Passes 50 Million Downloads

  Pretty Basic, the podcast co-hosted by veteran lifestyle vloggers and best friends Alisha Marie and Remi Cruz -- who have been on YouTube for a combined 21 years and count 28 million followers on social media collectively -- has gotten pretty massive. After launching two years ago, the series has now surpassed 50 million lifetime downloads, the ladies reveal to Tubefilter -- and is currently averaging 347,000 downloads per week

  
• YouTube Will Now Support ‘High Dynamic Range’ Video Quality For Live Streams

  Today, YouTube says it has become the first major platform to support HDR (high-dynamic range) video quality in live streams. YouTube launched HDR for standard video back in Nov. 2016 -- a quality that yields higher contrast, better clarity, and a wider color gamut.

  
• FaZe Clan Launches ‘FaZe Academy’ Talent Incubator, Through Which All Future Recruits Must Pass

  If you’re harboring dreams of joining the illustrious FaZe Clan -- one of the esports industry’s most exclusive factions -- listen up: the company has just unveiled a brand new talent incubator called the FaZe Academy, through which all future members must pass in order to join. The FaZe Academy is tailored for new recruits on FaZe’s creator side of the aisle.

  
• YouTube Animal Guru Coyote Peterson Signs With 33 & West
• Wendy’s Teams With Tfue, Myth, Flight23white, itsHafu, And xChocoBars For ‘Never Stop Gaming’ Menu
• Hulu Vet Jim Keller Tapped To Lead Ad Sales For Upcoming Discovery+ Streaming Hub
• Logan Paul Will Fight Floyd Mayweather In An Exhibition Match On February 20
• Ryan’s World’s Latest Brand Expansion Is A Virtual World Within Roblox
• Frank Sinatra, Prince, And Whitney Houston Have TikTok Accounts. Here’s Why.
• Insights: Will Jason Kilar’s WarnerMedia Be The Vessel For Hollywood’s Streaming Transformation?
• Sponsored Influencer Posts for Black Friday/Cyber Monday Grew By 46.6% This Year
• YouTube U.K. Taps 10 Established Creators To Spotlight Up-And-Comers For ‘The Rise’ Campaign
• Rooster Teeth Studios Hires Two TV Execs To Head Up Scripted, Unscripted Programming
• How Much More Money Do Creators Make During the Holidays?
• Loren Gray, TikTok’s Fourth Biggest Creator, Debuts ‘&Always’ Jewelry Brand
• For Its Latest Drop, Startup ‘Stir’ Blindly Paired Creators To Collab On Custom Face Masks
• YouTube Millionaires: Derkslurp On TikTok, Time Management, And The World’s Most Essential Drink
• ‘UNHhhh’ Stars Trixie Mattel And Katya To Host 2020 Streamy Awards
• YouTube Wants To Use Creators’ Data To See If Its Algorithms Target Marginalized People
• Charli D’Amelio Invests In Teen-Targeted Banking Startup ‘Step,’ Which Just Raised $50 Million
• A3 Artists Signs Couple TikTokers Abbie And Josh Herbert, With 6 Million Followers
• TikTok Is Reportedly Testing 3-Minute Videos
• Facebook Gaming Introduces Non-Gaming Content Hub For Partners Called ‘Hanging Out’