News

• Former Disney Exec, TikTok Chief Kevin Mayer Joins Investment Firm Access Industries
• Spotify May Be Eyeing Podcast-Only Subscription Tiers

  Spotify may be looking to launch, down the line, a new subscription tier -- or tiers -- dedicated exclusively to podcasts. 

  
• WME Taps TikTok Exec Gisselle Ruiz To Lead Diversity, Inclusion Efforts

  WME has tapped TikTok exec Gisselle Ruiz to be its first head of inclusion.

  
• YouTube Touted Its Handling Of Election Misinformation. But Now It Says Videos Spreading Vote Tabulation Conspiracies, False Win Claims Are Fine.

  Since February, YouTube has introduced several new election-time tools and policies, touting them as efforts to “better support” democracy by minimizing the spread of misinformation about the election. But on Election Day and after, YouTube said videos that spread demonstrably, egregiously false information about vote tabulation and the outcome of the 2020 contest aren't in violation of those new policies.

  
• 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
• 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.
• The Latest Influencer Hotspot Is An Abandoned California Ghost Town
• ESPN Lays Off 300 Staffers Amid Resource Shift Toward DTC, Digital Businesses
• 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