News

• TikTok Launches Self-Serve Ad Sales, Pledges $100 Million In Ad Credits For Small Businesses Affected By Pandemic
• YouTube Lowering Minimum Video Length For Mid-Roll Ads From 10 To 8 Minutes

  YouTube is making a change to the way that it serves mid-roll ads, the platform shared in an email to creators today, in a bid to make more videos eligible for mid-rolls and ramp up monetization prospects.

  
• YouTube Unveils New Analytics Hub For Musicians, Tracking Official And Fan-Uploaded Videos Alike

  YouTube is bestowing musicians with new and improved tools to track their analytics, including audience demos, global reach, and other performance metrics.

  
• Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo Says U.S. Is “Certainly Looking At” A TikTok Ban

  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in an interview on Fox News yesterday evening that the United States government is looking into a ban of buzzy micro-video app TikTok amid ongoing concerns that the China-owned platform has been suspected to be a tool of surveillance and propaganda for the Chinese government.

  
• TikTok Millionaires: LifeWithKleeKai Puts Human TikTok Trends In The Paws Of Canine Companions
• Awesomeness Launches 5-Part Political Series Ahead Of 2020 Presidential Election
• Insights: VidCon, Comic-Con, Other Conferences Go Virtual, Try To Keep The Fun
• YouTube Might Let Creators See How Their Videos Perform Compared To Uploads On Similar Channels
• Amid Sputtering Launch, Here Are All Of The Originals That Quibi Has Renewed To Date
• After VFX-Laden TikTok Goes Viral, 20-Year-Old Julian Bass Hears From Disney, Sony, More
• How BEN’s Influencer-Measuring AI “Brings Science To The Art Of Advertising”
• ‘Hamilton’ Film Debut Drove 72.4% Spike In U.S. Disney+ App Downloads This Weekend
• As India Bans TikTok, Instagram Has Begun Testing TikTok Clone ‘Reels’ (Report)
• After 70 Hours, MrBeast Ends ‘Finger On The App’ Challenge By Giving 4 Winners $20,000 Each
• YouTube Test Note Indicates Platform Is Developing “Multi-Segment” Video Feature—AKA A TikTok Competitor
• FaZe Clan, Twitch, Facebook Gaming Hook Up With Gamers.Vote For Monthlong Voter Registration Campaign
• Brie Larson Launches YouTube Channel In Star-Studded Collab With Sean Evans, Juanpa Zurita, Lilly Singh
• YouTube Millionaires: Food Blogger Lisa Bryan Thought She Was Too Old To Make It On YouTube. Now Her Channel Is Her Career.
• Google Has Developed Auto-Generated Comment-Replying Technology For YouTube Creators
• Facebook Shutters TikTok Competitor ‘Lasso’, As Instagram’s Own Clone ‘Reels’ Expands To New Markets
• Emma Chamberlain Goes Lo-Fi With Latest Business Venture: Her Own Paper Planner
• David Dobrik Apologizes For Any Past Videos That Made Viewers Feel Unwelcome, Uncomfortable
• After A Decade, Ingrid Nilsen Emotionally Closes Chapter On Her YouTube Career
• Top 50 Most Viewed US YouTube Channels • Week Of 6/29/2020