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• At Brandcast, YouTube Renews Originals From James Charles, MrBeast, Markiplier, And Marques Brownlee
• At NewFronts, TikTok Brings Ad Offerings To The Fore With New ‘TikTok For Business’ Platform

  TikTok took a major public-facing step with respect to its ad business today with a new website dubbed TikTok For Business, where marketers can review all of the platform’s ad products, make purchases, track their spending, and glean information about best practices.

  
• Fintech Startup ‘Karat’ Raises $4.6 Million To Launch Credit Card Exclusively For Digital Creators

  A new startup called Karat -- which was co-founded by a former Instagram exec and counts the co-founder of Twitch as an investor - is looking to provide an upscale credit card specifically targeting online creators.

  
• ‘Fortnite’ To Test Full-Length Film Screenings With Christopher Nolan’s ‘Inception,’ ‘Batman Begins,’ ‘The Prestige’

  Fortnite is about to get more Nolan.

  
• NBA All-Star Stephen Curry To Host YouTube Competition Special ‘Ultimate Home Championship’
• Vice Calls Out Brands For Deeming George Floyd, ‘Black Lives Matter’ Content Unsafe For Advertising
• At NewFront, NPR Touts Local Ubiquity And Popular Podcasts ‘Code Switch’, ‘Up First’, More
• Amber Howard Named Head Of Talent At TXG, Bringing Along Clients AtomicMari, Ewok, More
• VidCon Taps AmbersCloset, Eugene Lee Yang, James Charles For Pride-Themed Stream
• Barstool Sports Touts 950K Views Per Day For Founder Dave Portnoy’s Day Trading Show, Launches Branded Content Division
• Whistle To Launch Social Video Network In Collaboration With Survivalist Host Bear Grylls
• Ellen Digital Network Taps TikTok Breakout Tabitha Brown, Bretman Rock To Head Up New Web Shows
• TikTok Millionaires: ‘Stevie Knows’ How To Turn Celebrity Interviews Into Clever Comedy
• Condé Nast Unveils Podcast Network, Tap-To-Buy Video Ad Product At First NewFronts Outing
• Snap Says It Reaches More 13 To 24-Year-Olds In The U.S. Than Facebook, Instagram, And Messenger Combined
• Top 50 Most Viewed US YouTube Channels • Week Of 6/22/2020
• Philip DeFranco Signs With Semaphore To Seek Out Licensing Opportunities
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 6/22/2020
• YouTube’s ‘Cobra Kai’ To Kick It At Netflix, Starting With Season 3
• Dozens of YouTubers, Twitch Streamers, And Gaming Executives Face Sexual Abuse Allegations
• Microsoft Shutters Mixer, Looks To Shepherd Creators To Facebook Gaming As Part Of New Pact
• Hulu’s NewFronts Presentation Unveils Interactive Ad Format ‘GatewayGo,’ Nielsen Ad-Targeting Integration
• Select Management Signs Slew Of YouTube Stars, Including Kelsey Darragh, Aaron Burriss, Hey It’s Fei
• YouTube Launches Virtual Summer Camp With Arts, Sports, And STEM-Related Content