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• Eyeing Living Rooms, Quibi Reportedly In Talks To Create Roku, Amazon Fire TV Apps
• Facebook Gaming Expands Availability Of Key Monetization Tools, Readies New ‘Live Breaks’ Ad Format

  Facebook Gaming is expanding the availability of two key monetization tools to an increasing number of streamers. First, the platform is rolling out its Fan Subscriptions product to creators within its Level Up program who achieve 250 returning weekly viewers.

  
• Top 50 Most Viewed US YouTube Channels • Week Of 6/15/2020

  The animal-friendly channel The Dodo was one of the 50 most viewed US-based channels this week. A video of a cute cat and a big dog helped.

  
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 6/15/2020

  Sony's reveal of the new Playstation console propelled the official Playstation channel in to our weekly global YouTube Top 50.

  
• Netflix Names Former YouTube, Warner Bros. Exec Michelle Slavich VP Of Publicity
• YouTube Rebrands Influencer Marketing Platform ‘FameBit’ To ‘BrandConnect’, Taps Google Vet Lori Sobel To Lead Unit
• TikTok Millionaires: For Mr. Tov, TikTok Is “The Only Platform Where A Normal Person Can Be Treated As A Star”
• Instagram To Review Its Policies, Algorithms For Any Bias Against Black Community
• YouTubers Hank Green, Mark Oshiro Headline ‘Star Wars’ Anthology ‘From A Certain Point Of View’
• Facebook Gaming Snags TikTok Star Noen Eubanks For Exclusive Livestreaming Deal
• Cameo Adds New Product Tier, Enabling Fans To Chat With Celebrities On Zoom
• Quibi Predicted It Would Net 7 Million Year-One Subscribers. It’s On Track To Bring In Just 2 Million. (Report)
• The Young Turks To Drop Non-Political Interview Series On Just-Launched Twitch Channel
• With No IRL Event This Year, VidCon Goes Virtual With Summer Programming From Brent Rivera, Emma Chamberlain, More
• WarnerMedia Axes HBO Go, Rebrands HBO Now In Wake Of Max Launch
• ‘Dear Class Of 2020’ Becomes YouTube’s Most-Watched Live Original To Date, Raising $2 Million
• Netflix Drops Somber Dave Chappelle Special ‘8:46’ On YouTube, Netting 3.4 Million Views In 24 Hours
• Verizon Inks Three-Year Sponsorship Deal For Riot Games’ ‘League Of Legends’ Championships
• YouTube Pulls Creators’ AdSense Fundraisers, Citing Policy Violations—But Will Donate The Amount They Raised
• Here’s When David Dobrik Plans To Return To His Temporarily-Adjourned Vlog
• Collins And Devan Key Tap Evolution USA In Bid To Build Global Licensing Business
• Rooster Teeth Co-Founder Burnie Burns Exits Company, But Plans To Stay Involved Via First-Look Deal
• YouTube Launches $100 Million, Multiyear Fund To Amplify Voices Of Black Creators
• Snap Taps Rickey Thompson, Denzel Dion For Original Docuseries; Re-Ups With Disney, ViacomCBS, More For ‘Discover’