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• Netflix’s ‘Tiger King’ Is Most Popular TV Show In U.S., Spurring YouTube Views For Joe Exotic
• UTA Signs Recode Cofounder Kara Swisher

  United Talent Agency (UTA) has signed Recode cofounder Kara Swisher for representation across all areas.

  
• Quibi Sees 300,000 Day 1 Downloads—Just 7.5% Of Disney+’s Debut Audience (Report)

  Quibi may be off to an inauspicious start.

  
• Top 50 Most Viewed US YouTube Channels • Week Of 4/6/2020

  MasterClass is providing American YouTube viewers with new skills that they can learn while cooped up in their homes due to COVID-19.

  
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 4/6/2020
• How Children’s Social Video Content is Growing During Quarantines
• Indie Spotlight: YouTube Fantasy Series ‘Ren: The Girl With The Mark’ Has 8 Million Views And Big-Screen Aspirations
• Amazon Makes Grab For Gaming With Development Of Stadia Competitor, PC Titles ‘Crucible’ And ‘New World’
• The Hype House’s Thomas Petrou Responds To Daisy Keech With His Side Of Co-Founder Fallout
• Drake Taps 4 Social Stars To Choreograph Viral TikTok Dance For Latest Single
• Top 50 Most Viewed US YouTube Channels • Week Of 3/30/2020
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 3/30/2020
• All Creators In The YouTube Partner Program Can Now Monetize Content About COVID-19
• Bustle Digital Group Shutters ‘The Outline’, Lays Off Culture And Tech Site’s Staff
• Snapchat Taps Will Smith For Quarantined Celebrity Talk Show, Set In His Garage
• Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber Takes The YouTube Stage, Will Stream Free Musicals Every Friday
• With Billions of Interactions Around COVID-19, Influencers Are Harnessing Their Platforms For Good
• Robin Williams Estate Launches YouTube Channel To Commemorate The Comedic Legend
• YouTube Kids App Sees More Usage Than All Major Video Platforms’—Including YouTube (Report)
• Activision Permabans 50,000 Players Amid Rampant ‘Call Of Duty: Warzone’ Cheating
• These Are The Microinfluencers Competing On James Charles’ New YouTube Show, Dropping April 24
• YouTube To Launch TikTok Competitor ‘Shorts’ Later This Year (Report)
• Rooster Teeth’s ‘RTX Austin’ Gathering Postponed Until Labor Day Weekend
• Thrillist Launches Fundraising, Content Franchises For Restaurant Workers Impacted By Pandemic