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• BBTV Pacts With Latin American YouTube Phenom Mariale On Mobile Puzzle Game
• Netflix Establishes $100 Million Fund To Support Cast, Crew On Productions Halted By COVID-19

  Among the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are mass layoffs that have put millions of people around the world indefinitely out of work. Some governments are establishing support packages that will funnel money to individuals whose income has been cut off--but Netflix, for one, is ponying up to support out-of-work employees itself.

  
• Instagram Comic Adam Waheed And Fans Fund School For Underprivileged Children In Bali

  Instagram comedian Adam Waheed -- who counts 2.1 million followers on that app, as well as 3.2 million followers on his burgeoning TikTok account -- is harnessing his influence to help children in need.

  
• Indie Spotlight: ‘Two-Mara’ May Be About Fake Siblings, But It’s Got Real Sisterly Love

  Kate and Rooney Mara are the latest Hollywood stars to stake a presence on YouTube. Er, sort of.

  
• YouTube Launches ‘Learn@Home’ Educational Hub For Kids Kept Home By COVID-19
• Meet 6-Year-Old Nastya Radzinskaya, The Only Kid YouTuber With 50 Million Subscribers — And 3.8 Billion Monthly Views
• Coronavirus Social Video Stats: Yes, It’s The Main Topic People Are Talking About
• YouTube Lowers Playback Quality In EU, U.K. To Stave Off Potential Coronavirus Congestion
• Nikita Dragun To Drop ‘Unfiltered’ Snapchat Docuseries Tomorrow (Trailer)
• Patreon Establishes ‘What The Fund’ Grant To Offset Economic Uncertainties Caused By Coronavirus
• 20-Person Creator Collective Launches Facebook Hub To Stave Off Coronavirus Isolation
• Pornhub Sees 12% Global Visitor Growth Amid Coronavirus Lockdowns, Free ‘Premium’ Offers
• Instagram Meme Account ‘Doggos Doing Things’ Lands Book Deal With Hachette
• As Pandemic Worsens, Influencers Could Face 15-25% Decrease In Sponsored Post Pricing (Study)
• Insights: How Online Creators Can Thrive, And Help Others Survive, In Our Plague Year
• Spotify Resurrects FaZe Banks And KeemStar’s ‘Mom’s Basement’ YouTube Series In Podcast Form
• Cannes Lions Pushed To October As France Goes Into Coronavirus Lockdown
• Twitch Indefinitely Bans Lifestyle Streamer Kaceytron For Coronavirus Comments
• Cassey ‘Blogilates’ Ho Pacts With Semaphore To License Apparel, Nutritional, Beauty Products
• Facebook Pledges $100 Million To Small Businesses Affected By Coronavirus, Partners With WHO To Remove False COVID-19 Content
• Fox Sells Stake In Roku To Purchase Ad-Supported Streamer Tubi For $440 Million
• Top 50 Most Viewed US YouTube Channels • Week Of 3/16/2020
• Here’s Why Google Broke Out YouTube’s Ad Revs For The First Time Last Quarter
• Horror Streamer Shudder Offers 30-Day Free Trial For Coronavirus “Shut-Ins”