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• LeBron James, Maverick Carter Raise $100 Million To Form New ‘SpringHill’ Media Enterprise
• Netflix Embraces YouTube, TikTok, And Instagram For ‘Pride’ Event

  In honor of Pride Month, Netflix is hosting a star-studded event that it says will serve as a moment for reflection and celebration for the LGBTQ+ community -- on YouTube.

  
• Pocket.watch Sets Global Rollout For ‘Ryan’s Mystery Playdate’ After Season 4 Pickup At Nickelodeon

  The Emmy-nominated TV show, starring eight-year-old YouTube phenom Ryan Kaji, is coming soon to Germany on Amazon FreeTime Unlimited -- a kid-friendly subscription platform comprising books, movies, TV shows, educational apps, and games.

  
• Jenna Marbles Announces Indefinite YouTube Hiatus, Privates Videos With 2 Billion Views After Apologizing For Past Racist Clips

  Jenna Marbles, a comedic vlogger who has been on YouTube for over a decade -- racking up 20 million subscribers and roughly 30 million monthly views -- is taking an indefinite hiatus from her channel.

  
• Social Video Views Climbed for Latin American Creators During Quarantine
• YouTube Cancels Its Longest-Running Original—Joey Graceffa’s ‘Escape The Night’
• DIY Pizza Kits And Choose-Your-Own Ad Pitches: A Look Behind YouTube’s First Virtual Brandcast
• YouTube Users Watch 450 Million Hours Of Content On TV Screens Each Day
• 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
• Fintech Startup ‘Karat’ Raises $4.6 Million To Launch Credit Card Exclusively For Digital Creators
• ‘Fortnite’ To Test Full-Length Film Screenings With Christopher Nolan’s ‘Inception,’ ‘Batman Begins,’ ‘The Prestige’
• 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