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• 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

  Rooster Teeth co-founder Burnie Burns has departed the company he helped turn into a digital powerhouse.In a statement on his just-launched website, Burns also shared that he and his wife, Ashley Jenkins, are moving "overseas" -- a decision that has been two years in the making despite the fact that Burns acknowledges it arrives during a particularly tumultuous time for the United States.

  
• YouTube Launches $100 Million, Multiyear Fund To Amplify Voices Of Black Creators

  YouTube has created a multiyear, $100 million fund “dedicated to amplifying and developing the voices of Black creators and artists in their stories,” CEO Susan Wojcicki revealed today on the official YouTube blog.

  
• Snap Taps Rickey Thompson, Denzel Dion For Original Docuseries; Re-Ups With Disney, ViacomCBS, More For ‘Discover’

  During its second annual virtual Partner Summit, which saw a slew of updates for Snap's developer and content partners, the platform revealed its latest original programming slate, as well as a new content format dubbed Happening Now that serves to round up breaking news.

  
• Viral TikTok Satirist And Donald Trump Imitator Sarah Cooper Signs With WME
• With 5 Million Subscribers, Kids’ Channel ‘Trinity And Beyond’ Inks Licensing Deal For Arts And Crafts Products
• YouTube To Introduce Channel Customization, Rolls Out Algorithm-Generated ‘Creator Mixes’ For Each Viewer
• Former NFL Player Emmanuel Acho Launches Viral ‘Uncomfortable Conversations With A Black Man’ Series
• Reddit Appoints Twitch Co-Founder, Y Combinator CEO Michael Seibel To Board After Alexis Ohanian’s Resignation
• Despite National Security Concerns, This Congressman Has Launched A Quippy TikTok Account
• YouTuber AzzyLand Signs With Night Media, Bringing Along Her 200+ Million Views Per Month (Exclusive)
• YouTube Pacts With Geoff Keighley For Exclusive ‘Summer Game Fest’ Programming
• ‘Bon Appétit’ Editor Adam Rapoport Resigns After Brownface Photo, Staff Allegations Of Racism Within Company
• #ShareTheMicNow Campaign Seeks To Magnify The Voices Of Black Women On Instagram
• Top 50 Most Viewed US YouTube Channels • Week Of 6/08/2020
• Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Film App ‘Whatifi’ Launches With $10 Million In Venture Funding
• FaZe Clan To Release Movie Slate Beginning This Year In Pact With ‘Invisible Narratives’
• TikTok Millionaires: KT Franklin Is An “Online Big Sister” To 2 Million Followers
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 6/08/2020
• Instagram Names Pandora, Lyft Vet Melissa Waters Global VP Of Marketing
• Twitch Looking To Give Creators More Control Over Clips After “Sudden Influx” Of Copyright Claims
• Editor Christene Barberich Steps Down As Past, Present Refinery29 Staffers Call Out “Racist Aggressions” At Company
• Longtime YouTube Star And Musician Trevi Moran Comes Out As Transgender
• A3 Artists Agency Signs Beauty Creator Nyma Tang (Exclusive)