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• Patreon Adds European Currencies, Will Open Berlin Offices As It Eyes Global Expansion
• Canadian Government Officially Warns 100 Brands And Ad Agencies To Comply With Influencer Marketing Laws

  
• Former Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins Exits Sony To Drive Amazon’s Digital Video Development

  Former Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins, who left the company in 2017 to become chairman of Sony Pictures Television, is now leaving Sony for an executive digital video role at Amazon.

  
• YouTube Kids’ Channel Cocomelon, Which Brings 3+ Billion Views Per Month, Expands Into Merch

  YouTube’s decision to strip personalized ads off every video that could attract young viewers has prompted one of its largest kids’ channels, Cocomelon, to finally expand into merch.

  
• NikkieTutorials Named Online Host For This Year’s ‘Eurovision Song Contest’
• ‘Lucas The Spider’ Strikes Distribution Deal For Long-Form Series At Cartoon Network
• Logan Paul Drops Antonio Brown Diss Track, Compounding Reports Of Boxing Bout
• Facebook Watch Sets Limited John Legend Series For Valentine’s Day
• Indie Spotlight: ‘Hot Mess Confessions’ Chronicles The “Exciting And Not-So-Exciting” (But Always Relatable) Adventures Of A Twentysomething
• Here Are All The Titles Netflix Has Removed Because Of Government Censorship
• Brands Owning Super Bowl Social Video Conversation Before And After Game
• YouTube Uses Trailer View Counts To Predict ‘Joker’ Will Steal Best Picture Oscar
• Instagram Launches New Tool To Help Users Tidy Up Their Follows
• YouTube Millionaires: Ryan Trahan, Who’s Gaining More Than 10K Subscribers Every Single Day, Is Ready To Make 2020 His Best Year Ever
• All In The Creator Family: Asa Maass’ Daughter Abbie Has Autism. Here’s Why He Uses YouTube To Tell The World About Her.
• Netflix Finally Lets Users Turn Off Contentious Autoplay-While-Browsing Feature
• WarnerMedia Forms New Film Division To Produce “Mid-Budget” Originals For Streamer HBO Max
• Google Tells Websites–Including YouTube–To Remove “Particularly Disruptive” Ads On Short Videos
• Hilton Hotels Named Title Sponsor Of BuzzFeed’s ‘BringMe’ Travel Vertical In Sweeping Pact
• HP Unboxes With Bretman Rock For Latest Laptop Campaign
• Twitch Names Sunita Kaur First Managing Director, APAC, Amid Asia-Pacific Push
• Justin Bieber Docuseries Becomes YouTube’s Most-Viewed Original In One Week
• Creators Going Pro: ImSuda And Friends Put The “Fun” In ‘Fortnite’ With Their Content Goldmine Group Gaming Sessions
• YouTube Sends Cease-And-Desist To Facial Recognition Company That Scrapes Social Media Images For Law Enforcement