News

• Facebook Acquires GIF Database GIPHY In Reported $400 Million Deal
• MrBeast Just Launched A Gaming Channel. Now He’s Looking To Hire An Editor.

  MrBeast, one of the biggest breakout YouTube stars in recent memory, is launching another venture on the platform that started it all. While his main channel (34 million subscribers, upwards of 230 million monthly views) frequently features stunts and competitions in which he’s handing out large sums of cash, MrBeast -- whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, 22 -- has now launched a hub for gaming. 

  
• YouTube Millionaires: Creator Collective 2HYPE Shot To 1 Million Subscribers In Less Than 50 Videos

  The magic of online friendship doesn’t always carry over IRL--but for the six members of today’s Millionaire group, it definitely did.

  
• YouTube’s First Virtual Brandcast Will Focus On Surging TV Viewership

  At last year’s Brandcast, YouTube talked up TV viewership, revealing that users watched more than 250 million hours of content on television screens each and every day.

  
• YouTube Introduces New Grey ‘Clock’ Monetization Icon So Creators See Less Flip-Flopping
• Colleen Ballinger Responds To Allegations From Former Social Media Intern
• Snap Poaches YouTube’s Francis Roberts To Oversee Relations With Digital Creators
• The Ad Council Taps Meghan Trainor, Addison Rae, Molly Burke For Mental Health Awareness Month
• IAB Unveils Lineup For First-Ever Virtual NewFronts With TikTok, Snap, More
• Insights: With Metaverse Talk Common Amid Pandemic, We’re Ready To Be ‘Player One’ Almost Anywhere Else
• Jim Gaffigan Cooks Up Comedy In Quarantine With New YouTube Show
• YouTubers Kristin And Marcus Johns Both Recovering From Surgery After Devastating Hit-And-Run
• YouTube Taps ASAPScience, Kati Morton, More For Sleeping Competition Series
• James Charles Brings In 7 YouTube Gurus For Self-Dubbed “Biggest Beauty Collab In History”
• NBC Picks Up ‘A Little Late With Lilly Singh’ For Season Two, But Won’t Film Remotely
• YouTube’s FameBit Shutters Self-Service Influencer Marketing Platform To Prioritize In-House Matchmaking
• Top 50 Most Viewed US YouTube Channels • Week Of 5/11/2020
• How Ad Council, Collectively, And Digital Brand Architects Are Evaluating Social Good Campaigns During COVID-19
• Facebook Agrees To Pay $52 Million To Content Moderators Whose Work Affected Their Mental Health
• Family Of Late YouTuber Corey La Barrie Launches GoFundMe For Memorial Expenses
• YouTube TV Adds ‘Court TV’ To Expanding Channel Lineup
• TikTok Millionaires: Capital Craig’s Content Stars His Whole Family Of Pranksters
• Rooster Teeth’s The Roost Podcast Network Signs ‘Zane And Heath: Unfiltered’ (Exclusive)
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 5/11/2020