News

• YouTube App Introduces New Subscription Feed Filters For ‘Unwatched’, ‘Live’ Videos, More
• Kin Promotes Tejal Ajmera To COO, With An Eye To Profitability In 2020

  Kin, the digital network and content studio that works with celebrities like Tia Mowry, Adrienne Bailon Houghton, and Malika and Kadijah Haqq, has promoted Tejal Ajmera to COO. 

  
• Digital Rights Startup SuperBam Names Former OpenSlate Exec Chief Revenue Officer

  Digital rights management startup SuperBam has hired a new chief revenue officer, tapping Carlos Restrepo from online video analytics firm OpenSlate.

  
• Instagram Now Placing Warnings Over Posts Deemed To Contain “False Information”

  Instagram is taking strides to clamp down on fake news -- though some users have found its efforts may be slightly overzealous straight out of the gate.

  
• Hulu Hires 2 Advertising Vets To Head Up New ‘Greenhouse’ Creative Studio
• WME Signs TikTok Luminary Chase Hudson And His Creator Collective ‘The Hype House’
• Diary Of A Web Series: How To Network At Film Festivals
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 1/12/2020
• Beauty Creator NikkieTutorials Thwarts Apparent Blackmail Attempt By Coming Out As Trans
• Justin Bieber Faces “Yummy” Backlash After Posting Guide Showing How To Game Billboard Charts
• YouTube Signs Creators LazarBeam And Muselk, Poaches 100 Thieves Member Valkyrae From Twitch
• Healthy-Living Influencers Harness Social Video To Help Viewers Kick Off 2020
• YouTube To Stream Coachella For 10th Year Running, Announces Doc About Festival
• YouTube Studio Adds New ‘Restrictions’ Column, Ability to Manually Insert Mid-Roll Ads, More
• Verizon Media Names Veteran Tech Exec Rathi Murthy CTO
• All In The Creator Family: Family Fun Pack Turned Accidental Virality Into A Full-Fledged YouTube Career
• Golden Globes Piloted Facebook’s ‘Collaborative Stories’ Feature At 77th Awards (Exclusive)
• Instagram Creator Behind ‘House Of Highlights’ Tapped By ESPN To Helm Social Content, Strategy
• Twitch Reportedly Fell Short Of Ad Revenue Projections Last Year
• Ricky Dillon Pauses Full-Time YouTube Career To Edit For The Dolan Twins, Colleen Ballinger, Others
• IAC Sells CollegeHumor To Longtime Exec Sam Reich, Laying Off 100+ Employees
• Creators Going Pro: Caleb Marshall Makes His Living As YouTube’s Premier “Fitness Pop Star”—But Not By Raking In Ad Revenue
• Top TikTok Stars Can Earn $30,000 Per Sponsored Post, While Hollywood Celebs Can Pocket Six Figures (Report)
• After Raising $1 Million, “Naked Philanthropist” Kaylen Ward Closes Nudes Offer, Opens GoFundMe For Bushfire Aid