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• Pluto TV Rounds Out Senior Leadership Team With Fullscreen, Eros International Vets
• Quibi Loses Fourth Exec In 6 Months—Head Of Marketing Megan Imbres

  Quibi has lost yet another executive.

  
• Despite Sign-Up And Income Surge For Creators, Patreon Lays Off 13% Of Workforce

  Creator platform Patreon is the latest company to be beset by layoffs amid coronavirus-related economic hardships -- though the company says that its latest round of layoffs was also a partially-unrelated, strategic call.

  
• Rainn Wilson’s SoulPancake Launches Instagram Series To Help Viewers Cope Through Coronavirus Crisis

  In a time of great fear and pain, SoulPancake -- the Participant-owned digital media company whose content mission is to foster connection and inspiration -- is forging onward with its mission.

  
• Samsung Flexes With YouTube-Exclusive Split-Screen Feature For Its Folding Phone
• Quibi Says It’ll Let Users Cast To TVs Next Month, Reveals Top 5 Most-Watched Originals To Date
• Crypto Company ‘Ripple’ Files Suit Against YouTube For Failing To Quell Giveaway Scams
• YouTube Announces Slate Of COVID-19 Specials Starring MrBeast, Lele Pons, Luisito Comunica, More
• Snap Stock Surges On User, Revenue Growth; Calls Out ‘Nikita Unfilitered’ For 20 Million Views
• Kids’ Content Giant Moonbug Enters China In Deal With Bytedance-Owned Xigua Video
• TikTok Hosting Weeklong Virtual Prom For Quarantined Teens With Patrick Starrr, Diplo, More
• Top 50 Most Viewed US YouTube Channels • Week Of 4/20/2020
• Gaming Videos Keep Leveling Up Views Through March Into April
• Netflix Gained A Record-Setting 15.77 Million New Subscribers Last Quarter
• HBO Max Sets May 27 Launch, $14.99-Per-Month Price Tag
• TikTok Millionaires: Steven Mckell Wants Fans To “Be The Free You” By Embracing Body Positivity, Self-Confidence
• YouTube Changes Partner Lineup For Its Three-Year-Old ‘Measurement Program’
• Cannes Lions Replaces Cancelled Festival With ‘Lions Live,’ A Monthlong Educational Event For Creatives
• Charli D’Amelio Continues TikTok Reign As First Creator To Cross 50 Million Followers
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 4/20/2020
• WME Signs Four-Year-Old Instagram Dancer ‘Boss Baby Brody’
• Netflix Locks In New Feature That Lets Users Prevent Accidental Pauses, Time Skips
• TikTok Ad Agency ‘The Network Effect’ Drives Billions Of Views By Partnering With Passionate Creators
• Walmart To Sell Video Rental And Streaming Service Vudu To NBCUniversal-Owned Fandango