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• 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

  BuzzFeed’s three-year-old travel vertical BringMe, has just inked a sweeping partnership with Hilton, which will see the global hotel chain become the publisher's official title sponsor.

  
• HP Unboxes With Bretman Rock For Latest Laptop Campaign

  Tech company HP has tapped the wickedly funny Bretman Rock to headline its latest brand campaign, which it has appropriately dubbed -- in keeping with Rock’s brash online persona -- The Most Fabulous Unboxing.

  
• Twitch Names Sunita Kaur First Managing Director, APAC, Amid Asia-Pacific Push

  As it seeks to expand operations in the Asia-Pacific region, Amazon-owned streamer Twitch has hired former Spotify exec Sunita Kaur to spearhead its efforts there.

  
• 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
• Snapchat Triples Video Ad Earnings And Snags 8 Million New Users, But Misses Q4 Revenue Target
• Little Monster Media Names Jonathan Weilbaecher SVP Of Strategy And Audience Development
• Amid Push To Build Platform, Editor ‘VSCO’ Will Now Let Members Publish Videos
• Instagram Reportedly Clocked $20 Billion In Ad Revs Last Year, Toppling YouTube’s Tally
• YouTube Shares Insights Into How It Will Deploy $100 Million Kids Content Fund
• FaZe Clan Seeking To Sign Newest Member In Upcoming Quibi Competition Series
• Insights: Frumpy Hulu Sharpens Its Edge With Reorg, Big Sundance Deals
• Connor Franta To Headline Men’s Mental Health Campaign For DoSomething.org
• Cards Against Humanity Acquires ClickHole, Names Employees Majority Owners
• Sony, Wattpad Unveil First Original Shows In Development After First-Look Deal
• TikTok Testing New Profile Layouts That Look Strikingly Similar To Instagram
• YouTube Finally Reveals Exactly How Much It Makes From Ads: $34.4 Billion In Last 3 Years
• Diary Of A Web Series: Death Of The Web Series (And What Killed It)
• James Charles To Attend VidCon 2020 For The First Time As A Featured Creator
• YouTube Emphasizes Its Ban On Birtherism, Deepfakes As 2020 Election Gets Underway
• Emma Chamberlain To Cease ‘Stupid Genius’ In Favor Of Rebranded Podcast
• ViacomCBS-Owned Pluto TV To Enter Latin American Market Next Month