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• Miles McKenna Unveils Debut Book, The Coming-Out Survival Guide “Out!”
• Amid 2020 Music Push, Twitch Names Athena Koumis Partnerships Manager

  Twitch is pushing further into the music space this year with the hire of a former Spotify executive to serve as its new music partnerships manager.

  
• MrBeast Is Now Apparently Handing Out Massive Prizes For Other People’s Contests

  Jimmy ‘MrBeast’ Donaldson has reached new peaks of generosity.The 21-year-old YouTube star, who rose to fame for video contests and stunts in which he has bestowed millions of dollars in prize money, is now apparently looking to reward participants in other organizations’ sweepstakes.

  
• Facebook Watch Axes 2 Tentpole Series Amid Reported Shift Toward Unscripted Content

  Facebook Watch has given the axe to two of its tentpole scripted series: the Elizabeth Olsen-starring drama Sorry For Your Loss and Jessica Biel’s Limetown, a sci-fi thriller based on the popular podcast of the same name.

  
• YouTube Millionaires: Rifty Wants To Change The Game For YouTube Livestreamers
• Netflix To Spend An Estimated $17.3 Billion On Content In 2020
• Longtime YouTuber Onision Banned From Twitch, Facing Allegations Of Abuse And Chris Hansen Investigation
• Pinterest Topples Snapchat To Become Nation’s Third Most Popular Social Network (Study)
• Top 50 Most Viewed US YouTube Channels • Week Of 1/12/2020
• YouTuber Vitaly Zdorovetskiy Jailed For Climbing Egyptian Pyramids: “I Saw Horrible Things”
• YouTube Rolls Out Profile Cards, Which Display Users’ Comment Histories (Sort Of)
• YouTube-Disputed Study Finds 100 Advertisers Ran Spots Against Climate Change Denial Videos
• Rooster Teeth Unveils 3 New Shows, Including Swedish Furniture-Building Game
• Insights: Deepfake Videos Go Commercial! In Election Season! WCGW?
• Creators Going Pro: Alex Costa Wants His YouTube Videos–And His New Product Line–To Inspire Confidence In Every Man
• Abrams Artists Agency Expands Digital Talent Division To U.K. With London Office, New Hires
• Ninja’s Getting His Own ‘Fortnite’ Skin, Epic Games Says More Creator Skins To Come
• UTA Signs Hype House Collaborators Charli And Dixie D’Amelio, Plus Parents Marc And Heidi
• Little Monster’s Thumbnail-Making Skills Have Helped Generate 30 Billion Views For Brand Clients. Now, It’s Offering Its Services To YouTubers.
• Olay Spokesmodel Lilly Singh To Star In Brand’s Super Bowl Commercial
• Amazon Sets Cast For ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Series, Production To Start Next Month
• ‘RackaRacka‌’ Prankster ‌Appears‌ ‌In‌ ‌Court‌ ‌After‌ ‌Arrest‌ ‌For‌ ‌Underwater Car ‌Prank‌
• 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