News

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

  Hulu has tapped two new creative executives amid its formation of Greenhouse -- a new creative studio that will also work on both consumer-driven initiatives and campaigns for Hulu advertisers.

  
• WME Signs TikTok Luminary Chase Hudson And His Creator Collective ‘The Hype House’

  A faction of popular TikTok stars living and creating under the same roof have caught the eye of one of Hollywood’s top talent agencies.

  
• 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
• Streamer DAZN Saw A 98% Jump In Viewership Last Year, With Logan Paul vs. KSI 2 Among Its Top Offerings
• Emma Chamberlain Discusses Body Dysmorphia In First U.S. Magazine Cover Story