News

• Netflix Debuted 371 New Original Productions This Year, Including More Movies Than Any Hollywood Studio
• There’s A Fatal Flaw In The New Study Claiming YouTube’s Recommendation Algorithm Doesn’t Radicalize Viewers

  Concerns that YouTube’s recommendation algorithm funnels people toward content that promotes white supremacy or other forms of bigoted extremism are not a new thing. What is new, however, is a study that curiously claims the platform’s algorithm “actively discourages viewers from visiting radicalizing or extremist content.”

  
• ‘The Witcher,’ Marie Kondo, Dave Chapelle Snag Top Spots In Netflix’s Year-End “Most Popular” Lists

  Netflix’s Henry Cavill-starring fantasy epic The Witcher is its No. 2 most popular series of 2019, despite debuting just a week ago.

  
• Insights: Talent Wars And Hot Trends Reshape Game Streaming For The Long Term

  A talent war for video game live streamers broke out in 2019. But the media and sports trends behind the talent war ensure it will continue for a long while.

  
• Corinna Kopf Signs Exclusive Deal With Facebook Gaming Amid Issues At Twitch
• YouTube Says It Made “Wrong Call” In Removal Of Hundreds Of Cryptocurrency Videos
• Kid Content Phenom ‘Guava Juice’ To Host Web Competition Series For Nickelodeon
• David Dobrik Launches Disposable Camera App Inspired By Hit Instagram Account
• This Year’s Holiday Video View Counts Are In, And It’s Official: Welcome To The Season Of Mr. Bean
• Amid Ongoing ‘Explore’ Tab Tests, YouTube Makes ‘Creator On The Rise’ Shelves More Prominent
• Music Videos Dominate 2019’s Social View Count Charts
• Millennial Parents More Worried About Inappropriate Videos Than Screen Time, Fullscreen Study Finds
• Facebook Wants To License Official Music Videos — A Massive Draw On YouTube (Report)
• Ryan’s World Has Spawned 1,000 Products In 75,000 Stores, Will Rake In $150 Million This Year
• Charlie Annenberg, Explore.org Pledge $25,000 To Fellow ‘Streamys Social Good’ Honorees
• YouTube App Testing Tool That Automatically Promotes Video Collaborators
• DrLupo Raises Record $2.3 Million For St. Jude With 24-Hour #BuildAgainstCancer Livestream
• Rooster Teeth Links Up With Ryan Reynolds To Produce Holiday Charity Video
• Mixer Sees 149% Year-Over-Year Jump In Hours Watched, But Is Still Far From Challenging Twitch’s 9.3 Billion
• Here Are The Most-Viewed BuzzFeed Videos Of The Year On YouTube, Facebook
• Latte Lover Emma Chamberlain To Launch Her Own Coffee Business This Sunday
• Jake Paul Sued For Copyright Infringement Over 2017 Holiday Track “Litmas”
• Cameron Dallas To Star As Aaron Samuels In Broadway Adaptation Of ‘Mean Girls’
• For Beauty Influencer Campaigns, YouTube Delivers