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• Trump Signs Up For Twitch, Will Livestream Campaign Rallies
• YouTube Pacts With Michelle Obama On Third Series To Spotlight Global Girls’ Education Initiatives

  YouTube is building on its relationship with Former First Lady Michelle Obama. After pacting with Obama on a BookTube interview special coinciding with her memoir release -- as well as an advice series dubbed A Student’s Guide To Your First Year Of College -- YouTube is creating another learning-centric special with Obama that will send its Creators For Change ambassadors across the globe to highlight girls education initiatives in different countries.

  
• Amazon Pacts With Howard University On College Program To Diversify Entertainment Pipeline

  Howard, the Washington D.C.-based historically black university, has joined forces with Amazon Studios in a bid to diversify the talent pool across today’s entertainment industry.

  
• YouTube Millionaires: Beau Ouimette Finds The Lost World Around Us With His Exploration Channel ‘Aquachigger’

  There’s one thing present in all of Beau Ouimette’s videos, whether he’s telling viewers to “Hold your breath!” before scouring a river bottom for treasure, gold hunting in an old mining town, nursing a wild animal back to health, searching for lost artifacts, or exploring creepy abandoned buildings.

  
• YouTube Drops Trailer For Original Series ‘BookTube,’ Featuring All-Star Authors Chatting With Creators
• Apple Signs Overall TV Deal With Oscar-Winning Auteur Alfonso Cuarón
• After Near-Death Experience, ‘Threadbanger’ Star Says Merch Sales Helped Pay Off Hospital Bills
• Hulu Finally Adds Download Feature, But Only For $11.99-Per-Month Subscribers
• Gigi Gorgeous To Launch Eponymous Makeup Brand In Collaboration With Ipsy
• Jenna Marbles Celebrates 20 Million Subscribers By Taking A Well-Deserved Nap
• HBO Max Taps YouTubers LaurDIY, Michelle Khare To Host Kids’ Competition Series
• Creators Going Pro: Actress, Author, All-Around Creator Anna Akana Debuts First Album ‘Casualty’
• Facebook, YouTube, Twitter Refuse To Remove Trump Campaign Ad That Pushes Biden/Ukraine Conspiracy Theory
• Company Behind YouTube DIY Channel Blossom Pulls Down Videos Showing False, Dangerous Hacks
• Group Nine Acquires PopSugar In All-Stock Deal That Will Boost Its Reach To Half The U.S. Population
• With ‘Claire’ Documentary, Wineland’s Vital Message Gets A Second Life
• Talent Firm Rare Global Forms Incubator Division For ‘Mid-Tier’ Influencers Like Genelle Seldon, Brittany Sky
• Instagram Rolls Out Long-Awaited ‘Dark Mode’ on Latest Versions Of iOS, Android
• American Teens Call YouTube, Not Netflix, Their Top Daily Streaming Destination (Survey)
• VidCon U.S. Adds Joana Ceddia, Binging With Babish, NickEh30 As ‘Featured Creators’
• Kids’ Content Upstart Moonbug Launches ‘Little Baby Bum’ Merch At Amazon, Walmart
• YouTube Originals Continues Push Into Music-Themed Docs With Mark Ronson Feature
• YouTube Terminates 2 Channels Linked To U.K.-Based ‘Pick-Up Artist’ Convicted Of Harassing Women
• Shane Dawson Could Make $5 Million On His ‘Conspiracy’-Themed Eyeshadow Palette, Jeffree Star Says