News

• Google’s Looking To Take On TikTok With Acquisition Of Competitor Firework (Report)
• Brat Launches Inaugural Podcast, A Show-Within-A-Show Called ‘Attaway Appeal’

  Brat, the digital studio that services Gen Z audiences globally with a slew of multi-platform ventures, has dropped its first podcast, Attaway Appeal.

  
• Here’s The No. 1 Reason People Cancel Their Streaming Service Subscriptions (Survey)

  With several new services about to crowd into the streaming space over the next year, it’s natural to wonder about what the hundreds of services (particularly small or niche services) already available can do to retain the subscribers they have in the face of some stiff competition.

  
• A Glitch Was Behind The Disappearance Of Amazon Prime Video From Apple TV, App Store

  If you’ve been on social media this morning, you’ve probably seen complaints that Amazon’s Prime Video app has disappeared from Apple’s App Store and Apple TV. Yes, this is true. But no, it is not -- as some have speculated -- the result of friction between the two.

  
• Crypt TV And Facebook Watch Scare Up Trailer For Horror Series ‘The Birch’
• Major League Baseball’s Playoff Teams Didn’t Necessarily Top Social Video Standings
• Rooster Teeth Drops ‘RWBY’ Season 7 Trailer, Greenlights Seasons 8 And 9
• Whistle Acquires Elisabeth Murdoch-Founded, Snap-Backed Content Studio ‘Vertical Networks’
• Overwatch League Snags 16% More Viewership This Season, Is Only Major Sports League To See Boost In Young Viewers
• YouTube Millionaires: Adi Fishman Is A Trend-Tracking Master Who’s Amassed A Million-Strong Audience In 1 Year
• Disney And Amazon Are Arguing About Ad Inventory, Which Could Delay Disney+ Arriving On Fire TV (Report)
• James Charles Spills Savvy Brand Deal With Ole Henriksen — And Some Tea To Boot
• Italian Government Reportedly Investigating Netflix For Tax Evasion
• Twitch And Music Startup Endel Partner On ‘Insomnia’ — A Channel That Uses AI To Put Viewers To Sleep
• Will Smith Is Now On TikTok
• Comedy Central International Unveils Latest Digital Slate, Including Return Of U.K. Sketch Series ‘Bad Cramps’
• Aussie Children’s YouTube Channel ‘CKN Toys’ Inks Global Deal With Nickelodeon
• Insights: How Smaller VOD Services Can Attract Subscribers Amid Epic Competition
• Creators Going Pro: Toddy Smith Publishes Debut Book ‘I’ll Give You A Dollar If You Consider This Art’
• Vice To Acquire Refinery29, Will Form Combined Entity Vice Media Group
• YouTube Adds Ability To Auto-Delete Search And Viewing History
• Catie Turner’s Song “Prom Queen” Sees Nearly 1M New Spotify Streams After Starring In Shane Dawson Trailer
• Shane Dawson Gets Another Glimpse At Jeffree Star In Second Docuseries: “I Feel Like I’m With A Mob Boss”
• Gabbie Hanna, Hannah Hart, Killer Mike To Headline Inaugural ‘Patreon Assembly’, A Creator Summit