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• YouTube Apologizes, Reverses Course After Creators Balk At Verification Update
• Insights: Apple And Comcast Giveaways May Net Tens Of Millions Of Subscribers And Send SVOD Super Derby Back To Where TV Started

  Just as major tech and entertainment companies are about to start racing each other for online subscribers, giveaways from Apple and Comcast look like they skew the results. Could this race send us back where we started, with ad-supported free content from a handful of big companies? Yep.

  
• Vimeo Debuts ‘For Hire’, A Marketplace For Video Professionals To Find Clients (And Vice Versa)

  Vimeo has launched For Hire, a marketplace where folks looking for professional video services can find skilled freelancers -- and vice versa.Clients can browse Vimeo’s network of more than 30,000 video professionals, including filmmakers, editors, videographers, animators, and more, looking for their project’s perfect match.

  
• Indie Spotlight: Dark Comedy Web Series ‘Scribbles’ Brings One Artist’s Masterpiece To Life — For Better Or Worse

  The greatest thing any artist can achieve is breathing real life into their work....Right?

  
• Viewers Raise $28K To Help 49-Year-Old Beauty Vlogger In Wake Of Brain Tumor Diagnosis
• Creators Lash Out After YouTube Retroactively Strips Them Of Verification
• Louis Vuitton Launches ‘LV TV’ YouTube Series With Emma Chamberlain, Dolan Twins, More
• Shots Studios Launches Kids’ Content Business With Inaugural Series ‘Benny’s Bee Adventures’ (Exclusive)
• YouTube Millionaires: Buttered Side Down’s First-Person Videos Put Viewers In The Driver’s Seat Of Disaster
• 21% Of U.S. Households Will Buy A Disney+ Subscription (Study)
• BuzzFeed Hires New York Times Vet In Bid To Better Monetize Its News Business
• YouTube Exec Says Some Conspiracy Videos Aren’t “Causing Harm,” And Can Remain Uploaded
• Nielsen Now Tracks Interactions With TV Stars’ Social Media Posts, Which Drive 60% Of Engagement For Shows
• Nielsen Buys Minority Stake In OpenSlate, Which Measures Brand Safety In Online Video
• YouTube Revamps Verification System With New Look And Eligibility Requirements
• Twitch Acquires ‘Internet Games Database’ (IGDB) To Improve Search Functionality
• YouTube, Facebook, Instagram Are Epicenters For Steroid Sales — And So Are Their Recommendation Algorithms (Study)
• Creators Going Pro: Meet Brittany Null, The YouTube Supermom Whose Channel Is A 10-Year Chronicle Of Her Life
• Instagram Partners With Jonah Hill On Anti-Bullying Docuseries For IGTV
• NBCUniversal’s Streaming Service Peacock Will Reboot ‘Battlestar Galactica’ And Revive ‘Saved By The Bell’
• Scotty Sire’s Sophomore Album Debuts At No. 10 On iTunes Pop Charts
• Former SourceFed Hosts ‘The Valleyfolk’ Win First Season Of NBC’s ‘Bring The Funny’
• Tinder Wraps First Scripted Series, A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Set In The Apocalypse
• Google Is Adding The Ability To Search For ‘Key Moments’ Within YouTube Videos