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• Vudu Debuts First Original Series, Along With Family Viewing Feature That Autoskips “Objectionable” Content
• Christine Sydelko Says She’s Quitting The Internet: “It’s Such A Trivial Job”

  Christine Sydelko, the comedy vlogger and podcast host, is quitting the internet, she shared yesterday on Twitter. The announcement (below) marks the first time that Sydelko, 25, has Tweeted since July.

  
• One Year After Acquiring Ecommerce Startup ‘Kit’, Patreon Sells It To Affiliate Link Company Geniuslink

  Roughly one year after acquiring Kit -- an ecommerce startup that enables influencers to compile collections of their favorite products and pocket affiliate earnings on any items sold -- Patreon is selling the startup’s assets.

  
• Creators Going Pro: Jesse And Mike Garfield’s Wild And Wacky YouTube Skits Have Wrangled Them 10 Million Subscribers

  Have you ever wondered what it’d be like to have a worm crawl in your ear? A tree grow from your face? What if you grew horns, or werewolf teeth? Maybe you’ve formulated an escape plan just in case a shark pops in on your totally chill pool time, or figured out exactly how far you’re going throw a piece of fruit you’re eating if a giant bug is waiting inside it. Or, well, maybe you haven’t.

  
• Jukin Reveals 5 New Non-UGC-Centric Shows Onstage At NewFronts West
• The Ad Council, Movember, And Creators Come Together For “Man Of More Words” Suicide Prevention Campaign
• Casey Neistat’s 368, Creators Offline Use “Micro-Conference” To Offer Videomakers A Lower Bar For Success
• Instagram Reportedly Developing A TikTok Copycat Feature Called ‘Clips’
• PewDiePie’s Fans Lash Out After He Donates $50,000 To Jewish Organization Anti-Defamation League
• NFL To Kick Off Weekly YouTube Docuseries For 2019 Season Dubbed ‘Game Day All Access’
• YouTube Taps K-Pop Groups TVXQ! And Super Junior For Travel Docuseries
• Jack Douglass’ ‘YIAY Live’ Will Go Even More Live With Stage Shows This November
• Tom Brady Joins TikTok In Wake Of Platform’s Pact With The NFL
• Scholastic Pacts With The Dodo To Turn 3 Digital Series Into Children’s Books
• 50 Attorneys General To Investigate Google, Marking Biggest Tech Antitrust Probe Since Microsoft
• WarnerMedia-Owned Rooster Teeth, DC To Launch Clothing Collection For Batman’s 80th Anniversary
• Tubular Labs Unveils New Metrics That Seek To Measure Social Video Like TV
• Digital Ad Executive Jason Harris Drops Self-Help Tome ‘The Soulful Art Of Persuasion’
• Markiplier To Produce, Star In ‘The Edge Of Sleep’ Thriller Podcast With QCode
• Snapchat And Spotify Duet On Direct Share Feature
• Portal A Brings In Branded Content Veteran Todd Barrish As Head Of Revenue And Growth
• Group Nine Raises $50 Million From Discovery And Axel Springer For IP, Commerce Division, Acquisitions
• YouTube Forges New ‘Red Diamond Creator Award’ For Channels With 100 Million Subscribers
• Bart Baker Says He’s Quitting YouTube, Moving To China To Pursue Social Superstardom