News

• Logan Paul, KSI Set Nov. 9 As Date For Boxing Rematch, Livestreaming Exclusively On DAZN
• LAPD Won’t File Charges Against Brooke Houts, The YouTuber Who Hit Her Dog In A Vlog

  Brooke Houts, the YouTuber who accidentally uploaded a vlog in which she appeared to hit and spit on her pet Doberman, will not face charges of animal abuse.

  
• Influencer Merch Maker Teespring Hires New VP Of Finance, Chief Of Staff

  Teespring, the merch platform that operates (global) integrations with YouTube -- and more recently, Twitch -- has announced two new hires today: VP of finance Conrad Brandt and chief of staff Wendy Mazzoni. 

  
• TikTok Forges Multi-Year NFL Pact Comprising Official Account, Hashtag Challenges

  The National Football League (NFL) has forged a multi-year partnership with short-form video app TikTok that will see the league creating an official account on the burgeoning platform.

  
• YouTube Has Removed 100,000 Videos, 17,000 Channels After Implementing June ‘Hate Speech’ Policy
• Social Video Strategy Spotlight: How Netflix, Amazon, And Hulu Take Different Approaches To Hyping New Shows
• MTV’s VMAs Collect Hundreds Of Millions Of Social Video Views, Primarily On Owned Properties
• Insights: Netflix Triples Down On Oscar-Season Strategy, And It Matters More Than Ever
• Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Is Latest Victim Of Hackers Who Targeted Shane Dawson, James Charles
• FTC Fines Google $150-$200 Million For YouTube’s Child Data Privacy Violations (Report)
• YouTube Says Abbreviated Subscriber Counts, Launching Next Week, Are Meant To Protect Creators’ Wellbeing
• Condé Nast Entertainment Doubles Down On Facebook Watch With Jackie Aina Series
• YouTube Millionaires: Caleb Hyles Covers Everything From Anime Themes To Disney Megahits To “Old Town Road” — With A Twist
• Ensemble Digital Signs YouTube Groups ‘Jesse And Mike,’ ‘8 Passengers,’ And Blogger Jennifer Todryk
• Eva Gutowski Stars In PETA Campaign Urging Fans Not To Visit Marine Parks, Aquariums
• YouTube Re-Bans InfoWars Channel After It Temporarily Circumvented The Site’s Terms Of Service
• Ninja Becomes Adidas’ First Pro Gamer Partner In Multiyear Deal
• Twitch Poaches Top YouTube ‘Fortnite’ Player Nick Eh 30 For Exclusive Livestreaming Deal
• Amid Reported FTC Investigation, YouTube Announces New ‘YouTube Kids’ Website
• YouTube Makes ‘Cobra Kai’ Free To Kick Off AVOD Era, Unveils New European Slate
• Netflix To Screen Scorsese’s $159 Million ‘The Irishman’ And 9 Other Films In Theaters This Fall
• Creators Going Pro: CEO Ryan McNulty Is “A Serial Entrepreneur” Whose First Business Was His Own YouTube Channel
• Facebook Is Developing ‘Threads,’ An Instagram-Adjacent Messaging App That Automatically Shares Location, Battery Life Data (Report)
• YouTube Expands New “Borderline Content”-Hunting Algorithm To The U.K.