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• YouTube Millionaires: For Legit Vlogs, It’s All About Staying On Trend — And True To Who He Is
• U.S. Navy Taps Kevin ‘VSauce2’ Lieber, Jake Koehler, William Osman For Inaugural Influencer Campaign

  For the first time, the U.S. Navy is delving into influencer marketing with a just-launched campaign in a bid to recruit tech-savvy sailors.

  
• WndrCo Gets In On $2.3 Million Seed Round For Podcast Monetization Startup ‘Glow’

  Jeffrey Katzenberg’s mobile video holding company WndrCo has invested in Glow, a startup that helps creators monetize their podcasts by offering up extra content to fans in exchange for one-time or monthly payments. WndrCo contributed to the Seattle-based company’s $2.3 million seed round, which was led by venture capital firm Greycroft and saw participation from rapper Nas, Electronic Arts CTO Ken Moss, Northwest Venture Partners, and PSL Ventures. Glow also received seed funding from D.C. investment firm Revolution through its tech startup seed fund Rise of the Rest, Variety reports.

  
• IAB Announces Initial Slate For Second Annual NewFronts West, Featuring Facebook, Vevo, Streamys Brand Awards, More

  The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has announced the lineup for its second annual NewFronts West -- an invitation-only, Los Angeles-based event that grew out of the long-running flagship NewFronts event series in New York, where top digital publishers pitch their latest programming to prospective advertisers in highly-produced presentations.

  
• Facebook Tests Selling Subscriptions To Tastemade Plus, CollegeHumor’s Dropout, BritBox
• Netflix Signs Reported $300 Million Overall Film, TV Deal With ‘Game Of Thrones’ Creators
• Liza Koshy Gets Glam As Beauty Brand C’est Moi’s Very First Ambassador
• LAPD Investigating YouTuber Brooke Houts For Hitting Her Dog On Camera
• Creators Going Pro: Music-Focused Video Essayist Noah Lefevre Has Built A Career On YouTube Despite The “Daily Struggle” To Keep His Content Monetized
• It’s A New Dawn For ‘Minecraft’ Content On YouTube. Here’s What Sparked The Renaissance.
• Snapchat Launches Latest Batch Of ‘Creator Shows’ With The Kaplan Twins, Matt Steffanina, Teala Dunn
• Tastemade Taps Ian Hecox, Meghan Rienks, Arden Rose For Facebook Watch Slate
• Disney Shoots For Streaming Domination By Bundling Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ For $12.99 Per Month
• Michelle Obama To Launch College Advice Series On ‘YouTube Learning’ Hub
• YouTube Plans To Majorly Expand San Bruno HQ Get Support From Local Council
• Ninja Accumulates 1 Million Mixer Subscribers In 6 Days, Thanks In Part To Free Offer
• Following Platform-Wide Purge, Instagram Hires First Exec To Interface With Meme Accounts
• Nike And Collab Teamed Up To Let VidCon Attendees Get Their Game On With David Dobrik, Liza Koshy, And More
• Social Good Creators: YouTube’s Up-And-Coming K-Pop Queen Wengie Is Using Her Voice To Change The World
• Snapchat To Raise $1 Billion In Debt Financing, In Part To Fund Acquisitions
• CAA Signs ‘Game Grumps’, Inks Book Deal For Gaming And Comedy Duo
• Actor Wil Wheaton Sues Geek & Sundry For Shorting Him On Web Series Payment
• Kids’ Content Purveyor Moonbug Acquires Children’s Soccer Series ‘Supa Strikas’
• In Wake Of Mass Shootings, Top Trade Org Refutes Trump’s Claim That Gaming Is To Blame