News

• Joey Graceffa’s ‘Escape The Night’ Spawns Actual Escape Room In L.A. This August
• VidCon To Host Inaugural Asian Summit In Singapore, Will Return To London In February

  Under the tutelage of owner Viacom, VidCon is continuing its global expansion -- with its first-ever Asian event slated for Singapore in December. At the same time, VidCon announced that it will return to London in February for its second outing in the U.K.

  
• At VidCon, YouTube Announces Addition Of Channel Membership Levels, ‘Super Stickers,’ More Merch Shelf Vendors

  YouTube is rolling out a swath of monetization updates aimed at helping creators bring in even more revenue, chief product officer Neal Mohan announced onstage at VidCon tonight.

  
• FBE Launches Interactive Content Lab, Will Produce 12 TV Pilots Alongside Eko

  Fine Brothers Entertainment (FBE), the digital goliath founded by brothers Benny and Rafi Fine -- which is perhaps best known for popularizing the ‘react’ genre on YouTube -- is making a major push toward interactive storytelling with the establishment of a dedicated content lab.

  
• YouTube Millionaires: Pro Model Natalia Taylor’s No-Holds-Barred Storytimes Are Part Of Pursuing Her Career With Intention
• Glad Challenges YouTube Vet Grace Helbig To Create An Instagram-Worthy Dish While Offroading
• Esports Upstart 100 Thieves Names Retail Vet Doug Barber VP Of Brand And Apparel
• Chinese Media Execs Descend On VidCon For First ‘East-West Forum’ To Woo U.S. Creators
• Quibi Acquires Projects From ‘Glee’ Alum Darren Criss, WWE
• YouTube Megastar KondZilla, With 50 Million Subscribers, Drops Trailer For New Netflix Series
• RTL Group Consolidates 3 European MCNs Under The Divimove Banner
• Creators Going Pro: Netflix Snags YouTube Science Expert Nick Uhas To Host The World’s First Glassblowing Competition Show
• TikTok Is A Mostly Untapped Space For Western Ecommerce — But Chinese Companies Are Using It To Make Millions
• Hank Green’s Internet Creators Guild To Shutter, Citing No “Path To Financial Stability”
• The Dolan Twins Are Launching 2 Signature Scents Alongside Nascent Fragrance Brand ‘Wakeheart’
• DrLupo, Who Raised $920,000 In 4 Hours For St. Jude, Honored As Hospital’s First ‘Creator Of The Year’
• Joe Sugg Lands Cameo In Animated Feature ‘Farmageddon’
• Mobile Content Vs. Short-Form – It’s Not the Same Thing 
• Snapchat Introduces New ‘Creator Shows’ Format With Emma Chamberlain, Rickey Thompson, FaZe Banks
• Beauty Brand Il Makiage Re-Launches Website With Micro Influencers To Solve Makeup’s Ecommerce Conundrum
• What Actually Counts As Good Engagement For Influencer Marketing?
• YouTube Updates Video Editing Tools, Allowing Creators To Automatically Release Manual Copyright Claims
• Brands Will Be Showing Off Their Best Work At VidCon, Six Minutes At A Time
• Just For Laughs Comedy Festival Announces 5 Finalists In Short-Form Pitch Contest