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• Phil Lester Comes Out On Final Day Of Pride Month: “Hopefully My Story Will Help Some Of You”
• Spotify Signs Deal To Get Footloose With Kevin Bacon In Upcoming Comedy Podcast

  Spotify’s latest deal in the podcast space is with longtime Hollywood actor Kevin Bacon. He’ll play an over the top version of himself in comedy podcast I’m Gonna Be Kevin Bacon.

  
• The Trump Campaign Spent Hundreds Of Thousands To Take Over YouTube’s Masthead

  The Trump campaign paid YouTube hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy up its homepage masthead ad during this past Wednesday’s Democratic primary debates.

  
• BuzzFeed’s ‘Good Advice Cupcake Show’ To Be Facebook Watch’s First Animated Series

  Facebook is teaming up with BuzzFeed for the first animated series set to air on its episodic video hub, Facebook Watch. 'The Good Advice Cupcake Show' comes care of BuzzFeed’s Animation Studio, which has been growing the viral Good Advice Cupcake character -- who counts 2.3 million followers on Instagram and 933,000 followers on Facebook -- over the past 16 months.

  
• Quibi Snags ‘Hunger Games’ Alum Liam Hemsworth For Thriller Amid $1 Billion Content Push
• The Try Guys Are No. 1 New York Times Best-Sellers With First Book ‘The Hidden Power Of F*cking Up’
• Twitter Will Now Hide, Suppress Spread Of Government Officials’ Tweets That Violate Its Guidelines
• YouTube Millionaires: ‘QJB,’ One Of YouTube’s Longest-Running Gaming Channels, Says Staying Consistent Is The Key To Keeping Fans
• Attn: Sets Multicultural Facebook Watch Series With Juanpa Zurita, Nabela Noor
• YouTube Treasure Hunter ‘Man + River’ Dives In For New Facebook Watch Series ‘Sunk & Found’
• Instagram Will Integrate Ads Into ‘Explore’ Tab Over Coming Months
• Taylor Swift To Headline Amazon’s Prime Day Concert Livestream
• Rosanna Pansino On Bedrest After Potentially Life-Threatening Internal Infection
• Top YouTube Originals Exec Jon Wax In Talks For ‘Head Of Genre Drama’ Role At Amazon (Report)
• The Obamas’ First Netflix Feature, ‘American Factory,’ Is Headed To Theaters
• Creators Going Pro: Sisters ‘Taylor & Vanessa’ Became An Unexpected YouTube Success — Now, Their Channel Is A Full-Time Family Endeavor
• YouTube Music Can Now Auto-Save 500 Suggested Songs For Offline Consumption
• Joey Graceffa’s ‘Escape The Night’ Season 4 Trailer Teases Return Of Axed Cast Members
• Insights: The Young Turks Will Intertwine Their Values With Their Ad Dollars, But Can Other Media Sites Afford To Follow?
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 6/23/2019
• YouTube Rolls Out 3 Tools To Give Viewers More Control Over Suggested Videos
• In The Ever More Crowded Streaming Space, YouTube Is “Zigging Where Other People Are Zagging,” Susanne Daniels Says
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 6/23/2019
• Sunglass Cat, Pickles And Dill, Molly Burke Added To VidCon’s Inaugural Pet Programming Block