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• Canadian Digital Marketing Conference InfluenceTHIS To Tackle Direct-To-Consumer Economy On May 15
• Amid YouTube Beauty Rift, James Charles Loses 2.8 Million Subscribers As Tati Westbrook Gains 3.2 Million

  Friendship breakdowns in YouTube’s beauty community that result in career-denting scandals are nothing new.Just ask Laura Lee and Manny 'MUA' Gutierrez, who lost hundreds of thousands of subscribers amid a conflict with fellow vlogger Jeffree Star last summer.

  
• Vlogger Summer McKeen Unveils Collab Kit With Beauty Upstart Nudestix

  Teen lifestyle influencer Summer McKeen has pacted with Toronto-based cosmetics upstart Nudestix on a limited edition product set.It marks the first product collaboration for 19-year-old McKeen, who counts 4 million fans across all social platforms and is also known for starring in the popular Snapchat reality series Endless Summer.

  
• Execs From Quibi, Snap To Serve As Panelists For ‘Stand Up & Pitch’ Comedy Contest

  The submissions deadline for the 10th annual ‘Stand Up & Pitch’ event -- a comedy contest running from July 24 to 27 in Montreal during the famed Just For Laughs comedy festival -- has been extended to May 13.

  
• Court Filing Reveals Kim Kardashian West Can Command $500,000 Per Sponsored Instagram Post
• YouTube Gamer ‘ProJared’ Accused Of Soliciting Nude Photos From Underage Fans
• Videos On ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Are Still Racking Up Over 200 Million Views A Day
• Insights: ‘Fortnite’ Is The New Social-Media Platform – Here’s What It Means
• David Dobrik Teams With Casey Neistat’s ‘368’ Venture For New York Pop-Up Shop
• Disney CEO Bob Iger Confirms Talks To Buy Out Comcast’s 33% Stake In Hulu
• YouTube Millionaires: Lifestyle Guru Brianna Renee Always Knew She’d Be A YouTuber
• Hulu’s VP Of Brand Nick Tran On Influencer Marketing: “It’s Not Bad To Be A Sellout If You Embrace It”
• Rainn Wilson, Wayne Brady, Anna Akana Headline SoulPancake Documentary ‘It’s Not That Funny’
• Netflix Acquires Kids’ Educational Programming Brand StoryBots
• Viral Musician Poppy Slates Mainstage Performance At Inaugural VidCon Appearance
• Zoe Sugg Launches Video Editing App ‘Filmm’ With ‘A Beautiful Mess’ Founders
• Audible Teams With Reese Witherspoon For Its First Original Programming Slate
• YouTube Music And Google Play Music Count A Collective 15 Million Subscribers (Report)
• Manny ‘MUA’ Gutierrez Scores Retail Partnership With Sephora
• Creators Going Pro: ‘Fortnite’ Creative Expert Swiftor Doesn’t Just Make Content For His 3 Million Subscribers — He Makes Content With Them
• NewFronts Presenters Sought To Redefine The Concept Of ‘Primetime’ For Our Mobile Age
• YouTube Plays A Major Role In Google’s Plans To Revamp Ecommerce Arm (Report)
• Instagram Planning AI-Powered Pop-Ups To Ratchet Down Anti-Vaccination Content
• BuzzFeed Taps New Hosting Duo For Its Live Twitter Morning Show ‘AM To DM’