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• TV Ratings Are Down For NBA Playoffs, But the League’s Worldwide Social Numbers Are Up
• TLC Partners With Studio71 To Produce Its First YouTube Series, ‘Countdown To I Do’

  TLC has married (pardon the pun) digital network Studio71 to produce its very first shortform YouTube series, which is all about weddings.

  
• Malala Yousafzai’s Nonprofit Debuts YouTube Series ‘Roll Call’ Spotlighting Girls Around The World

  Malala Fund, the nonprofit organization founded by Malala Yousafzai, today debuted its first YouTube series, Roll Call.

  
• Facebook Watch Breakout ‘Red Table Talk’ Returns For New Batch Of Episodes May 6

  Red Table Talk, the breakout Facebook Watch chat show hosted by Jada Pinkett Smith, is plotting its grand return to the air after a record-shattering installment.

  
• LeBlanc Family Cookoff Series ‘Annie Vs. Hayley’ Debuts On Nickelodeon’s YouTube Channel
• YouTube Spotlights Eco-Minded Creators Krystn Keller, Justine LeConte, Others On Earth Day
• Disney+ Is Betting On Quality Over Quantity With One Of Streaming Space’s Smallest Libraries
• Airbnb Delves Further Into Content Business With First Feature Film
• Diary Of A Web Series: When Your Set Light Catches Fire
• Beyoncé Inks Three-Project Deal With Netflix Worth A Reported $60 Million
• Susan Wojcicki Has “Tea Sessions” With Shane Dawson And James Charles To Discuss Creator Concerns
• Netflix Further Experimenting With Episode Order In Test Randomizing ‘The Office,’ Our Planet,’ More
• Viewership On Twitch And YouTube Live Was Booming In Record-Breaking First Quarter
• YouTube Picks Up Original Series ‘Retro Tech’ From Star Creator Marques Brownlee, Vox Media Studios (Exclusive)
• YouTube Millionaires: Michael Tucker Of ‘Lessons from the Screenplay’ Has Been Dissecting Movies For Years. Now, He’s Making His Own.
• Jumprope Is A New Social Network Where Users Create How-To Videos — And Then Post Them Everywhere
• Netflix To Grow New York City Footprint With Production Hub, Expanded Corporate HQ
• YouTube Returning To Fire TV After Amazon And Google Find Friendly Ground
• Hannah Hart Debuts Proposal-Planning Series With Ellen Digital Network
• YouTube Testing Free $2 Super Chats As Part Of YouTube Premium Subscription
• Creators Going Pro: If Dallmyd Won The Lottery Today, He’d Still Spend His Life Making Treasure Hunting Videos For YouTube
• European MCN Divimove Signs Burgeoning Dutch Vlogger Dylan Haegens
• Wattpad Pacts With Sony To Develop More Popular Stories Into TV Series
• Top Scandinavian MCN ‘United Screens’, Which RTL Bought For $15 Million, Names New CEO