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• Insights: As Video Streamers Turn Over Some Cards, Can They Avoid The Real Flop?
• Here’s Why Simply Nailogical, With 7 Million Subscribers, Still Maintains Day Job At Canadian Government

  If being a top YouTube creator with 7 million subscribers sounds like a fulfilling and time-consuming proposition both professionally and financially, meet Cristine Rotenberg.

  
• Susan Wojcicki On YouTube’s Fight Against Grotesque Content: “I Own This Problem, And I’m Going To Fix It”

  Amid a slew of bad news for YouTube -- including scandals involving conspiracy theories and pedophiles -- The New York Times sat down with CEO Susan Wojcicki for a wide-ranging profile, describing her as “the most measured person in tech” even as her company is facing harrowing horrors at seemingly every turn.

  
• Netflix Is Close To Buying Hollywood’s Historic Egyptian Theatre — But Won’t Use It To Lure Film Awards

  Last week, after learning Netflix backed away from a deal to purchase independent cinema chain Landmark Theatres, we heard rumors the streamer was instead looking to buy the historic Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.

  
• UTA Signs Vlogger Kennedy Walsh, Who Gained 940,000 Subscribers In 10 Months
• TikTok Hiring “Talent Ambassadors” At 17 Colleges To Help Rake In Older Users
• Alexis G. Zall Will Go To Frightening Lengths For Followers In Portal A’s ‘Maybe Today Satan’
• Awesomeness Co-Heads Elucidate Vision For Gen Z Purveyor After Viacom Acquisition
• AT&T Sells Back Its 10% Stake In Hulu, Valuing Streamer At $15 Billion
• T-Series Court Order Sees “Abusive, Vulgar, Racist” PewDiePie Diss Tracks Blocked In India
• YouTube Teams Up With Enterprise For ‘Cobra Kai’ Campaign
• Horror Vloggers Sam And Colby Sign With CAA Amid YouTube Hiatus Announcement
• YouTube Names New Head Of Unscripted; Says Upcoming Originals Slate Will Center On Music, Education, And Creators
• Vimeo Breaks Into Shortform Space With Acquisition Of Video Creation Service Magisto
• Korean Boy Band BTS Annihilates Record For Biggest 24-Hour YouTube Debut
• Clevver News, Style Channels Return To YouTube With Original Hosts After Defy’s Collapse
• Longtime HQ Trivia Host Scott Rogowsky Exits Company
• Netflix’s Next Bid To Charm Awards Voters Is Its Own Magazine, Coming In June
• Smitten With ‘Liza On Demand’, YouTube Premium Picks Up 2 Extra Episodes
• Early YouTube Author Hannah Hart Returns To Form With Second Holiday-Themed Cookbook
• Disney Streaming Service To Launch In November At $6.99 Per Month
• Instagram Launches Moody Camera Effects For Coachella, Billie Eilish
• YouTube Is Plotting A New Metric That Would Reward ‘Quality Watch Time’ (Report)
• YouTube Millionaires: Top ‘Madden NFL’ Gamer YoBoy Pizza Takes On Real-Life NFL Stars In New YouTube Series