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• YouTube Is Brainstorming New Ways To Combat ‘Dislike Mobs’
• World Record Egg Teams With Hulu On Super Bowl Ad, As Stunt’s Founder Is Unmasked

  The campaign actually kicked off last month, with a series of photos on the World Record Egg account showing that the egg had begun to develop slight cracks. A post on Saturday saw the egg adorned with football laces, teasing that all would be revealed Sunday “only on Hulu.”

  
• Machinima Ceases All Consumer-Facing Operations, Lays Off Most Of Staff

  Machinima has ceased operations and laid off most of its staff roughly one month after the gamer-focused digital network was subsumed under the Otter Media umbrella amid the reorganization of parent company AT&T’s digital properties.

  
• YouTuber Austin Jones Pleads Guilty To Persuading Underage Fans To Send Him Graphic Videos

  YouTube musician Austin Jones has pled guilty to coercing six underage female fans to send him sexually explicit photos.

  
• From YouTube To Cannes To A Theater Near You: Joe Penna on ‘Arctic’
• Former Facebook Exec And Creator Liaison Lauren Schnipper Joins Digital Investment Firm Next 10 Ventures
• Netflix Debuts New Logo For Originals To Make Viewers Feel Like They’re In A Movie Theater
• Insights: Snapchat’s Vertical Visual Pioneer Moves On To Directing
• Criterion Collection To Launch Classic Film Streaming Service In April
• Vice To Cut 10% Of Workforce, Becoming Latest Digital Giant Hit By Layoffs
• Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins Lands Starring Spot In Super Bowl Commercial
• Phil DeFranco Is Getting Into Hair Care Business With Launch Of ‘Beautiful Bastard’ Men’s Grooming Brand
• This Year’s Overwatch League Pass Lets Twitch Viewers Experience Matches From Players’ Perspectives
• Hulu Will Roll Out ‘Pause-vertising’ This Spring With Still, Silent Ads
• Jellysmack Hires Former Refinery29 Exec Jenifer Geller To Head Up Beauty Sales
• YouTube Millionaires: NFL Hopeful Donald De La Haye Was Forced To Choose Between YouTube And Football — But Now He Aims For Both
• Shane Dawson Likely Lost Thousands In Ad Revenue After His Latest Video Was Mistakenly Demonetized
• TikTok Is Eyeing Monetization With Ad Tests In The U.S. And Europe
• ‘Simpsons’ Producer David Mirkin Developing Live Action Sci-Fi Series For YouTube Premium
• Ryan ToysReview Vastly Expands Licensing Empire With 40 Global Deals
• Top YouTube Gamer Jacksepticeye Signs With WME
• Creators Going Pro: How The Family Behind ‘Tic Tac Toy’ Carved Their Own Content Niche In YouTube’s Crowded Toy Space
• Viacom Rounds Out Digital Talent Team With Hires From LOL Network, PopSugar
• ‘Baby Shark’ Videos Have Amassed 5 Billion Views, Becoming No. 1 Education Trend In YouTube History