News

• Molly Burke Named Ambassador For American Eagle’s ‘Aerie’ Underwear Brand
• Vine Successor ‘Byte’ Won’t Showcase Follower Counts On Users’ Profiles, Founder Says

  Dom Hofmann, the serial entrepreneur behind Vine successor Byte, is teasing some details about the forthcoming app’s interface ahead of its reported launch this spring.

  
• Apple Will Finally Launch Its Streaming Service In April (Report)

  Amid a flood of new programming announcements, the release date for Apple’s highly-anticipated streaming is reportedly coming into view.

  
• Brands Look At Instagram’s Content Moderation After Ads Run Alongside Posts About Self-Harm, Suicide

  In a situation that calls to mind the initial stages of YouTube’s 2017 ‘Adpocalypse,’ advertisers are taking a closer look at Instagram’s content moderation after discovering their ads appeared alongside content about self-harm and suicide.

  
• Snapchat Considering Longer Lifetime For Users’ Public Content (Report)
• VidCon U.S. Adds Actress-Turned-YouTuber Laura Prepon To ‘Featured Creator’ Lineup
• ACE Family Announces YouTube Hiatus, Comeback Docuseries In Wake Of Phallic Lollipop Incident
• Top 50 Most Viewed US YouTube Channels • Week Of 1/27/2019
• UTA Signs Refinery29 Star Lucie Fink As She Ramps Up Personal YouTube Presence
• Alisha Marie And Remi Cruz To Take Their Popular Podcast On Tour
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 1/27/2019
• RackaRacka Claims YouTube Is Breaking Its Own Content Policies And Community Guidelines With New Original ‘Wayne’
• Survive The Zombie Apocalypse In YouTube’s New Interactive ‘Resident Evil 2’ Ad
• UTA — Which Reps Emma Chamberlain And Rhett & Link — Hires Digital Agent Eman Redwan
• Roku Adds First Paid Channels, Including Starz, Showtime, Tastemade
• YouTube Vets Shane Dawson, KSI Both Surpass 20 Million Subscribers
• Diary Of A Web Series: Crowdfunding — Expectations vs. Reality
• McDonald’s Alum Tyler Oakley Teams With Fast Food Chain On Employee Mentorship Initiative
• In Bizarre Tweet, Pope Francis Calls Virgin Mary “The First Influencer”
• Indie Spotlight: With ‘Black Girl’s Guide To Fertility,’ Writer Sonhara Eastman Aims To Break Stigma And Silence
• Amtrak Offering Roundtrip Residency To Social Media Influencers — But Not The Kind You Think
• YouTube To Host Sundance Presentations With Liza Koshy, Jason Momoa, More
• Insights: When Your Distributor Is Your Competitor–Influencers Beyond The Platforms
• YouTube’s Latest Attempt To Cut Off Conspiracy Content Is A New Algorithm