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• YouTube Millionaires: The 5-Year-Old Stars Of ‘ForEverAndForAva’ Are Making Lifelong Friends On YouTube
• Joe Sugg, Caspar Lee Will Lend Their Voices To Animated Feature ‘Wonder Park’

  U.K. vloggers and frequent collaborators Joe Sugg and Caspar Lee and set to co-star in yet another film -- an animated feature titled Wonder Park.

  
• ABC Buys, Puts Into Development ‘East WillyB,’ Based On YouTube Web Series

  Web series East WillyB has found a home with ABC Studios. The half-hour comedy, which originally premiered on YouTube in 2011, has officially been put in development, and the potential series will be written by East WillyB's creators Julia Ahumada Grob and Yamin Segal.

  
• Instagram Adds Ecommerce Capabilities For Select Video Posts

  Instagram has introduced a trio of new ecommerce features today -- perhaps most notably for influencers, an integration whereby users can directly shop video posts on the grid.

  
• Paramount And Pocket.watch Are Turning YouTube’s Viral ‘Unboxing’ Trend Into A Feature Film
• Laura Lee And Manny MUA Are Rebuilding On YouTube. But Will Fans Still Buy What They’re Selling?
• Facebook Watch Picks Up YouTube-Born Jimmy Tatro Comedy Series
• Gamer Behind Fatal ‘Call Of Duty’ Swatting Faces At Least 20 Years In Prison After Guilty Plea
• Netflix Tests Cheap, Mobile-Only Subscription Plan To Net More Users In Asia
• Mitú Brings Back Former CEO Roy Burstin To Lead Company, Takes In $10 Million Investment To Shift Strategy
• Creators Going Pro: Vlogger Duo ‘Damon And Jo’ Turned Their Passion Into Snazzy Travel Business ‘Shut Up And Go’
• The Gregory Brothers To Release Split Christmas Album ‘Sleigh Ride/Fireside’
• Condé Nast Entertainment Names Vox Vet Patrick Bulger Executive Director Of Its Digital Video Division (Exclusive)
• Rooster Teeth Raises $1.4 Million For Texas Children’s Hospital During 24-Hour Charity Stream
• Married Vlogger Duo Jess And Gabriel Drop Christmas EP ‘I’ll Be Home’
• Graveyard Girl Is Vending Collectible Pins To Benefit Horse Therapy Nonprofit ‘Equi-librium’
• ‘Superwoman’ Lilly Singh Announces Break From YouTube To Focus On Her Mental Health
• Twitch Brings On New Chief Revenue Officer Walker Jacobs
• TopBuzz Creator Spotlight: How ‘Adam Does Movies’ Spun A Passion Project Into A Bustling Community
• As U.S. Creators See Merch Sales Soar, YouTube Launches Teespring Integration Across The EU
• YouNow Launches Second Crypto-Based App, A Streaming Quiz Game Called ‘WTF’
• Liza Koshy Lends Voice To Animated Short ‘Crow: The Legend’ With Oprah Winfrey, John Legend
• Snap Loses Another Executive As VP Of Content Nick Bell Departs
• Insights: Netflix Really Wants To Win Some Oscars, So It’s Changing Its Whole Strategy For Big Films And Filmmakers