News

• Crypt TV Teams With Netflix On Horror Anthology Series ‘Don’t Watch This’
• YouTube Fixes Error Messages Stating Certain Free Videos Required Payment

  YouTube once again addressed a technical issue yesterday whereby some users reported receiving error messages stating, “This video requires payment to watch” -- despite the fact that they were standard, ad-supported clips.

  
• TanaCon Organizer Files For Bankruptcy, Will Release His Own Documentary About Ill-Fated Event

  Michael Weist, the 22-year-old CEO of Good Times Entertainment -- which helped organize TanaCon alongside Mongeau -- announced yesterday in a press release that he is premiering his own documentary chronicling the lead-up to the dubious convention and why things ultimately went awry.

  
• Anna Kendrick To Star In YouTuber-Filmmaker Joe Penna’s Second Feature Film ‘Stowaway’

  Early YouTube star-turned-buzzy filmmaker Joe ‘Mystery Guitar Man’ Penna has nabbed the actress Anna Hendrick for his second feature film.

  
• Twitch Announces A Swath Of New Creator Tools And Expansions To Its Esports Program
• Twitch Adds New Affiliate Link, Merch Integrations To Help Creators Earn More Money
• YouTuber ‘MrBeast’ Buys Smorgasbord Of Advertising To Help PewDiePie Stay Ahead Of T-Series
• Creators for Good: Ebony From Team2Moms Elevates Visibility For Queer Families And Black Women’s Health
• YouTube Music Hires 2 Nashville Execs To Amplify Country Music Presence
• Insights: AT&T Corporate Cleanup Of Streaming Sites Stamps Out The Interesting Stuff
• Rhett & Link To Kick Off Inaugural VidCon London With Live Concert
• Instagram’s IGTV, BuzzFeed Launch Accelerator Program For 15 Vertical Video Creators
• YouTuber Brandon Rogers Is Going All-Out In His New Podcast ‘Deep Balls’ (Exclusive)
• Netflix Cancels ‘American Vandal’ After Two Seasons, But It May Find A Home Elsewhere
• FilmStruck Is Latest Casualty Of WarnerMedia Streamlining, Will Shutter In November
• Disney Star Peyton List Joins Cast Of YouTube Premium’s ‘Cobra Kai’ For Season 2
• Cameron Dallas Drops Comeback Single “Why Haven’t I Met You?”
• Podcast Debuts By Alisha Marie And Remi Cruz, Grace Helbig And Mamrie Hart Top iTunes Charts
• Naomi Campbell, Janelle Monáe, And Lakeith Stanfield Grace #YouTubeBlack Creator Summit
• YouTube Millionaires: Familia Diamond’s Subscribers Are Honorary Members Of Their Growing Family
• Female Gamers Defend Twitch Star Pokimane After Sexist Backlash Following Makeup-Free Stream
• Elle Mills Launches Patreon Account Because She Spends “Way More Money Creating Videos Than I Earn From Them”
• Snapchat Content Chief Wants To Foster Creator Ecosystem Like On YouTube, Vine — And He’s Unimpressed By IGTV
• Snapchat Helped Register Nearly Half A Million Voters Ahead Of Midterm Elections