News

• Hank Green Has Been Making YouTube Videos For 12 Years — Here’s Why He’s Never Experienced Burnout
• TikTok Launches Film Independent Partnership With $10,000 Contest To Support Creators At The LA Film Festival

  Fresh off its ingestion of lip syncing app Musical.ly, TikTok is looking to market itself to the filmmaking set. The video platform owned by Bytedance has established a partnership with Film Independent to offer filmmakers in the LA Film Festival a chance to win $10,000 by making videos on its platform.

  
• Viral Aggregator ‘WorldStarHipHop’ Links Up With Studio71 For Snapchat Channel

  Beginning today, WSHH will release between and five and 15 Snapchat clips every weekday at 6 am ET, including hip hop news, memes, viral videos repurposed from its user-generated trove, and other interactive formats.

  
• Comic-Actor Marlon Wayans Launches YouTube Sketch Channel With Shots Studios

  Wayans’ channel will feature comedic sketches in the same vein as the relatable clips that Shots churns out for the rest of its roster, including Lele Pons, Rudy Mancuso, and Hannah Stocking.

  
• Indie Spotlight: Upcoming Web Series ‘Las Rosas’ Is A Showcase Of Latina Talent
• Dancer-Vlogger Tessa Brooks Pacts With Denim Brand YMI On Capsule Collection
• ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ Subscriber Count Soars After Lit Musk Interview
• YouTube Stunt Scientist ‘The King Of Random’ Blasts Past 10 Million Subscribers
• China’s Biggest Streaming Service Eliminates View Counts To Combat Rampant Click Farms
• YouTuber Jessie Paege Gets Real About Social Anxiety In Latest ‘Seize The Awkward’ Campaign
• Fullscreen Founder George Strompolos Steps Down As CEO Following AT&T’s Acquisition Of Otter Media
• Nascent Digital Sports Network ‘Overtime’ Inks Content Deal With Basketball Creator Rachel DeMita
• YouTube Premium Acquires Award-Winning Doc About Child Trafficking, To Air On SoulPancake
• You Can Now Pause Your YouTube TV Subscription — And Keep All Stored Programming — For Up To 6 Months
• YouTube Millionaires: Jay Shetty Has A “Monk Mindset In A Modern Setting”
• Insights: Resetting The Game Biz—Microsoft, Amazon, Samsung and Fortnite Show Where We’re Going
• Wong Fu Productions, Stef Sanjati, The Valleyfolk Added To This Year’s Buffer Festival Lineup
• YouTube’s First Spanish-Language Feature To Have Theatrical Run Before Streaming On ‘Premium’ Service
• YouTube’s Green Brothers Forge Podcast Partnership With WNYC Studios
• Here’s How Brands Can Be Proactive Against Influencer Fraud, Per Fullscreen And CreatorIQ Study
• YouTube’s Latest NextUp Program To Spotlight Latino, Black, And Female Creators
• ‘Minecraft’ Competitor ‘Roblox’ Raises $150 Million At $2.5 Billion Valuation
• Rhett & Link Tout Morning Show Dominance In Cheeky 50-State Outdoor Billboard Campaign
• Rooster Teeth Joins Forces With Reese Witherspoon To Amplify Female Voices In The Podcasting Arena