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• Oath CEO Tim Armstrong Says Go90 Is Now Part Of His Company
• IAB Ranks Nation’s Top ‘Direct Brands’, Including Casper, Glossier, Warby Parker

  The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) is turning a spotlight on what it calls ‘direct brands’, with a first-ever list of the top 250 companies in this burgeoning retail space.

  
• Twitch Promotes Cheering, User-Generated Clips With New Cosmetic Features

  Twitch has launched Top Cheerers and Clip Champs, which promote the streaming service's cheering and clips features, respectively.

  
• Marques Brownlee Unveils First Merch Range, Forms ‘Video Crew’ To Accelerate Channel Growth

  Brownlee partnered with Pittsburgh-based T-shirt marketplace Cotton Bureau on the line, which will produce and ship the range, as well as provide all ecommerce capabilities.

  
• YouTube Star Hannah Hart And Her Friend Hannah Gelb Launch ‘Hannahlyze This,’ A Self-Help Podcast
• CNN To Cut Roughly 50 Staffers On Digital Teams This Week (Report)
• YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki: “I Think [Facebook] Should Get Back To Baby Pictures”
• Pocket.Watch, With Partners Like Ryan ToysReview And Captain Sparklez, Strikes Deal To Make Toys
• Kid-Safe YouTube Certification Program ‘SafeFam’ Wants To Help Channels Better Serve Under-13 Audience
• YouTubers Gavin Free And Meg Turney Unharmed After Armed Fan Invaded Their Home
• Unilever CMO Warns YouTube, Facebook: Clean Up Or We Won’t Buy Ads
• Top AT&T Digital Exec Tony Goncalves Named CEO Of Otter Media
• Insights: Facebook Takes A Hard Turn, But Can Publishers Follow?
• Snapchat Stands Pat On Redesign Despite Receiving Significant Backlash
• Casey Neistat Interviews YouTube Exec Robert Kyncl About Drama Culture, Female Creators, More
• Mike Rowe’s ‘Returning The Favor’ Looks To “Foster A Community” On Facebook
• YouTube Announces 3 Potential Punishments For Top Creators Who Harm The Broader Community
• Indie Spotlight: ‘Beck & Clem’ Explores Womanhood Across The Ages
• Rosanna Arquette Cast In YouTube Red Comedy ‘Swipe Right’
• YouTube Star Tanya Burr Lands Leading Role In Off West End Theatre Production
• NBC Exec Jennifer Salke Replaces Roy Price At Top Of Amazon Studios
• Snapchat Uses Live Streaming To Highlight Top Moments From 2018 Winter Olympics
• Facebook Extends ‘Rights Manager’ Copyright Tool To Instagram Videos
• Educational Studio Life Noggin Teams With Reina Scully To Pose Gaming Trivia Questions On Twitch