News

• Amazon Adds Twitch Compatibility For All Alexa-Enabled Devices
• Digital Comedy Star Lele Pons Is Eyeing A Foray Into Music

  Pons studied opera for four years and is increasingly pursuing projects that are adjacent to music, including a hit Camila Cabello video.

  
• The Piano Guys, Special Guests Head To YouTube Space NY For Live Streaming Christmas Concert

  Guests like Peter Hollens and Tiffany Alvord will join the Piano Guys for a concert called Light the World, which will take place at YouTube Space NY.

  
• Awesomeness Films President Matt Kaplan Leaves To Launch His Own Production Firm

  ACE Entertainment has signed a first-look deal with Paramount Players -- a production division led by Kaplan’s former Awesomeness boss Brian Robbins.

  
• YouTube Star BubzBeauty’s First Book Is ‘The Bubz Guide To Being Unstoppable’
• Instagram Removes Stories Ad With Hair Strand To Trick Users Into Swiping Up
• Parodies Of The Annual Rewind Video Are Trending On YouTube
• Prince’s Estate Goes After Another YouTuber, This Time To Protect Copyrights Against Bootleg Concert Footage
• Nathan Fielder’s Old YouTube Channel Is As Weird As You’d Expect
• Live.me Seeks To Elevate Live Content Space With Interactive Variety Show
• Verizon Pays Reported $2.25 Billion To Stream NFL Games (Including This Season’s Playoffs) On Go90, Yahoo, AOL
• Twitter Will Finally Display View Counts On Video Tweets
• Charlie Green, The Curmudgeon Known For ‘The Angry Grandpa Show’ On YouTube, Dies At 67
• The Young Turks To Cover Grassroots Movements In New ‘Rebel Headquarters’ Series
• Alfie Deyes Forming New Company To Collaborate With Early-Stage Startups
• BuzzFeed Unveils Facebook Watch Slate, Including ‘Worth It’ Spin-Off, ‘Quinta Vs. Everything’ (Exclusive)
• Indie Spotlight: The Parents Of ‘Other People’s Children’ Bring Silliness To Parent-Teacher Conferences
• Smosh Games Did An Escape Room With The Guy From ‘The Room’
• Abrams Artists Agency Signs Tori Spelling For Digital Representation
• Dude Perfect, Melissa McCarthy Among Stars Of YouTube’s Top Ten Ads Of 2017
• Former Vine Stars Have a Lot Of Feelings About The App’s Prospective Resurrection
• Insights: High Tech, High Touch, & How To Keep The Human In An Algorithmic World
• U.K. YouTuber Rescued After Cementing Head Inside Microwave In Near-Fatal Stunt
• YouTube Reportedly In Talks With Big Three Labels For New Music Service Tentatively Titled Remix