News

• Game Grumps Makes Its YouTube Red Premiere With E-Sports Series ‘Good Game’
• “High-Profile” Instagram Users Targeted In Hack Attack

  Hackers obtained the phone numbers and email addresses for “a number of high-profile Instagram users,” the company confirmed yesterday.

  
• YouTube Kids To Launch #BackToSchool Initiative With Mayim Bialik, Maddie Moate

  Bialik and Moate have both compiled #BackToSchool-themed playlist for the YouTube Kids app that will be available throughout September.

  
• Troye Sivan Joins ‘Boy Erased’ Film Starring Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman

  Based on a memoir, the film will follow a young man who is outed as gay and who must decide between conversion therapy or losing his family.

  
• Oli White, Jack Maynard, Others To Headline ‘Stand Up To Cancer’ YouTube Stream
• YouTube Names Ad Exec Tom Blessington VP Of Brand, Media, And Experiences
• Gaby Dunn, Allison Raskin Will Donate Book Tour Proceeds To Houston Relief Efforts
• Neil Gaiman Tells ‘Likely Stories’ Through Horror-Themed Streaming Video Platform Shudder
• YouTube Star Miles McKenna Signs With Talent Agency UTA
• Top 50 Live.me Broadcaster Rankings • Week Of 8/28/2017
• YouTube Red Picks Up Animated Comedy Starring John Cena, Kat Dennings
• Former Discovery Exec Jim Louderback To Replace Hank Green As CEO Of VidCon
• YouTube Officially Announces Its New Look And Several Updated Features For Its Mobile App
• Kim Dotcom Wants To Earn “More Income For YouTubers” With His Bitcoin Payment Service
• A Day After Being Uploaded To YouTube, Taylor Swift’s New Music Video Sets Record With 35 Million Views
• ‘Prank It Fwd’ Serves Up Positive Practical Jokes With Help From YouTube Stars Zach Clayton, Eleventhgorgeous
• Wattpad Launches Raccoon App Based Around Non-Fiction Video Stories
• YouTube Chief Business Officer Robert Kyncl Has Written A Book About The Rise Of Online Video
• New Form CEO Kathleen Grace Announces Slew Of Mid-Year Promotions (Exclusive)
• Indie Spotlight: In ‘The Stand,’ Lemonade Is Serious Business
• Marijuana-Themed Media Company Merry Jane Gets A Spark From Seth Rogen, Wiz Khalifa
• YouTube Go App Launches For Bandwidth-Hungry Viewers In Indonesia
• For Netflix, ‘The Defenders’ Is A Market Research Goldmine
• Insights: Who’s An Influencer When You Can Buy Fake Online Love?