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• Mike Rowe, LaVar Ball Headline New Programming Pickups For Facebook
• BBC Pledges To Invest $44 Million In Digital Content For Kids Through 2020

  The BBC is planning to increase its spend on interactive and live shows, blogs, vlogs, podcasts, quizzes, guides, games, and apps.

  
• SourceFedNERD Regains Its Branding As NowThis Nerd Moves Out

  The original branding of the SourceFedNERD channel has been restored, with Group Nine Media moving NowThis Nerd to a new hub of its own.

  
• Vlogger Louise Pentland’s Debut Novel Hits Number One On U.K. Bestsellers List

  YouTube star Louise Pentland released her debut novel in the U.K. last Thursday, and it looks like the lifestyle vlogger has a best seller on her hands.

  
• Disney Channel And Freeform Ratings Are Falling As Young Viewers Turn To Streaming Platforms
• Casey Neistat Talks About His Company, His Future, And More On Philip DeFranco’s Podcast
• Sale Of Roku Devices Banned In Mexico Due To Rampant Hacking
• The PBS Idea Channel Will Share Its Final Video In September
• YouTube Comedian-Turned-TV Star Stevie Ryan Commits Suicide At Age 33
• Lisa And Lena, Who Supplanted Baby Ariel As Musical.ly’s Top Account, Will Tour The U.K.
• New Form Shuffles Its Priorities And Lays Off Multiple Employees
• YouTube Reportedly Offered Nominal Refunds To Brands Who Pulled Spend In ‘Adpocalypse’
• Indie Spotlight: ‘Arkansas Traveler,’ With ‘Deadwood’ Ties, Is A Dark And Gritty Western
• DeStorm Power’s Take On ‘Trapped In The Closet’ Gets More Than 10 Million Views Per Episode
• Top Publishers Are Making Content For Amazon’s New Video-Enabled Home Assistant
• Jérôme Jarre’s Next Plan For “Love Army” GoFundMe Initiative Is To Sponsor A Somali Village
• Three-Month-Old YouTube TV Expands To 10 Additional Markets
• First Episode Of ‘BroScienceLife: The Series’ Launches On Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s YouTube Channel
• This 106-Year-Old Cook Is The Oldest Creator On All Of YouTube
• People Who Follow Influencers Are More Likely To Engage In Charitable Causes (Study)
• Connor Franta’s Latest Compilation Album Arrives In Time For Your July 4th Playlist
• Now Netflix Is Reviving Its Own Canceled Shows, Too
• Can Instagram Use AI To Weed Out Hate Speech?
• Podcast Ad Revenues Are Expected To Reach $220 Million In 2017 (Study)