News

• New Billboard Music Awards Category To Honor Most-Covered Artist On Musical.ly
• Talent Firm ‘Digital Brand Architects’ Signs Andi Dorfman, With Love From Kat, Others

  Digital Brand Architects (DBA) has added five new clients to its roster, including Andi Dorfman -- the former star of 'The Bachelorette'.

  
• Lionsgate Ordered To Pay Jillian Michaels $5.8 Million For YouTube Fitness Videos

  Michaels alleged that Lionsgate violated a contract by streaming her exercise videos for free on YouTube, stemming sales and damaging her brand.

  
• Tom Scott Explains Why YouTube Is So Quiet About The Details Of Its Recommendation Algorithm

  YouTuber Tom Scott has discussed neural networks in his attempt to explain why YouTube does not share details of its recommendation algorithm.

  
• YouTube Names NextUp 2017 Winners For New York And London Creator Camps
• InfluenceThis Conference To Bring Together Canada’s Online Video Community On May 17
• Rhett & Link To Kick Off First-Ever Live Tour In Support Of October Book Release
• Google-Backed Study Says Only 15% Of Users Would Use “Higher Value Platforms” If YouTube Loses Music Deals
• Final 6 BEST VINES EVER Category Nominees Revealed And Only A Few Hours Left To Vote 
• Gunpowder & Sky Taps Former Endemol Exec To Oversee Just-Opened International HQ
• Bravo Plans New Travel, Lifestyle, Food Web Series
• Top Digital Talent Manager Lisa Filipelli Has Left Big Frame To Form Her Own Firm
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 5/12/2017
• Daz Black’s Cheeky Videos May Just Be Some Of The BEST VINES EVER
• Insights: The Set-Top Box Is Under Assault, And That’s a Good Thing
• Pentatonix Bass Vocalist Avi Kaplan To Depart A Cappella Group
• YouTube Introduces First Proprietary Font For Products, Marketing: YouTube Sans
• Twitch Launches ‘TwitchUnity’, A Sitewide Holiday To Champion Diversity
• NowThis Launches Sports Vertical, The Dodo Unveils Kids’ Brand At Group Nine NewFront
• Game Developer Makes April Fools Joke Real To Support Embattled Hosts Of H3h3Productions
• Oxygen Gives Green Light To BuzzFeed’s First Series For Linear TV
• Vidme Launches Paid Subscription Option To Diversify Creator Revenue Streams
• Bill Wurtz’s “History Of The Entire World” Gets 3.2 Million YouTube Views In Its First Day
• Mashable Launches Vertical Video Format Called Reels