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• Facebook Introduces Live, 360-Degree Videos (Which YouTube Unveiled In April)
• YouTube, Elton John Seeking Undiscovered Filmmakers For Music Video Competition

  Titled 'Elton John: The Cut', fans and aspiring filmmakers will be tasked with submitting official music video treatments for three of John’s classic tunes.

  
• Here’s Another Theory For Why YouTube Views Are Down, From The “Game Theorist”

  Matthew Patrick of The Game Theorists offered his theory for why some creators are seeing declining viewership on their YouTube videos.

  
• YouTube Taps John Green, Franchesca Ramsey As ‘Creators For Change’ Ambassadors

  YouTube has also tapped All India Bakchod, a comedy collective; Indonesia’s Cameo Project; and Dina Torkia, a British-Egyptian beauty and fashion vlogger.

  
• Insights: Building The Fan-Driven New Hollywood While The Old One Gets Used To The Idea
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 12/09/2016
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 12/09/2016
• Indie Spotlight: ‘The Hunted: Encore’ Reinvents A Classic Web Series With Song
• YouTube Strikes Multimillion Dollar Deal With Music Trade Group Over Unpaid Royalties
• Maker Studios’ Polaris Goes Weird With Trippy Web Series ‘The Remember Hour’
• The Young Turks Raising $2 Million To Fund Four Investigative Teams
• Famed YouTube Siblings Zoella And Thatcher Joe Launch Joint Merch Range
• Louis C.K.’s Web Series ‘Horace And Pete’ Arrives On Hulu With Little Fanfare
• Here’s The Trailer For ‘Ghostmates,’ The New Movie From YouTube Stars Smosh
• PewDiePie Won’t Delete YouTube Channel, Says Joke Was Blown Out Of Proportion
• Daniel ‘DanTDM’ Middleton Bringing Live Tour To Storied Sydney Opera House
• BuzzFeed Ramps Up Facebook Live Strategy With Classic ‘Monty Python’ Film Stream
• Taco Bell Retells Stories From The Internet In Part One Of Branded Video Push
• Vlogger-Model Amanda Steele To Launch Makeup Collection With ColourPop
• YouTube Millionaires: Saabkyle04 Has Found His “Place In The Automotive World”
• PewDiePie Hits 50 Million Subscribers, Says Will Delete YouTube Channel Friday 12/9 At 5PM GMT
• YouTube Star Flula Borg Joins Conan O’Brien For A Trip To Berlin
• Arden Rose Announces ‘Almost Adulting’ Life Advice Book With Harper Collins
• VidCon Europe Industry Track To Feature Execs From The Lad Bible, Brave Bison, Studio71