News

• YouTube Star PewDiePie To Lead “Cringemas” Holiday Live Stream For Charity
• YouTube Heads To Dubai To Open Its First Creator Space In The Middle East

  YouTube plans to open up its tenth space for creators (and its first in the Middle East) in the Studio City area of Dubai.

  
• Verizon Names Former Maker Exec Erin McPherson VP Of Content And Strategy

  McPherson will now oversee Verizon’s programming, acquisitions, development, strategic partnerships, and original content across all platforms.

  
• New Form Closes $18 Million Funding Round From ITV And Discovery

  Ron Howard and Brian Grazer's digital studio - which is now helmed by CEO Kathleen Grace - just closed a significant funding round.

  
• Fund This: Vlogbrothers Hank, John Green Launch Project For Awesome 2016
• Bret Easton Ellis’ ‘The Deleted’ Brings A Change-Of-Pace Offering To Fullscreen
• The Disney Channel Is Casting Tons Of Digital Stars In Its TV Series About Digital Stars
• Talent Agency WME Signs Digital Stars David Dobrik, WolfieRaps, Joanne The Scammer (Exclusive)
• AwesomenessTV’s Awestruck To Premiere First Scripted Project, ‘Confess’, On Go90
• Turner’s TBS, truTV, And Adult Swim To Create Original Shows Exclusively For Snapchat
• YouTube Rewind 2016, Featuring 200 Creators And Shot In 18 Countries, Is Here (Watch)
• James Corden’s ‘Carpool Karaoke’ With Adele Leads YouTube’s Top Trending Videos Of 2016
• The Game Awards Got 3.8 Million Views, A 65% Uptick Driven By Chinese Expansion
• Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Super Bowl Commercial Is YouTube’s Most-Viewed Ad Of 2016
• SoulPancake, Purina Puppy Chow Team Up For Charity Campaign
• YouTube Stars Alex Wassabi, Ingrid Nilsen Team With Amazon Prime To Spread Holiday Cheer
• CBS CEO All-But-Confirms His Company Will Join YouTube’s Upcoming TV Package
• Tre Melvin, Brittany Furlan To Feature In YouTube Holiday Horror Series ‘12 Deadly Days’
• Netflix Adds Video Previews To Its Search Interface
• Contestants Shout “I Want My Phone Back” In New Episodes Of CollegeHumor’s Game Show
• YouTube Red, JASH Get World Premieres At Sundance
• Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Microsoft Take Steps To Block “Terrorist Content”
• In Last 12 Months, YouTube Says It’s Paid Music Industry $1 Billion From Advertising
• YouTube Star Tyler Oakley Shares “Holiday Jams” Through Connor Franta’s Heard Well Label