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• Viacom Ups Influencer Marketing Presence With Whosay Acquisition
• Musical.ly Puts $50 Million Into Its Creator Fund

  Musical.ly, the lip-syncing app for teens, put $50 million into its Creator Fund, with which it will offer scholarships and form a creator marketplace.

  
• CAA Launches Startup Studio To Found New Tech And Media Companies

  Creative Labs has raised $12.5 in venture funding to develop new businesses in the OTT, VR/AR, gaming, and AI/messaging spaces.

  
• Lisa Filipelli’s Flip Management Firm Hires Talent Manager Stephanie Piza

  Piza, who has been named talent manager at Flip, will represent top-tier creators like Kian Lawley, Jc Caylen, Jay Versace, and Elisa Johnson.

  
• CAA Signs U.K.-Based Lifestyle Creator Patricia Bright (Exclusive)
• Kian Lawley Joins Issa Rae In Feature Film Adaptation Of ‘The Hate U Give’
• Gabbie Hanna’s Debut Single “Out Loud” Is Climbing The iTunes Charts
• Noted Digital Creator-Actor Brian Jordan Alvarez Signs With CAA
• Gunpowder & Sky’s Latest Pick-Up Is The Teen Slasher Comedy ‘Tragedy Girls’
• Talent Agency CAA Signs YouTube Star Gabbie Hanna Of ‘The Gabbie Show’ (Exclusive)
• Lisa And Lena, Who Supplanted Baby Ariel As Musical.ly’s Top Account, Will Tour The U.K.
• A Day In The Life Of An Agent At VidCon With CAA’s Andrew Graham