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• Hulu CEO Says Streaming Service Likely To Make “20 Or 25” Original Shows Next Year
• YouTube Announces Creative Suite For Brands, Lets Them Live Experiment With Ads

  YouTube announced its new Creative Suite today, which will let brands and agencies experiment with ads as they run on the video platform. So far, a couple companies have tested the new tools.

  
• Head Of YouTube Music Has “Largest Marketing Plan In YouTube’s History” For The Service

  YouTube's head of music, Lyor Cohen, said that the company will be making its largest marketing push in history to promote YouTube Music. At the same time, the streaming giant may be facing fees for hosting unlicensed music videos.

  
• YouTube’s Ad-Supported Originals Are Directly Competing For TV Ad Dollars

  At Brandcast, YouTube said it would fund premium programming in front of the paywall. Now, a YouTube exec says it's an effort to gain TV ad dollars.

  
• FOX’s Adoption Of Six-Second Ads Is A Big Win For YouTube
• Demi Lovato Discusses Upcoming YouTube Docuseries ‘Simply Complicated’ (Trailer)
• Casey Neistat, CNN To Launch Interactive News Video App In Coming Weeks
• YouTube Extends Partner Program Invitation To Advertisers
• Jack Black’s Tenacious D Ready To Make Best Web Series In The World