Europe

• YouTube Piloting Cheaper ‘Premium Lite’ Option In Europe For Ad-Free Viewing
• Digital Network Divimove Rebrands As Pan-European Umbrella Organization ‘We Are Era’

  Berlin-based Divimove, the top European digital talent agency and multi-channel network, has rebranded as a new umbrella company targeting 12 markets across the continent.

  
• Disney Accelerates Rollout Of ‘Plus’ Service In Key European Markets

  Disney is accelerating the rollout of its Disney+ subscription service in Europe.The service will bow on March 24 in the U.K., Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, and Switzerland, Bloomberg reports -- which is one week earlier than initially planned.

  
• Patreon Now Counts 4 Million Patrons That Have Paid Creators $1 Billion To Date

  Patreon has surpassed some impressive milestones that will likely come as encouraging news to creators.The company has paid out a total of $1 billion in patron funds to creators since its inception in 2013, and now counts a total of 4 million patrons on its platform.

  
• YouTube Makes ‘Cobra Kai’ Free To Kick Off AVOD Era, Unveils New European Slate
• AwesomenessTV Opens London Offices, Names 2 New Hires
• Netflix Wants To Add To The $1.75 Billion It Has Already Spent On European Content
• European Commission Could Force Netflix, Amazon To Fund More Local Productions
• Video Analytics Firm Tubular Labs Signals European Expansion With Latest Hire
• Larry Tanz Leaves Post As Vuguru CEO To Join Netflix
• YouTube Recruiting Partners Across Europe