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• Snapchat Christens Another $100,000 Spotlight Challenge Alongside Mariah Carey
• VFX Artist, TikToker Julian Bass Lands Facebook Show About Making Movies

  Visual effects artist and content creator Julian Bass has landed a new series called Behind The Screens that will air across Meta’s family of apps.

  
• Beauty Vlogger, Lifestyle Entrepreneur Laura Lee Signs With WME

  Beauty and lifestyle guru Laura Lee has signed with talent agency WME. WME will represent the longtime YouTuber -- who has amassed 4.5 million subscribers and 3 million monthly viewers -- in all areas of her career.

  
• YouTube Expands Its $100 Million Shorts Fund To 70 Additional Countries

  YouTube is expanding its Shorts Fund to 70 additional countries. Beginning this month, creators in countries including Pakistan, Ireland, and Peru will be eligible to receive monthly bonuses -- ranging from $100 to $10,000 -- for creating Shorts.

  
• Liza Koshy Tapped To Co-Host New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest
• Banking App ‘Current’ Taps TikToker Rahul Rai, Airrack For Inaugural Holiday Campaign
• UTA Purchases Strategic Advisory Firm MediaLink For $125 Million
• Rally Hires Former Meta Exec Rob Collier, Says 77% Of Creator Partners Have Built Six-Figure Token Economies
• Spotify Is Rolling Out Public-Facing Podcast Ratings
• Dr DisRespect Launches His Own Video Game Studio, ‘Midnight Society’
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 12/12/2021
• Twitch Hires Meta, YouTube Vet Kendra Desrosiers To Advocate For Underrepresented Creators