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• Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” Rickrolls Its Way Past 1 Billion YouTube Views
• Instagram Doubles Maximum Length Of TikTok Clone ‘Reels’ To 60 Seconds

  Instagram said its community has been asking to create Reels longer than 30 seconds -- though creators will still be able to record for a shorter bursts of time.

  
• Portal A Pacts With Ben Affleck And Matt Damon’s Pearl Street Films On Alien Invasion Series

  Digital studio Portal A, known for its branded content productions, is doubling down on its efforts in the originals space in partnership with Pearl Street Films -- the nine-year-old TV and film studio co-founded by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. 

  
• The Programming Strategies That Shape The World’s Biggest YouTube Channels

  Here's a comprehensive Taxonomy of YouTube Videos that can help you learn why certain channels succeed, why others fail, and how you can build your own.

  
• TikTok Fetes One-Year Anniversary Of Ad Platform By Asking Creators To ‘Re:Make’ Iconic Commercials
• Logan Paul Signs With WME, Leaving Previous Representation At CAA
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 07/26/2021
• Marques Brownlee Opens Second YouTube Hub ‘The Studio’ For Behind-The-Scenes, Vlogs
• Consumer Tech Startup ‘Nothing’, Backed By Casey Neistat, Streams Inaugural Wireless Earbud Launch
• YouTube Music’s Indie Artist Development Initiative, The ‘Foundry’, Unveils Largest Class To Date
• Facebook, Instagram Will No Longer Serve Ads To Users Under Age 18 Based On Interests, Web Activity
• 100 Thieves Renames Content House Following Lexus Deal, Valkyrae, Fuslie Appointed Brand Ambassadors