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• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 05/17/2021
• Discord Testing First Monetization Feature, Letting Creators Vend Tickets To Audio Events

  The company, which raised $100 million in December and launched a live audio feature called Stage Channels (to compete with Clubhouse) in March, will start to enable users to sell tickets to such broadcasts.

  
• AT&T To Spin Off WarnerMedia, Combine With Discovery To Form Standalone Entertainment Giant In $43 Billion Deal

  AT&T has unveiled plans to spin off its WarnerMedia business and combine with Discovery Communications to form a standalone, publicly-traded entertainment conglomerate.

  
• YouTube Gamer-Turned-Entrepreneur Landon Nickerson Has Raised $5.7 Million For AR Startup ‘ARKH’

  Former YouTube gamer-turned-entrepreneur Landon Nickerson is making serious waves with his AR startup ARKH.

  
• Instagram Internally Testing Ability To Compose Grid Posts On The Web
• CAA Signs Thrill-Seeking Instagrammer Jay Alvarrez (Exclusive)
• Addison Rae Launches Rebranded, Video Version Of Spotify Podcast ‘That Was Fun?’
• Startup Stir Launches ‘Pay’ Product To Help Creators Collect On Brand Deals, Pay Collaborators
• Rhett & Link To Launch First Scripted Podcast, The Supernatural Thriller ‘Ronstadt’
• FaZe Clan Names Talent Manager, Entrepreneur Kai Henry Chief Strategy Officer
• Funny Or Die Acquired By Designer, Philanthropist, And Democratic Fundraiser Henry Muñoz
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 05/10/2021