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• FaZe Clan Indefinitely Suspends Fortnite Star ‘Dubs’ For On-Stream Racial Slur
• Vine Successor ‘Byte’ To Launch Pooled Monetization Program On April 15

  Mere months after launching in full, Byte -- a successor app to Vine created by one of that app’s co-founders, Dom Hofmann -- is looking to get creators paid.

  
• Abrams Artists Signs TikTok Stars Avani Gregg, Andre Swilley, And Tayler Holder

  Talent agency Abrams Artists, which reps a slew of stars hailing from the digital ecosphere, is foraying into TikTok with three of the latest additions to its roster. 

  
• IAB Reformats NewFronts Once Again With Eight-Day Event, Breakout Sessions For ‘Audio’, ‘Influencers’

  The NewFronts have undergone a restructuring once again.After halving the formerly two-week marketplace -- where publishers and platforms convene for high-octane showcases of their latest programming ventures and ad offerings in a bid to drive sales -- to a one-week event in 2018, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), which hosts the event, has announced further changes for 2020.

  
• BTS Shatters Record For Biggest YouTube ‘Premiere’ With 1.54 Million Concurrent Viewers
• Netflix Taps Former Nike Exec Josh Simon To Lead Consumer Products Unit
• MTV’s New Digital Series Sees Sneaker Influencers Compete In Customization Battles
• David Dobrik Surprises Fellow DACA Recipient (And ‘Vlog Squad’ Superfan) With $25,000 Check
• Creators Going Pro: The Royalty Family Made $8,000 In Their First Month On YouTube–And, Less Than 2 Years Later, Have 6.5 Million Subscribers
• YouTube Listicle Giant WatchMojo To Fete 15 Years With ‘Live’ Fan Event On March 20
• Moonbug Acquires ‘Arpo’, Adding Korean Animation To Kids’ Content Portfolio
• Nickelodeon Nabs Social Star Annie LeBlanc For 13-Episode Linear Sitcom ‘Side Hustle’