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• Creators Going Pro: Andy George’s Rebooted Series ‘How To Make Everything’ Will See Him Create Civilization From Scratch
• Music Video Upstart ‘Triller’ Says It’s Taking On TikTok Amid $28 Million Series B

  Triller, an AI-powered platform that enables creators to make music videos using licensed songs, has raised $28 million in Series B funding, led by media investment company Proxima (which was founded by veteran businessman and film producer Ryan Kavanaugh, who founded Relativity Media and is behind films like The Social Network and Mamma Mia).

  
• Penn State Study Posits YouTube’s Algorithm Isn’t To Blame For Far-Right Radicalization

  A new report out of Penn State University contradicts a widespread and popular notion in the media and across academic circles today -- that YouTube’s algorithm serves as a mechanism by which viewers are politically radicalized.

  
• YouTube Drops Trailer For First Interactive Film From Markiplier, Rooster Teeth

  YouTube Originals has unveiled the trailer for its first interactive film: A Heist With Markiplier. The first-person narrative film will enable viewers to watch and participate from the perspective of gaming YouTube veteran Markiplier, whose real name is Mark Fischbach.

  
• Amazon Launches Ad-Supported ‘News’ Video App With CBS, HuffPost, Cheddar
• YouTube Founder Chad Hurley Raises $8.5 Million For Fan-Centric Sports Game Startup ‘GreenPark’
• IGTV Rolls Out Tools Enabling Creators To Publish Videos As An Episodic Series
• Hulu Continues AwesomenessTV Partnership With Alex Lange-Starrer ‘The Unsettling’
• Former Zynga Exec Doug Scott Joins Twitch As Chief Marketing Officer
• Patreon Founder Jack Conte Launches ‘Super Patron’ Endowment That Will Give Creators A Yearly Salary
• VidCon Names Founding AwesomenessTV Exec Carter Hansen First VP Of Programming
• Jeffree Star Cosmetics Forecasts Shane Dawson Collab Will Generate $35 Million In Morphe, Online Sales