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• Nielsen Buys Minority Stake In OpenSlate, Which Measures Brand Safety In Online Video
• YouTube Revamps Verification System With New Look And Eligibility Requirements

  YouTube is adding two key updates today to its verification program -- the system that serves to denote the official accounts of public figures whether they be native creators, musicians, or companies. 

  
• Twitch Acquires ‘Internet Games Database’ (IGDB) To Improve Search Functionality

  Twitch has acquired the Internet Games Database (IGDB), a website aimed at both consumers and professionals alike that catalogs information about games -- including storylines, publishers, platforms, release dates, user ratings, and other credits.

  
• Creators Going Pro: Meet Brittany Null, The YouTube Supermom Whose Channel Is A 10-Year Chronicle Of Her Life

  For the past decade, Brittany Null has shared everything with her viewers. She originally started her YouTube channel, Britt’s Space, as a hobby, something she used as a kind of digital diary. Her earliest videos are near-daily detailings of the everyday goings-on in her life. They’re frank, lo-fi chronicles of short road trips, her relationships with her then-spouse and family members, and the occasional skit and storytime. And while lots has changed in the years she’s been a creator, including the addition of three little ones to her family and a gathering of 393K subscribers, there’s one thing that hasn’t: the core of her content.

  
• Instagram Partners With Jonah Hill On Anti-Bullying Docuseries For IGTV
• Scotty Sire’s Sophomore Album Debuts At No. 10 On iTunes Pop Charts
• Tinder Wraps First Scripted Series, A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Set In The Apocalypse
• Google Is Adding The Ability To Search For ‘Key Moments’ Within YouTube Videos
• YouTube Is Bringing Its Most Prominent Ad Product, The Masthead, To Smart TV Screens
• Facebook Unveils Several Video Product Updates, Including ‘Live’ Rehearsals, Pre-Scheduled ‘Watch Parties’
• Lilly Singh Posts Confident Late-Night Debut With Socially-Conscious Bits, YouTube-Esque Challenges
• Whistle Inks Multi-Year Deal With U.K.-Based Soccer Content Company ‘OTRO’