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• U.S. Navy Taps Kevin ‘VSauce2’ Lieber, Jake Koehler, William Osman For Inaugural Influencer Campaign
• IAB Announces Initial Slate For Second Annual NewFronts West, Featuring Facebook, Vevo, Streamys Brand Awards, More

  The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has announced the lineup for its second annual NewFronts West -- an invitation-only, Los Angeles-based event that grew out of the long-running flagship NewFronts event series in New York, where top digital publishers pitch their latest programming to prospective advertisers in highly-produced presentations.

  
• Netflix Signs Reported $300 Million Overall Film, TV Deal With ‘Game Of Thrones’ Creators

  After serving as the masterminds behind one of the most popular and critically-lauded television shows of all time -- its much-derided final season aside -- Game Of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are headed to Netflix after roughly a decade at HBO.

  
• LAPD Investigating YouTuber Brooke Houts For Hitting Her Dog On Camera

  Vlogger Brooke Houts, who creates videos about her day-to-day life for 334,000 YouTube subscribers, is facing the wrath of the internet -- as well as potential legal ramifications -- for uploading a video in which she appeared to physically abuse her pet doberman, Sphinx.

  
• Creators Going Pro: Music-Focused Video Essayist Noah Lefevre Has Built A Career On YouTube Despite The “Daily Struggle” To Keep His Content Monetized
• Snapchat Launches Latest Batch Of ‘Creator Shows’ With The Kaplan Twins, Matt Steffanina, Teala Dunn
• Tastemade Taps Ian Hecox, Meghan Rienks, Arden Rose For Facebook Watch Slate
• Michelle Obama To Launch College Advice Series On ‘YouTube Learning’ Hub
• Ninja Accumulates 1 Million Mixer Subscribers In 6 Days, Thanks In Part To Free Offer
• Following Platform-Wide Purge, Instagram Hires First Exec To Interface With Meme Accounts
• Snapchat To Raise $1 Billion In Debt Financing, In Part To Fund Acquisitions
• CAA Signs ‘Game Grumps’, Inks Book Deal For Gaming And Comedy Duo