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• YouTube Megastar KondZilla, With 50 Million Subscribers, Drops Trailer For New Netflix Series
• RTL Group Consolidates 3 European MCNs Under The Divimove Banner

  Luxembourg-based media conglomerate RTL Group has consolidated three of its European digital networks into a single entity.

  
• Creators Going Pro: Netflix Snags YouTube Science Expert Nick Uhas To Host The World’s First Glassblowing Competition Show

  There are few things that meld science and art better than glassblowing. An arduous fusion of the two, glassblowing sees artists meticulously heat raw lumps of material to as much as 2,400 degrees Fahrenheit, then spin, twist, and trim them with a variety of tools, maintaining that perfect temperature all along, to create everything from neon signs to towering installation sculptures to tiny, delicate hummingbirds.

  
• Hank Green’s Internet Creators Guild To Shutter, Citing No “Path To Financial Stability”

  The Internet Creators Guild (ICG) -- a nonprofit launched by online luminary and VidCon co-founder Hank Green in 2016 -- is closing its doors, the organization’s board of directors shared in an email to members, stating that it does not see “a path to financial stability” nor “a way to support the staff necessary to continue our mission.”

  
• The Dolan Twins Are Launching 2 Signature Scents Alongside Nascent Fragrance Brand ‘Wakeheart’
• Mobile Content Vs. Short-Form – It’s Not the Same Thing 
• Snapchat Introduces New ‘Creator Shows’ Format With Emma Chamberlain, Rickey Thompson, FaZe Banks
• Beauty Brand Il Makiage Re-Launches Website With Micro Influencers To Solve Makeup’s Ecommerce Conundrum
• Just For Laughs Comedy Festival Announces 5 Finalists In Short-Form Pitch Contest
• Facebook Hosts Second Annual Creator Day In Malibu, Rolls Out Updates To Creator Studio
• Facebook Unveils New Monetization Tools, Including More Creator Control Over ‘Ad Breaks’
• Simply Nailogical Launches ‘Holo Taco’ Nail Polish Brand, Selling Out In 2 Hours