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• Taxes Got You Down? MrBeast — Who Gave Away More Than $1 Million Last Year — Feels Your Pain.
• Creators Going Pro: Alex Clark Used To Do Stand-Up Comedy On Street Corners. Now, He Performs For Thousands — And Owns A YouTube Animation Studio.

  There’s nothing Alex Clark loves more than telling great stories. Okay, that’s a lie. There’s nothing he loves more than telling great, funny stories. So much so that he used to be a stand-up street corner comedy busker, offering witty anecdotes to passersby. Nowadays, though, Clark doesn’t have to stand on street corners to find an audience. Instead, the audience comes to him.

  
• YouTube TV Hikes Monthly Price To $50 As It Strikes Carriage Deal With Discovery

  YouTube is significantly ramping up the price of its YouTube TV service from $40 to $50 per month -- a 25% increase.At the same time, the company noted in a blog post that it had added several channels from the Discovery network, including the flagship Discovery Channel, as well as HGTV, Food Network, TLC, Investigation Discovery, Animal Planet, Travel Channel, and MotorTrend.

  
• YouTuber Charlie Ross Arrested For Impersonating Police Officer In April Fools’ Prank

  YouTube star Charlie Ross’ April Fools’ prank -- in which he impersonated a police officer and attempted to issue a falsified parking ticket to a Florida woman -- may land him in serious trouble with actual authorities.

  
• YouTube Entrepreneur Zoe Sugg Renews Contract With Talent Firm Gleam Futures
• Welsh YouTube Star Ben Phillips To Conduct “The Ultimate Prank War” On U.K. Tour
• Digital Vets Launch ‘UNCMMN’ Talent Management Upstart, Repping Jay Versace, Jc Caylen
• Loaded, A Talent Firm For Top Gaming Stars, Signs Dakotaz, Skadoodle, and Sjokz
• Fullscreen’s Talent Unit Signs 10 Creators, Including Sierra Schultzzie, Josh Ovalle
• Liza Koshy Nabs Cameo In Drax Project Music Video, Cover Of ‘Mood’ Magazine
• Boutique Talent Firm Rare Global Signs Amber Scholl, Cydnee Black, And Jessica Vu
• Diary Of A Web Series: How I Accidentally Became A Director