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• Rhett and Link are investing in creators who “have the ability to scale.” Their latest target is musician Daniel Thrasher.
• Bored Ape Yacht Club creator will use $450 million investment to build its version of the metaverse

  Thanks to a $450 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz, Bored Ape Yacht Club owner Yuga Labs will build its version of the metaverse.

  
• Canadian YouTube Giant WatchMojo Invests In Digital Video Festival ‘Buffer’

  Buffer Festival, the Canadian content festival for digital luminaries, has announced a strategic partnership with and investment from WatchMojo -- the Montreal-headquartered YouTube goliath whose listicles and network of channels have garnered 35 million subscribers and 325 million monthly views.

  
• Vice Raises $450 Million To Build “Largest Millennial Video Library In The World”

  Vice has announced a $450 million investment from TPG that values it at approximately $5.7 billion. The result will new new content.

  
• Beautycon Media Looks Good After Landing $9 Million Series A Funding Round
• Alibaba’s Digital Media Division To Invest $7.2 Billion In Content Over Next 3 Years
• Entertainment One Takes Stake In, Signs First-Look Deal With Canvas Media Studios
• NBCUniversal Doubles Down On BuzzFeed With Second $200 Million Investment
• NBCUniversal Invests Yet Another $200 Million In BuzzFeed At $1.7 Billion Valuation (Report)
• Sony Announces Multi-Million Dollar Investment In Interactive Videomaker Interlude
• Legendary Invests In YouTube Gaming Company 3BlackDot
• Univision Purchases 40% Stake In Spoof News Company The Onion