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• Netflix Announces First Arabic Original Series, The Teen Thriller ‘Jinn’
• YouTube To Keep Original Productions Budget Flat Over Next Two Years (Report)

  Google will reportedly hold its production budget for YouTube Originals at the the current level for the next two years -- which is said to be “a few hundred million dollars.”

  
• YouTube Vet Bo Burnham Directed Chris Rock’s First Stand-Up Special In A Decade

  Recently, Burnham -- who first rose to fame on YouTube in 2006, but hasn’t updated his channel in over a year -- says he's moved away from performing to focus his energy behind the camera.

  
• Simon & Schuster To Leak Miranda Sings’ Dirty Secrets In Second Book, ‘My Diarrhe’

  The book, published by Simon & Schuster, comprises Sings’ “leaked” diary -- including pages from her baby book, poems from her teen years, dating secrets, and anecdotes about her ascension to viral renown.

  
• Adaptive Studios Closes $16.5 Million Funding Round Led By AMC Networks
• Film And TV Auteur Tyler Perry: “I Want To Have My Own Streaming Service”
• AT&T Still Won’t Advertise On YouTube, Works On Its Own Advertising Marketplace
• In A Deal Estimated Around $300 Million, ‘Glee’ Creator Ryan Murphy Heads To Netflix
• Disney Developing Several ‘Star Wars’ TV Shows For Upcoming SVOD Service
• Insights: After Music’s Massive Week, Can People Finally Make Money From It Again?
• Amazon Buys Super Bowl Ad Slot To Promote John Krasinski-Led Prime Series
• What Does It Mean That Netflix, Amazon Left Sundance Empty-Handed?