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• Patreon Triples Valuation To $4 Billion, Raises $155 Million In Series F Funding Round
• Following Split With Doing Things Media, The Creators Behind ‘All Gas No Brakes’ Launch Indie Journalism Venture

  Andrew Callaghan, Nic Mosher, and Evan Gilbert-Katz -- the creator trio who founded the popular YouTube series All Gas No Brakes -- were fired from that venture by former partner Doing Things Media following a contract dispute in March.

  
• 2021 Predictions For YouTube, feat. D’Angelo Wallace, Rebecca Zamolo, And Hank Green

  Chris Williams, a former Disney and Maker executive who would later become the co-founder and CEO of next-gen kids’ entertainment goliath Pocket.watch, had a grand vision one day as he began to see kids’ content garnering massive pickup on YouTube.

  
• Tyler Oakley Announces Indefinite YouTube Hiatus To Pursue “Some Fun New Little Things”

  After 13 years of near-consistent uploads since he launched his channel in college, YouTube stalwart Tyler Oakley is taking an indefinite break. The 31-year-old -- who recently launched a Patreon for his long-running podcast, Psychobabbe -- wasn’t specific about what he will pursue next, nor about when he plans to return.

  
• Ryan’s World Products Projected To Clock Half A Billion Dollars In Retail Sales By Year’s End
• Counterfeit Merch Is A Big Problem For Creators, And It’s Even Worse Than You Think.
• Patreon, Acast Partner To Help Podcasters Distribute Paywalled Content More Broadly
• Creators Are Starting To Make A Lot Of Money On Facebook
• Record Deals Are So Yesterday. Here’s The New Playbook For Musicians On The Internet.
• Is The Creator-Owned “Smart YouTuber Mafia” A New Standard For Digital Content?
• Can You Avoid Creator Burnout By Working The YouTube Algorithm? Is More Actually Less? We Take A Look.
• Creator-Focused Entrepreneur Camille Hearst Departs Patreon To Head Up ‘Spotify For Artists’