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• AwesomenessTV Thriller ‘T@gged’ Finds New Home On Hulu After Go90 Shutdown
• Meet The First Winning Class Of VidCon’s ‘Emerging Creator Grant Program’

  In June, during his keynote address to conclude the ninth annual VidCon, event co-founder Hank Green unveiled the Emerging Creator Grant Program, whereby the Viacom-owned convention pledged to distribute $2,000 to emerging creators weekly over the course of one year.

  
• VidCon To Spotlight OG YouTubers Like Tay Zonday, Brittani Louise Taylor At 10th Annual Gathering

  To celebrate a decade of VidCons, the storied digital convention has announced a new class of ‘Featured Creator’ for this year's event -- or the YouTube stars who are invited free of charge and featured prominently across panels and programming.

  
• Lego Social Media Exec Lars Silberbauer Named SVP Of MTV Digital Studios

  At Lego, Silberbauer is credited with building the storied Danish toy brand’s global social media strategy from scratch (12 million Facebook fans and 1 billion annual YouTube views).

  
• Viacom Announces New Awesomeness, MTV, Comedy Central TV Shows To Premiere On YouTube, Twitter, Hulu
• Viacom Names AwesomenessTV Co-Founder Brian Robbins President Of Nickelodeon
• Jack Maynard, Elle Mills, Patricia Bright Named ‘Featured Creators’ For First VidCon London
• VidCon To Host Veteran Creators, Throwback Activations At 10th Annual Gathering In July
• Viacom Lays Off A Number Of AwesomenessTV Employees
• Viacom To Acquire Digital Media Company AwesomenessTV For Rumored Price “Below $300 Million”
• Viacom In Advanced Talks To Acquire AwesomenessTV (Report)
• Kid-Friendly Network Pocket.watch Raises $15 Million Series B Round Led By Viacom