YouTube

• Jukin Media Pushes Beyond UGC Into Originals With 3 Hires, Long-Form Series ‘Show Us Your Pets’
• YouTube Acquires Video Startup ‘Simsim’, Which Enables Viewers To Shop Creator Recommendations

  YouTube has acquired Simsim, an Indian social commerce startup that helps viewers discover and buy products from local businesses through review videos created by influencers.

  
• YouTube Expands New ‘Super Thanks’ VOD Tipping Feature To Thousands Of Creators

  Super Thanks works a bit like Super Chat, in that it lets YouTube users give specific amounts of money directly to creators, with the option of attaching a personal message. However, unlike Super Chats, which are sent during live streams, Super Thanks is only for video-on-demand uploads.

  
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 07/12/2021

  The Clay by CHC, a channel that shows off seasonal cocktail concoctions, is in our U.S. Top 50 thanks to its YouTube performance.

  
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 07/12/2021
• YouTube Millionaires: Comedy-Focused Family ‘Tsuriki Show’ Shot To 3.5 Million Subscribers In 3 Months
• YouTube Adds Subscriber-Only Chats And Polls For Livestreamers, Expands ‘Clips’ Feature To More Gaming Creators
• YouTube Shorts Goes Global, Rolling Out In 100+ Countries
• YouTube Testing ‘Achievement Cards’ In Studio Dashboards To Mark Creator Milestones
• YouTube Rolls Out Personalized Video Recommendation Feed ‘New To You’
• YouTube Millionaires: Lucky Maker Hopes His ‘Minecraft’ Adventures Will Take Him To 50 Million Subscribers
• YouTube, Emojam Partnership Lets Creators Reward Channel Members With Custom Sound-Enabled GIFs, Emojis (Exclusive)