YouTube

• Welsh YouTube Star Ben Phillips To Conduct “The Ultimate Prank War” On U.K. Tour
• YouTube Exec Ben Relles Named Head Of Innovation, Will Lead Platform’s Push Into Interactive Content

  YouTube is officially joining Netflix in the realm of interactive content.

  
• YouTube Forced To Disable Comments On Livestreams Of White Nationalism Hearing In Congress

  This morning, YouTube disabled commenting on at least three livestreams showing the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing about the rise of white nationalism on social media after their respective comments sections were flooded with hate speech and white supremacist memes.

  
• Fullscreen’s Talent Unit Signs 10 Creators, Including Sierra Schultzzie, Josh Ovalle

  Fullscreen is continuing to build out its 360-degree talent management division, which works with digital creators and mainstream celebrities in all aspects of their careers. This is a more intimate relationship than traditional multi-channel network representation, which is what Fullscreen was founded upon, and which centers around YouTube channel management.

  
• Liza Koshy Nabs Cameo In Drax Project Music Video, Cover Of ‘Mood’ Magazine
• Jennifer Lopez Revamps Her YouTube Channel To Give Viewers More Personal Content
• Boutique Talent Firm Rare Global Signs Amber Scholl, Cydnee Black, And Jessica Vu
• YouTube Will Livestream Blackpink’s Coachella Performance In Times Square
• Teespring Makes “Dramatic Turnaround” After Years Of Struggling, Will Hit $1 Billion In Lifetime Sales This Year
• K-Pop Phenoms Blackpink Snatch Biggest YouTube Music Video Premiere Of All Time
• Sports Supergroup Dude Perfect Sets Cities, Dates For ‘Pound It Noggin Tour’
• Here’s How The Warp Zone Survived Defy Media’s Collapse — And Regained Control Of Its Content