YouTube

• BTS Surpasses Taylor Swift To Nab Biggest 24-Hour YouTube Video Debut Of All Time
• Shots Studios Unveils YouTube Channel Solely Dedicated To Vertical Videos

  Acclaimed digital studio and talent management shop Shots Studios -- which reps the likes of Lele Pons and Rudy Mancuso -- is going all in on vertical video.

  
• YouTube Rolls Out New Dashboard To Tell Users Exactly How Much Time They Spend Watching Content

  Back at Google’s 2018 I/O developer conference in May, the company announced its plans to introduce YouTube app features that would help users better manage the time they spend on their smartphones. Now, one of them is rolling out: a 'time watched' dashboard that shows users exactly how many hours they spend watching.

  
• Execs From YouTube, Lucasfilm, Patreon To Headline Buffer Festival’s ‘Insight Series’

  YouTube’s head of alternative monetization, Rohit Dhawan; Mickey Capoferri, the senior director of online programming for Lucasfilm; and Patreon co-founder and CEO Jack Conte will kick off the sixth annual Buffer Festival’s first-ever Insight Series.

  
• KSI vs. Logan Paul “YouTube World Championship” Boxing Match Ends In A Draw As 784K Watch On YouTube (And A Million More Illegally)
• YouTube Premium To Drop Concert Doc Featuring Iconic K-Pop Artist G-Dragon
• YouTube Rolling Out Non-Skippable Ads To All Creators Within Its Partner Program
• Google Shuts Down 39 YouTube Accounts Linked To Iranian “Influence Operation”
• As Popularity Of Avatar YouTubers Grows In Japan, One Prefecture Gets Its Own Official ‘VTuber’
• Famed Pomeranian Jiffpom Signs With Made In Network, Relaunches YouTube Channel
• Lucas The Spider Builds On Burgeoning Merch Empire With Limited Edition Backpacks
• Philip DeFranco Testing New Show Format To Avoid “Suppressed” YouTube Videos