Google Wants To Bring Long Tail Of Advertisers To YouTube, 'Handmaid's Tale' Wine?, BuzzFeed And Mic Launch Facebook Watch Series With Journalists

Google is trying to make it easier for more advertisers to spend their budgets on YouTube. 

Not displaying correctly? View this email online. Google Applies More Machine Learning To Increase The Reach Of Ads Across Its Properties   As Google continues to develop its technology, "machine learning" has become one of its favorite talking points. On Tuesday, the tech giant put that robotic buzzword to use once again, this time with regard to its ad offerings. It unveiled four new features, all informed by advancements in machine learning, for its marketing partners. Joey Graceffa Announces 22-City Stage Show To Herald Release Of New Novel   Joey Graceffa is hitting the road to herald the release of the third novel in his Children Of Eden trilogy. After Losing NCAA Scholarship Due To YouTube Channel, Donald De La Haye Gets A Win In Court   A court case concerning an under-explored area of YouTube law is heating up. A Florida judge has denied the University of Central Florida (UCF)'s request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Donald De La Haye, who lost his football scholarship at UCF after making ad revenue from videos he posted to his YouTube channel. Instagram Stories Creators Can Now Ask Viewers Questions In Their Posts   You can now ask questions in Instagram Stories. A new feature on the platform lets Stories creators post stickers asking their viewers for commentary on their work. Facebook Tests Highlights, Which Will Eternalize Users' Stories In Their Profiles   Facebook is working on a feature that will let users keep their Stories beyond their usual 24-hour existence. Netflix Encourages Mobile Binging By Making It Easier For Users To Manage Downloaded Videos   Netflix users who want to watch TV on their mobile devices without sapping all their data now have a new tool at their disposal. The SVOD service has announced a feature called Smart Downloads, which is currently available on Android phones and tablets. YouTube Rolls Out 'Incognito Mode' For Android App, To Disappear Your Watch History   Google is bringing 'Incognito Mode' — which enables users to browse the web via Chrome in private without their search histories being logged — to the YouTube app on Android devices. Hulu Hit The Handmaid's Tale Bafflingly Launches Wine Line   As far as unlikely product spinoffs go, Hulu's new line of Handmaid's Tale-inspired wines may take the cake — and such an offer even feels oddly tone deaf given the show's exploration of decidedly serious and prescient themes, including fundamentalism and female subjugation. "Youngest Flexer Of The Century" Lil Tay Returns To Social Media With Trailer For New Reality Series   In the weeks after her social media accounts were suddenly purged, controversial nine-year-old star Lil Tay has offered only a single update, cryptically and ominously asking for help via Instagram Stories. Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine Announces New VOD Channel   Hello Sunshine, a media brand founded by Reese Witherspoon that focuses on female storytelling, is launching a VOD channel in partnership with AT&T. The first series will be an interview show starring Witherspoon. Wattpad And Tongal Join Forces To Crowdsource Digital Series For SYFY   Open story platform Wattpad has joined forces with Tongal — which links up businesses in need of creative work with writers, directors, and producers — for a new initiative that seeks to highlight crowdsourced storytelling. You Can Only Listen To Jaden Smith's New Album On Instagram   Twitter guru Jaden Smith just released his new album—on Instagram. BuzzFeed, Mic To Launch Facebook Watch Series Helmed By Journalists   Facebook is looking toward a different sort of celebrity talent to lead its latest spate of new Watch series—journalists. Copyright © 2018 Tubefilter, All rights reserved. Sign up for Tubefilter Newsletters here. Our mailing address is: Tubefilter 5405 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 270 Los Angeles, CA 90036 USA  You received this email because you subscribed to a Tubefilter Newsletter or have registered to attend one of our Tubefilter Events. We respect your privacy and inbox. If you believe this was sent to you in error and you no longer wish to receive these emails, please update your subscription preferences or unsubscribe.