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Monday, July 30, 2018

Viacom To Acquire AwesomenessTV For Rumored Price "Below $300 Million", Casey Neistat + Logan Paul's Tense Interview, YouTube Premium's Slate Of Stars

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Viacom To Acquire Digital Media Company AwesomenessTV For Rumored Price "Below $300 Million"

 
Viacom has added to its portfolio of prominent digital media brands. The communications corporation, fewer than six months after scooping up online video events company VidCon, has reportedly acquired the tween- and teen-focused media company AwesomenessTV.

Facebook, Following YouTube's Lead, Takes Action Against InfoWars And Alex Jones


YouTube is not the only online video platform taking action against InfoWars and its controversial leader, Alex Jones.

Brat Teases First Facebook Watch Original, The 40-Episode Teen Soap Turnt


Tween studio Brat has taken the lid off its first original series for Facebook Watch, Turnt.

Indie Spotlight: In Human Resources, Office Tedium Becomes Not Safe For Work

 
By now, if you've paid close attention to this column over the past couple of years, you've seen plenty of web series whose protagonists are juggling mundane day-to-day jobs and the pursuit of their passions.

Game Of Thrones Star Maisie Williams' App For Creative Collaborations Will Launch On August 1

 
Though Game of Thrones is expected to end next year, one of its stars looks like she'll be plenty busy even after the fantasy epic airs its final episode.

Casey Neistat Challenges Logan Paul In Testy Interview: "All That Really Matters Is What Transpired"

 
It's been nearly eight months since Logan Paul generated one of the biggest controversies in YouTube history by using the dead body of an apparent suicide victim as a prop for one of his vlogs.

YouTube Foodie Hannah Hart Is Engaged To BuzzFeed Producer Ella Mielniczenko

 
Hannah Hart, a longtime YouTube star — who rose to fame via the hilarious cooking series My Drunk Kitchen — has announced her engagement to girlfriend and fellow digital creator Ella Mielniczenko, who is an executive producer at BuzzFeed.

Digital Dance Creator Dytto Signs With Abrams Artists, Ray Hughes Management

 
Dytto, a dance and lifestyle creator who has amassed 2.5 million YouTube subscribers and 4 million Instagram followers, has some new representation. The 20-year-old has signed with Abrams Artists Agency and Ray Hughes Management.

YouTube Premium's Fall Slate To Feature Will Smith, Robert Downey Jr., Kirsten Dunst

 
At its Television Critics Association (TCA) session today, YouTube presented its forthcoming original programming slate, which will begin to roll out this fall through early 2019. 
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