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Thursday, October 18, 2018

Former YouTube Exec Launches Incubator For Education Creators, YouTube Premium Moves Forward With Logan Paul Film, Tastemade Raises $35 Million

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Former YouTube Exec Launches Incubator Initiative For Education Creators

 
In May, YouTube's former head of global creator partnerships, Benjamin Grubbs, launched Next 10 Ventures. Having itself raised $50 million in venture funding, Next 10 was founded to invest in other businesses within the digital creator economy.

Creators Going Pro: Gary 'RageElixir' Yong Has Built A Top 'Minecraft' Channel By Seizing Opportunities

 
Like many other well-known YouTube gaming personalities, Gary 'RageElixir' Yong found his audience by uploading Minecraft videos.

YouTube Is Shortening The Default Windows For 'Engagements' And 'Conversions' In TrueView Ads

 
YouTube has announced that after conducting "large-scale experiments," it's changing up the default engagement and conversion settings in its TrueView ad program.

Fullscreen Offers Advertisers New 'Shield' Tool To Ensure Brand Safety

 
In a bid to protect brands from associating their ads with objectionable content, digital network Fullscreen has unveiled today a proprietary tool called Fullscreen Shield.

YouTube Premium Moves Forward With Logan Paul Film 10 Months After Suicide Controversy


Controversial YouTube star Logan Paul headlined YouTube Premium's first feature-length dystopian thriller The Thinning — which premiered in Oct. 2016 and was enough of a success for the fledgling service that it promptly ordered a sequel.

Creators Face Brief Existential Crisis Amid Temporary YouTube Outage

 
In a rare occurrence illustrating YouTube's singular significance, the video platform — as well as its YouTube TV and YouTube Music properties

Pioneering YouTuber Gigi Gorgeous Has Penned A Memoir About Her Transgender Journey

 
Pioneering YouTube star Gigi Gorgeous, one of the platform's first transgender creators to furnish an intimate glimpse into the struggles and triumphs of her journey — can now add published author to her extensive resume.

Tastemade Closes $35 Million Funding Round From Amazon, Comcast, More

 
Digital food and lifestyle network Tastemade, which has more than one million followers on YouTube and recently debuted its first feature film, just closed a $35 million Series E round of funding, snagging dough from new investors Amazon and Cool Japan Fund.
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