Vine Sequel To Be Called ‘Byte’ And Launching Next Spring, Voice Over Pete Making Bank On Patreon After Fiverr Ban, HQ Trivia Is Bleeding Users, More

One of Vine's co-creators is getting closer and closer to bringing the application back to life. 

Not displaying correctly? View this email online. Vine Sequel To Be Called 'Byte,' Launching Next Spring   Just a month after announcing that the Vine sequel was back on — the first update since its development went on indefinite hiatus due to legal and financial issues in May — project leader Dom Hofmann has unveiled the upcoming app's name: Byte. YouTube Unbans Gamer Who Uploaded Clips Of Killing A Feminist Character In Red Dead Redemption 2   YouTube has reinstated gamer Shirrako's channel after banning him for uploading several videos showing his player character committing gratuitous violence against a suffragette in the newly released Western-themed video game Red Dead Redemption 2. GIPHY Hosts Inaugural Film Festival, Launches New Platform For 30-Second Videos   Last night, GIPHY — the five-year-old database and search engine for GIFs — hosted the inaugural GIPHY Film Festival in New York City in a bid to celebrate short-form content creators and video works no longer than 18 seconds. Hank Green Bows SciShow Tangents Podcast Inspired By Hit YouTube Channel   After fraternal YouTube superstars John and Hank Green inked a podcasting pact with public broadcaster WNYC earlier this fall, the deal called for the relaunch of two existing podcasts and the debut of a third. After Being Banned By Fiverr, Voice Over Pete Is Making Bank On Patreon — And Teaming Up With Ninja   Just a few days after freelancer marketplace Fiverr banned Pete Accetturo, aka 'Voice Over Pete,' from its platform, his freshly-created Patreon is pulling in $9,000 per month from supporters — and he's apparently teaming up with top Twitch streamer Tyler 'Ninja' Blevins. Shots Studios Rallies Behind Staffer Critically Injured In Hit-And-Run Crash   Shots Studio, the talent management and production studio behind some of YouTube's brightest stars, is rallying behind one of its employees, who was brutally injured in a hit-and-run car accident. Indie Spotlight: Comedy Series GUAP Is About Dominican-American New Yorkers Facing Off With Gentrification   This week's Indie Spotlight is a project we're welcoming back here at Tubefilter, with congratulations to the man behind it. A little over two years ago, we featured creator Chris Myers' Kickstarter project to fund his web series GUAP. HQ Trivia Is Bleeding Users, Weathering CEO Drama Ahead Of Follow-Up Game Launch (Report) Last year, two of the founders behind Vine launched a live video quiz app dubbed HQ Trivia, which quickly became a mobile sensation. But now its user numbers are waning.  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.