Michael Jackson Estate On YouTube To Shift Focus From HBO’s ‘Leaving Neverland’, Critical Role Fans Pledge $3.3+ Million In A Day, Famous Birthdays

The folks behind the 'Dungeons & Dragons' web series are raising funds on Kickstarter to turn the series' first campaign into an animated special.

Not displaying correctly? View this email online. Michael Jackson Estate Turns To YouTube To Shift Focus From HBO's Leaving Neverland In order to shift focus from the much-discussed HBO documentary Leaving Neverland, in which two men — Wade Robson and Jimmy Safechuck — detail allegations of sexual abuse at the hands of pop icon Michael Jackson when they were young boys, the Jackson estate has turned to YouTube. BBC Studios Launches TalentWorks Podcast, Featuring Sit-Downs With Joe Sugg, Elle Mills, More   After launching a content imprint called TalentWorks in October — whereby BBC Studios will partner with digital creators like Joe Sugg, Caspar Lee, DanTDM, Joe Wicks, and Sam and Nic Chapman to develop new IP ventures — the famed British broadcaster has unveiled a new podcast series. Amazon Becomes Latest Video Platform To Pull Anti-Vaccination Content   Amazon has pulled five anti-vaccination documentaries from its streaming service Prime Video, thanks to U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). Steven Spielberg Wants To Bar Netflix From The Academy Awards   Netflix's black-and-white drama Roma recently took home three of the 10 Academy Awards for which it was nominated — and longtime Hollywood powerhouse Steven Spielberg is trying to ensure that doesn't happen again. TV Exec Liz Gateley Joins Spotify As New Creative Development Head, Will Lead Expansion Into More Podcast Genres   Veteran TV exec Liz Gateley has joined Spotify to help broaden its podcast horizons. In Less Than A Day, Critical Role Fans Pledge $3.3+ Million To Bring Animated 'Vox Machina' Special To Life   The folks behind longrunning Dungeons & Dragons web series Critical Role are raising funds on Kickstarter to turn the series' hit first campaign into an animated special. Marzia Bisgonin Says She "Feels Good" About Quitting YouTube, After Adjustment Period   Marzia Bisgonin, the massively popular lifestyle vlogger — whose profile was undoubtedly heightened by the fact that she is engaged to the most-subscribed YouTuber on earth. Legendary Shutters 'Alpha' Streaming Service From Nerdist And Geek & Sundry, Moves Programming To Twitch   Alpha, the two-year-old streaming service from Legendary that touts content from its two subsidiary brands, Nerdist and Geek & Sundry, will shutter. Famous Birthdays Reaches 20 Million Monthly Users, Launches Trivia Outpost   Famous Birthdays, the online database comprising basic biographical info and interesting tidbits about digital stars — with an emphasis on Gen Z personalities — has just surpassed 20 million monthly unique visitors, up from the 18 million users that the platform last reported in November. Copyright © 2019 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.