MrBeast's Real Life, EA-Sponsored Battle Stars 39 YouTubers Competing For $200K, Facebook Watch's New Video Incubator, Netflix Gets More Interactive

Facebook wants to amp up its Watch programming offer by serving as a matchmaker of sorts between new media publishers and digital creators.

Not displaying correctly? View this email online. MrBeast Drops Video Of Real Life, EA-Sponsored Apex Legends Battle Starring 39 YouTubers Competing For $200,000 MrBeast just dropped one of the biggest YouTuber collaborations ever: a real-life version of hit battle royale game Apex Legends, featuring 39 top YouTubers facing off in a massive arena to win $200,000. YouTube Star Olivia Jade Emerges As Beneficiary In College Bribery Scandal   YouTube star Olivia Giannulli — who creates beauty and lifestyle videos for 2 million subscribers under the Olivia Jade moniker — has emerged as a key figure in the college admissions bribery scandal that rocked the news cycle yesterday. Creators Going Pro: How The 'Cyanide & Happiness' Team Went From Drawing On Wallpaper To Managing A Full-Scale YouTube Animation Studio   On January 26, 2005, exactly 19 days before YouTube was founded, a group of friends began running a daily comic on their website, Explosm.net. YouTube Terminates All 'SevenAwesomeKids' Channels After Owner Ian Rylett Pleads Guilty To Child Abuse   Last week, Ian Rylett, owner of the SevenAwesomeKids family of YouTube channels, signed a plea deal admitting he'd abused one of the channels' stars. Twitter Launches Improved In-App Camera With 280-Second Video Limit   Twitter wants users to share more photo and video content — and is looking a lot like Snapchat and Instagram in the process. Facebook Watch's New Video Incubator To Act As Matchmaker For Publishers, Influencers   Facebook wants to amp up its Watch programming offer by serving as a matchmaker of sorts between new media publishers and digital creators. YouTube Premium, YouTube Music Roll Out To Critical Indian Market   YouTube Premium and YouTube Music have launched in India, where the video giant counts roughly 250 million monthly users. After Laying Off 250 Staffers, Vice Is Now Looking To Raise $200 Million (Report)   Vice, the once-buzzy digital giant that's currently struggling toward profitability, is now reportedly looking to raise $200 million in fresh funding. Early U.K. YouTube Stars Tanya Burr And Jim Chapman Announce Separation   After four years of marriage, one of YouTube's earliest power couples will go their separate ways. Netflix "Doubling Down" On Interactive Content After Success Of Bandersnatch   The response to Netflix's Black Mirror spinoff Bandersnatch has encouraged the company to double down on interactive content. 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.