YouTube CEO Agrees To “Tea Session” With Shane Dawson Over ‘Trending’ Tab Concerns, Smosh Reportedly Acquired For $10 Million, YouTube Casting, & More

Shane Dawson is taking some of his concerns on YouTube straight to the top. 

Not displaying correctly? View this email online. YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Agrees To "Tea Session" With Shane Dawson Over 'Trending' Tab Concerns Despite his overwhelming dominance of the YouTube landscape with a slew of hit docuseries that have shattered the digital zeitgeist and garnered hundreds of millions of views, Shane Dawson has some concerns about the platform — and he's taking them straight to the top. Critical Role Animated Special Extended From 22 To 88 Minutes After Fans Pledge $4.5 Million In 24 Hours   The Critical Role gang has extended their Kickstarter-funded animated special from 22 minutes to 88 minutes thanks to overwhelming support from fans. Disney Poaches Former Netflix Exec To Lead Business Strategy For Its Upcoming Streaming Service   When Disney's in-house streaming service Disney+ launches in the fourth quarter of this year, it'll instantly become one of Netflix's top competitors. Rhett & Link's Mythical Entertainment Paid Roughly $10 Million For Smosh (Report)   Mythical Entertainment, the digital media firm owned and operated by best friends and business partners Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal, reportedly paid roughly $10 million to acquire Smosh from the bank that assumed Defy Media's assets in the wake of its bankruptcy. PrankvsPrank's Jeana Smith Reveals She Has Been Vlogging Under A Pseudonym For Roughly A Decade   All these years, Jeana Smith has been harboring a rather innocuous secret. Abrams Artists Expands Gaming Roster With Caesar Noriega, Natalie Casanova, Harris Heller   Talent agency Abrams Artists is adding to its gaming creator roster with four new signings. YouTube Premium's Woman-Led Video Game Dramedy It's A Man's World Sets Core Cast   YouTube has announced the core cast members for the pilot of its upcoming Premium dramedy series It's a Man's World (working title), as well as more details about the characters they'll play. 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.