YouTube Terminated Yeah1’s MCN Status So It’s Selling ScaleLab Back To Owners For $12 Million, YouTube’s ‘Stories’ Adds AR Selfies Like Snapchat, More

A lot is going on right now with YouTube and a Vietnamese media company. 

Not displaying correctly? View this email online. YouTube's 'Stories' Feature Adds AR Selfie Filters, Like Snapchat Lenses YouTube is going full-blown Snapchat. After launching its own version of the Stories format in Nov. 2017, YouTube has now integrated AR effects — familiarly known to Snapchat users as Lenses. Jeffrey Katzenberg's Quibi To Produce Frat Boy Genius, A Withering Look At Evan Spiegel   Jeffrey Katzenberg has revealed that one of Quibi's launch titles will be a Snapchat-inspired version of The Social Network. Digital Brand Architects Signs Donal Skehan, Chantelle Paige-Mulligan After UTA Acquisition   Digital Brand Architects, the talent management and marketing firm acquired by UTA last month, has added eight new creators to its roster, spanning various content verticals including food, music, fashion, and travel. YouTube Terminated Yeah1's MCN Status, So It's Selling ScaleLab Back To Original Owners For $12 Million   Yeah1 Group, the Vietnamese media giant that owns a handful of multi-channel networks, is selling ScaleLab — a prominent U.S. network that reps Jake Paul, Jimmy 'MrBeast' Donaldson, and Erika Costell — back to its original owners two months after acquiring the firm for up to $20 million. Quibi Poaches CBS Executive Becky Brooks To Lead Lifestyle Programming Under Janice Min   Jeffrey Katzenberg's shortform video startup Quibi has a new executive joining its already-powerhouse team. The digital studio has poached CBS's Becky Brooks to lead lifestyle programming for its Daily Essentials sector. Logan Paul Investigates One Of YouTube's Top Conspiracies In Flat Earth: To The Edge And Back   Back in November, Logan Paul drew attention when he headlined an international convention for supporters of 'flat earth,' a conspiracy theory that posits (you guessed it) the earth is flat and not actually a globe at all. Roi 'Guava Juice' Fabito's Toy Brand Expands To 3,900 Walmart Stores Nationwide   Roi 'Guava Juice' Fabito, the kid-friendly YouTube maestro who has amassed 13 million subscribers and 5 billion lifetime views on the strength of his comedic experiments, DIYs, and challenge videos, is set to vastly expand the distribution of his eponymous toy line. 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.