The Week That Changed Entertainment And The Internet, YouTube Gamers Launch Their Own Video Platform, Awesomeness Gets On Facebook Watch, & More

Not displaying correctly? View this email online. The Week That Changed Entertainment And The Internet If ever there was a week when the digital media landscape took a decisive turn in a new direction, it might be last week. More precisely, it might be this one decisive day, specifically Thursday, December 14, 2017. A LOT happened. Apple's Third Series Order Is A Space Drama From Battlestar Galactica EP Apple has made its third scripted series order after recruiting former Sony Pictures Television execs Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg to headline its worldwide video unit in June. Google's 2017 Year In Search Video Catalogs 12 Months Of Global Strife The latest edition of the Year In Search has arrived, and it remembers 2017 as a year filled with pain while also looking forward to a brighter future. Byron Austen Ashley, Manager Of Several YouTube Stars, Departs Big Frame To Launch His Own Company The man who manages digital stars like Arden Rose, Wes "Wuz Good" Armstrong, Mikey Bolts, and Craig "WheezyWaiter" Benzine is launching his own company. YouTube in "Productive Discussions" With Amazon About Return To Fire TV, Echo Show Amazon and Google may be finding common ground following a feud earlier this month when YouTube was yanked from Fire TV devices as well as the Echo Show. CaptainSparklez, SSundee, JeromeASF To Help Launch Creator-Focused Video Platform 'AuditionMe' Amid ongoing gripes about YouTube monetization as the Adpocalypse rages on, a handful of YouTube gaming stars are taking matters into their own hands. LeBron James, Lip Sync Battle Producers Bring Do Or Dare Series To Facebook Watch Facebook's latest addition to Watch, a celebrity competition show, will see the likes of Usher, Jermaine Dupri, Candace Cameron-Bure, and Terrell Owens undertaking over-the-top challenges for charity. Indie Spotlight: The Black Girl In A Big Dress Battles Social Conventions Prithee, tell me, is thou in the mood for mood for a web series that marries Victorian culture to contemporary racial politics? Vevo CEO Erik Huggers Will Step Down From His Position Vevo will need to go shopping for a new CEO. AwesomenessTV, With Help From Rebecca Black, Kicks Off Facebook Watch Slate AwesomenessTV's tween- and teen-friendly brand of entertainment now includes several original programs on Facebook. Copyright © 2017 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.