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Thursday, June 21, 2018

Instagram Launches IGTV With Originals And Hour-Long Uploads, Viacom-Owned VidCon Preview, UTA Gets Into Podcasting, & More

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Instagram Announces IGTV, An Entertainment Hub With Hour-Long Videos And Content From Social Stars

 
After weeks of persistent rumors, Instagram has officially announced a long-form video platform. The entertainment hub, titled IGTV, will allow its users to upload videos up to one hour long and will feature content from some of the social media industry's top stars.

Check Out The Scene From Facebook's Inaugural 'Creator Day' In Los Angeles

 
On Tuesday, just ahead of VidCon, Facebook celebrated its own flourishing video community with an inaugural event appropriately dubbed Creator Day.

Streaming Platform Live.me Announces $100,000 Broadcaster Development Fund

 
Live.me is investing in its community of mobile live streamers. The app has announced its Broadcaster Development Fund, through which it will identify up-and-coming creators and supply them with mentorship, promotion, resources, and other perks.

More Than 80 Creators, Including Casey Neistat And Miranda Sings, Confirmed For Tana Mongeau's VidCon Alternative

 
Tana Mongeau's VidCon alternative is ready to roll. More than 80 creators, including Casey Neistat and Miranda Sings, have been confirmed for Tanacon, which is expected to draw thousands of attendees once it begins in Anaheim on June 22.

AT&T Will Launch Skinny OTT TV Bundle, WatchTV, Next Weekb

 
Just over a week after a federal judge approved AT&T's merger with Time Warner, the former announced its new skinny, over-the-top TV bundle for its wireless users.

VidCon Navigates An Industry's Stormy Season With New Owner, Influx Of Brands And Platforms

 
From its modest beginnings in a Los Angeles hotel basement to this week's 30,000-strong online-influencer extravaganza swallowing the mammoth Anaheim Convention Center, VidCon has seen a few changes since its low-key 2010 launch.

Andrea's Choice Is Launching Her Own Cosmetics Line With Abrams Artists Agency (Exclusive)

 
Veteran beauty influencer Andrea Brooks, who launched her YouTube channel roughly a decade ago and is now known to 4.3 million subscribers as Andrea's Choice, has pacted with Abrams Artists talent agency (AAA) to release her very own cosmetics line.

Head Of YouTube Music Has "Largest Marketing Plan In YouTube's History" For The Service

 
YouTube's head of music, Lyor Cohen, touted what an "incredible time to be in music" it is at Cannes yesterday. Meanwhile, YouTube may owe musicians whose videos have appeared on the platform billions of dollars in fees.

UTA Forms 'Ramble' Podcast Network For Digital Stars Like Rhett & Link, Hannah Hart, Josh Peck

 
Renowned talent agency UTA has partnered with podcast company Cadence13 to launch an audio network called Ramble that will work exclusively with top YouTube stars.
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