VidCon Will Give $2,000 Grants To Emerging Creators Every Week, YouTube Orders George Clooney-Produced Dark Comedy, YouTube Ups Its Fashion Game, More

VidCon is putting its money where its mouth is. And YouTube is getting serious about the fashion biz. 

Not displaying correctly? View this email online. VidCon Will Distribute $2,000 Grants To Emerging Creators Every Week For The Next Year   VidCon co-founder Hank Green made a substantially generous announcement to cap off the 9th annual gathering. Highlights From YouTube Onstage (And The Rest Of VidCon) Are Available On YouTube   If you weren't able to attend VidCon this year, you missed out on another year of keynotes, panels, and performances featuring the top stars of the online video industry. While those festivities have now concluded, some of them are currently available for on-demand consumption. YouTube Premium Snags Girl-Power Comedy Produced By AwesomenessTV   Just after wrapping up its sizable presence at VidCon, AwesomenessTV another project it plans to bring to YouTube Premium. Boogie2988, Smosh Games, Jessica Nigri To Appear At RTX Austin In August   As the VidCon madness subsides, RTX Austin is fast approaching — and the Rooster Teeth-run convention has unveiled this year's headliners. YouTube Orders George Clooney-Produced Dark Comedy Series Starring Kirsten Dunst   YouTube is going into business with George Clooney and Kirsten Dunst. The video giant has ordered an hourlong dark comedy series titled On Becoming A God In Central Florida. Dunst will star in and executive produce the series, which will consist of 10 episodes. The UK's Singles Chart Will Incorporate YouTube Streams For The First Time   On YouTube, British recording artists like Ed Sheeran (pictured above) have received billions of views on music videos, lyric videos, live streams of performances, and other pieces of tuneful content. Creators Featured In YouTube's 'On The Rise' Program Quintuple Their Subscriber Counts In A Year   Last January, YouTube announced the launch of its On The Rise program, which offers up-and-coming creators their own space on the video site's Spotlight channel. YouTube Taps Fashion Luminary Derek Blasberg To Oversee New Partnerships Division   YouTube has hired veteran fashion journalist and author Derek Blasberg to oversee the launch of a new division dedicated to fashion and beauty partnerships. Copyright © 2018 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.