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Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Execs From YouTube, Facebook, Twitter Testify Before Congress, Streamys Brand Awards @ NewFronts West, Zeus Launches With a LOT of Originals

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Executives From YouTube, Facebook, Twitter To Testify Before Congress Regarding Political Bias

 
For the second time this year, the United States Congress is inviting representatives from major social media platforms to testify about the role their companies play in American affairs. After grilling Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the workings of his site back in April, the House Judiciary Committee has invited executives from YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter to take questions about potential bias in the content filtering mechanisms of their respective platforms.

For First Time In Two Years, Netflix Falls Short Of Quarterly Growth Expectations

 
For Netflix, quarterly earnings reports have delivered a preponderance of good news for years. But in the second quarter of 2018, Netflix's update was not quite as positive as it had been in previous months.

Top YouTube Gamer Jacksepticeye, Citing Mental Health, Is On A Break

 
By posting a video every day for the past five years (and almost never taking a day off along the way), Irish gamer Seán McLoughlin — who the internet masses know as Jacksepticeye — has become one of YouTube's top creators.

Guns N' Roses' "November Rain" Becomes Oldest Music Video To Reach One Billion YouTube Views

 
26 years after Guns N' Roses first released the music video for its power ballad "November Rain," that clip has made some YouTube history.

After 'Lucas And Marcus' Hit 10 Million Subscribers, The Dobre Brothers Announce 20-City Tour

 
The Dobre Brothers, a YouTube quartet comprising twins Lucas and Marcus — as well as their older siblings Cyrus and Darius — are hitting the road this summer on a 20-city tour.

Streamys To Distribute 6 'Brand' Awards At Inaugural NewFronts West

 
At the inaugural NewFronts West event to be held this October in Los Angeles, organizer IAB (the Interactive Advertising Bureau) has partnered with noted online video awards property the Streamy Awards to distribute several statuettes.

The Merrell Twins To Launch 'True Img' Fashion Brand Tomorrow

 
The Merrell Twins are the latest YouTube stars to launch their own fashion label dubbed True IMG, which will comprise affordable, school-appropriate items for their young female fans.

Purging – It's Not Just For Twitter Anymore (Or At Least It Shouldn't Be)

 
This past week, Twitter held a Purge. Unlike the Purges of the Jason Blum horror-movie franchise, this involved plenty of killing, but only of millions of virtual entities, of either the inactive or deeply suspicious sort that have festooned Twitter in recent years.

Massive Musical.ly Hub 'Flighthouse' Launches YouTube Channel With Piper Rockelle, Ben Azelart, More


Musical.ly mega-channel Flighthouse — which posts trending songs and popular music edits, and counts roughly 18 million followers and 1 billion monthly views — is making the foray over to YouTube with the launch of a brand new channel.

Original Shows From DeStorm, Lil Tay Lead The Way As New SVOD Service Zeus Launches

 
Regular viewers of serial content on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram will want to check out The Zeus Network. The new SVOD platform, which launches today with more than two dozen original programs in tow, was founded by social media stars DeStorm Power, Amanda Cerny, and King Bach alongside producer Lemuel Plummer.
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