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Thursday, August 30, 2018

You Can Now Apply To Be Verified On Instagram, YouTube Star Jack Douglass Brings Game Show To Twitch, NewFronts West Presenters Announced, & More

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You Can Now Apply To Be Verified On Instagram Via Form Within App

 
Instagram co-founder and CTO Mike Krieger (pictured above, left) unveiled yesterday several new tools aimed at keeping accounts authentic and secure. Though perhaps the most notable update, as far as creators are concerned, is a new process whereby global users can apply for verification.

Amazon Readying Free Streaming Service Exclusively For Fire TV Owners (Report)


Amazon is reportedly developing yet another video streaming service — although unlike its paid Amazon Prime platform, the new offer would function as an ad-supported product exclusively available for Fire TV owners.

Creators Going Pro: How Logdotzip Turned A Passion For Gaming At 14 Into A 10-Person Business A Decade Later


When veteran YouTuber Tyler 'Logdotzip' Pappas joined the video sharing site in 2006 at the age of 14, he didn't intend to make a career of it.

YouTuber Jack Douglass Is Turning His 'Yesterday I Asked You' Series Into A Game Show On Twitch

 
The hugely-hyped Logan Paul vs. Olajide 'KSI' Olatunji match, which the duo self-dubbed the YouTube World Boxing Championship, may not have ended with a declared winner, but it did enable both participants to rake in some serious cash.

Facebook Watch Now Available Globally, Offering Expanded Creator Tools To More Countries

 
Facebook today announced that its on-demand, free-to-view video service, Facebook Watch, will now be available around the world instead of just in the U.S., as it had been since its launch in August 2017.

KSI Wants To Push Logan Paul Rematch From February To May, Envisions Setting Outside U.S.

 
Even before their highly lucrative fight last weekend ended in a draw, a February rematch was already on the books for Olajide 'KSI' Olatunji and Logan Paul — to be held at an undisclosed location in America.

Twilight Alum Ashley Greene, YouTuber Todrick Hall To Star In Second Season Of YouTube Premium's 'Step Up: High Water'


YouTube Premium has nabbed Twilight actor Ashley Greene for its upcoming second season of Step Up: High Water. No premiere date has been set for the 10-episode season, but it is currently in production.

Snap, Viacom Digital Studios, YouTube's FameBit To Headline Inaugural NewFronts West

 
The International Advertising Bureau (IAB) trimmed its formerly long-running New York NewFronts event from one week to two in February, and consequently announced the launch of a Los Angeles offshoot, NewFronts West.
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