Dropout has set a new series of live recorded comedy specials titled “Dropout Presents.” The series will launch on June 12 with Hank Green’s “Pissing Out Cancer,” taped at Dynasty Typewriter in Los Angeles
Green is a YouTuber best known for the “Vlogbrothers” channel he runs alongside his brother, John Green, with whom he also produces educational shows such as “Crash Course.” He is also the author of the novels “An Absolutely Remarkable Thing” (2018) and “A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor” (2020). Green was diagnosed with cancer in May 2023 and has thoroughly documented his experiences with the illness on the internet.
“There are good parts of cancer,” Green jokes in a trailer for “Dropout Presents.” “I was thinking I was maybe gonna get that Jeremy Allen White situation going on. I got the Mark Zuckerberg situation instead.”
Six more specials will debut on Dropout as part of “Dropout Presents” throughout the year. All were recorded in L.
Green is a YouTuber best known for the “Vlogbrothers” channel he runs alongside his brother, John Green, with whom he also produces educational shows such as “Crash Course.” He is also the author of the novels “An Absolutely Remarkable Thing” (2018) and “A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor” (2020). Green was diagnosed with cancer in May 2023 and has thoroughly documented his experiences with the illness on the internet.
“There are good parts of cancer,” Green jokes in a trailer for “Dropout Presents.” “I was thinking I was maybe gonna get that Jeremy Allen White situation going on. I got the Mark Zuckerberg situation instead.”
Six more specials will debut on Dropout as part of “Dropout Presents” throughout the year. All were recorded in L.
- 5/8/2024
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Indie streaming platform Dropout, formerly known as CollegeHumor, is vying for a spotlight at this year’s Primetime Emmys with an ambitious campaign to secure its first major nominations. With a passionate and niche audience, Variety has learned exclusively about Dropout’s top contenders submitted for Emmy love, including the innovative game show “Game Changer” and the unique interview series “Very Important People.”
“Game Changer,” a standout series hosted by Dropout CEO Sam Reich, turns the traditional game show format on its head. Each episode introduces a new game, but the twist is that the three comedian contestants are clueless about the rules until the game begins. The blend of improv comedy and fierce competition has not only captivated audiences but also spawned three successful spinoffs: “Dirty Laundry,” “Make Some Noise” and “Play It by Ear.”
Two of the season’s funniest episodes, “Sam Says 3” (featuring Jacob Wysocki’s epic...
“Game Changer,” a standout series hosted by Dropout CEO Sam Reich, turns the traditional game show format on its head. Each episode introduces a new game, but the twist is that the three comedian contestants are clueless about the rules until the game begins. The blend of improv comedy and fierce competition has not only captivated audiences but also spawned three successful spinoffs: “Dirty Laundry,” “Make Some Noise” and “Play It by Ear.”
Two of the season’s funniest episodes, “Sam Says 3” (featuring Jacob Wysocki’s epic...
- 5/8/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
The Creators Guild of America is making good on its promise to provide support for digital professionals. The seven-month-old service organization has launched Mosaic, a resource that gives creators proper credit for their work.
A banner across the top of the Mosaic website describes it as “the IMDb for everyone.” Like the film and TV credit hub that inspired it, Mosaic offers separate pages for each individual and brand in its database. Users can choose labels — including Creator, Gamer, Brand, Editor, and Founder — to describe their profession. Then they can fill out their profiles by listing sponsorships, collaborations, and other pieces of digital work.
Mosaic is currently available in beta. To bring a measure of organization to the database as it scales, all of its profiles must be peer-reviewed before credits can be listed.
Daniel Abas, who co-founded the Creators Guild of America, sees Mosaic as one of many steps...
A banner across the top of the Mosaic website describes it as “the IMDb for everyone.” Like the film and TV credit hub that inspired it, Mosaic offers separate pages for each individual and brand in its database. Users can choose labels — including Creator, Gamer, Brand, Editor, and Founder — to describe their profession. Then they can fill out their profiles by listing sponsorships, collaborations, and other pieces of digital work.
Mosaic is currently available in beta. To bring a measure of organization to the database as it scales, all of its profiles must be peer-reviewed before credits can be listed.
Daniel Abas, who co-founded the Creators Guild of America, sees Mosaic as one of many steps...
- 3/28/2024
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
For the ninth year, YouTube will serve as title sponsor at VidCon‘s flagship convention in Anaheim. It’s also signed on as title sponsor for the second annual East Coast edition of VidCon, which will take place in Baltimore this September.
Since 2013, YouTube has been title sponsor for most of VidCon’s Anaheim events, which offer a mix of programming for content creators, their fans, and industry professionals. The one notable exception is VidCon 2022, when the convention returned from two years of Covid cancellations with TikTok as title sponsor.
YouTube reclaimed the title slot for VidCon 2023, will keep that spot for 2024, and now is “[expanding] its support for VidCon” by sponsoring the 2024 Baltimore event as well, VidCon said in a press release.
VidCon Baltimore will take place Sept. 26-29, with tickets going on sale April 2. VidCon is also going back to Mexico City for the third year; that event (not sponsored by YouTube) runs Aug.
Since 2013, YouTube has been title sponsor for most of VidCon’s Anaheim events, which offer a mix of programming for content creators, their fans, and industry professionals. The one notable exception is VidCon 2022, when the convention returned from two years of Covid cancellations with TikTok as title sponsor.
YouTube reclaimed the title slot for VidCon 2023, will keep that spot for 2024, and now is “[expanding] its support for VidCon” by sponsoring the 2024 Baltimore event as well, VidCon said in a press release.
VidCon Baltimore will take place Sept. 26-29, with tickets going on sale April 2. VidCon is also going back to Mexico City for the third year; that event (not sponsored by YouTube) runs Aug.
- 2/15/2024
- by James Hale
- Tubefilter.com
Matthew Patrick may be stepping away from his role as the on-screen host of The Game Theorists, but he will stay active in the creator community. The man known as MatPat has been announced as a Featured Creator for VidCon, which will return to the Anaheim Convention Center on June 26, 2024.
Patrick is no stranger to VidCon. In his previous appearances at the annual convention, he has shared insights from his behind-the-camera work as a digital strategist and consultant. His departure from the Theorist Media brand — which was acquired by startup Lunar X in 2022 — will give him more time to analyze YouTube in detail.
VidCon announced its first batch of 2024 Featured Creators a month ago, when it set the date for the next edition of its Southern California gathering. Patrick headlined a second group of Featured Creators that also includes Fifth Harmony member Dinah Jane, “Internet Coworker” Rod Thill, multihyphenate Kalen Allen,...
Patrick is no stranger to VidCon. In his previous appearances at the annual convention, he has shared insights from his behind-the-camera work as a digital strategist and consultant. His departure from the Theorist Media brand — which was acquired by startup Lunar X in 2022 — will give him more time to analyze YouTube in detail.
VidCon announced its first batch of 2024 Featured Creators a month ago, when it set the date for the next edition of its Southern California gathering. Patrick headlined a second group of Featured Creators that also includes Fifth Harmony member Dinah Jane, “Internet Coworker” Rod Thill, multihyphenate Kalen Allen,...
- 1/17/2024
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
VidCon 2024 is just six months away — and the annual internet culture convention is revealing the names of 60 creators set to descend on Anaheim, California.
Rolling Stone can exclusively reveal Tuesday that authors (and VidCon co-founders) John and Hank Green, Polynesian-American singer Dinah Jane, YouTube comedian Brandon Rogers, Game Theorists’ MatPat, and Latine TikTok staple Leo González are among the first creators announced for the annual festivities.
Among the other creators set to make appearances at the convention (scheduled for June 26-29) are The Circle‘s Raven Sutton, TikToker Rod Thill,...
Rolling Stone can exclusively reveal Tuesday that authors (and VidCon co-founders) John and Hank Green, Polynesian-American singer Dinah Jane, YouTube comedian Brandon Rogers, Game Theorists’ MatPat, and Latine TikTok staple Leo González are among the first creators announced for the annual festivities.
Among the other creators set to make appearances at the convention (scheduled for June 26-29) are The Circle‘s Raven Sutton, TikToker Rod Thill,...
- 1/16/2024
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
AMC, fresh off the rollout of its AMC popcorn brand, has added its own line of candy to concession offerings.
CEO Adam Aron first flagged the candy push back in May, noting the cost savings in making products in-house, as well as the branding opportunities. The news today is that four kinds of Cinema Sweets chocolate candy are now available in U.S. theaters “at price points in line with other candy products,” the company said.
The initial offerings include: Milk Chocolate Covered Pretzels with a Dark Chocolate Drizzle; Milk Chocolate Covered Almonds; Milk Chocolate Covered Raisins; and Milk Chocolate Covered Peanuts. More varieties will roll out in 2024.
“We spent the last year in research and development ensuring that AMC Cinema Sweets, carrying the AMC name, are candies we are proud of, and just as important – really delicious snacks that our guests will enjoy and seek out when they come to the movies,...
CEO Adam Aron first flagged the candy push back in May, noting the cost savings in making products in-house, as well as the branding opportunities. The news today is that four kinds of Cinema Sweets chocolate candy are now available in U.S. theaters “at price points in line with other candy products,” the company said.
The initial offerings include: Milk Chocolate Covered Pretzels with a Dark Chocolate Drizzle; Milk Chocolate Covered Almonds; Milk Chocolate Covered Raisins; and Milk Chocolate Covered Peanuts. More varieties will roll out in 2024.
“We spent the last year in research and development ensuring that AMC Cinema Sweets, carrying the AMC name, are candies we are proud of, and just as important – really delicious snacks that our guests will enjoy and seek out when they come to the movies,...
- 12/20/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Hank Green is getting Gubbins.
“A few months ago, I accidentally bought a part of a mobile game,” he says in his latest YouTube video.
That mobile game is Gubbins, a daily digital word puzzle where you “make cool words.”
Green says he found out about Gubbins through TikTok, when the game was still in early beta. He fell in love with it and looked up Studio Folly, its Melbourne-based developer, and ended up offering a “not insubstantial amount of money” for 10% ownership of Gubbins.
“I said, what if I buy 10% of your game? You’ll have some extra money to spend on making the game perfect, and then, once the game comes out, you’ll donate 10% of the revenue from the game to the Foundation to Decrease World Suck,” he explains.
Studio Folly agreed, and Green is now a 10% owner, with 10% of revenue going to the nonprofit world suck-decreasing...
“A few months ago, I accidentally bought a part of a mobile game,” he says in his latest YouTube video.
That mobile game is Gubbins, a daily digital word puzzle where you “make cool words.”
Green says he found out about Gubbins through TikTok, when the game was still in early beta. He fell in love with it and looked up Studio Folly, its Melbourne-based developer, and ended up offering a “not insubstantial amount of money” for 10% ownership of Gubbins.
“I said, what if I buy 10% of your game? You’ll have some extra money to spend on making the game perfect, and then, once the game comes out, you’ll donate 10% of the revenue from the game to the Foundation to Decrease World Suck,” he explains.
Studio Folly agreed, and Green is now a 10% owner, with 10% of revenue going to the nonprofit world suck-decreasing...
- 11/16/2023
- by James Hale
- Tubefilter.com
This December will mark the end of an era for creator monetization on TikTok, and, according to creator-industry expert Samir Chaudry, which may open up new doors for how people make money on the social media app.
This week, TikTok announced it would end its inaugural creator fund, with the program’s last day landing on Dec. 16. When it was first announced in 2020, the fund was a $1 billion pool the company said it would pay out to encourage users to create more content. While TikTok has been instrumental in popularizing...
This week, TikTok announced it would end its inaugural creator fund, with the program’s last day landing on Dec. 16. When it was first announced in 2020, the fund was a $1 billion pool the company said it would pay out to encourage users to create more content. While TikTok has been instrumental in popularizing...
- 11/12/2023
- by CT Jones
- Rollingstone.com
As of 12:01 a.m. on November 9, 2023, the SAG-AFTRA strike is officially over. The actors’ guild has come to terms with TV and film studios, ending a 118-day work stoppage.
The agreement still needs to be ratified by SAG-AFTRA’s national board, but the hardest work has been done. Actors will get pay increases, protections from AI, and streaming participation bonuses, and the studios will be able to turn their production pipelines back on.
“We have arrived at a contract that will enable SAG-AFTRA members from every category to build sustainable careers,” the union wrote in an email. “Many thousands of performers now and into the future will benefit from this work.”
For the acting community, there are plenty of lessons to be learned from the longest labor stoppage in SAG-AFTRA history. In other industries, the takeaways are a bit murkier. As actors, writers, and Hollywood studios argued over new terms,...
The agreement still needs to be ratified by SAG-AFTRA’s national board, but the hardest work has been done. Actors will get pay increases, protections from AI, and streaming participation bonuses, and the studios will be able to turn their production pipelines back on.
“We have arrived at a contract that will enable SAG-AFTRA members from every category to build sustainable careers,” the union wrote in an email. “Many thousands of performers now and into the future will benefit from this work.”
For the acting community, there are plenty of lessons to be learned from the longest labor stoppage in SAG-AFTRA history. In other industries, the takeaways are a bit murkier. As actors, writers, and Hollywood studios argued over new terms,...
- 11/9/2023
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
TikTok’s $1 billion creator fund is shutting down. Here’s how creators are getting paid from now on.
TikTok is shutting down the $1 billion fund it’s been using to pay creators since 2020.
Beginning Dec. 16, 2023, creators in the U.S., U.K., Germany, and France will no longer receive payouts from the fund. Per The Verge, creators in Italy and Spain will apparently continue to receive payouts, though we’re not sure how long that will continue.
This shutdown isn’t unexpected; the creator fund was only intended to be a three-year program, and in those three years, its fatal flaw has become more and more pronounced. TikTok launched it as a static pool of money—$1 billion. $200 million of that was earmarked for U.S. creators, which means that over the last three years, TikTok has had around $550,000 per day to divvy up between all U.S. creators combined.
So, as more stateside creators made more high-quality content and were approved for the fund, the amount they made...
Beginning Dec. 16, 2023, creators in the U.S., U.K., Germany, and France will no longer receive payouts from the fund. Per The Verge, creators in Italy and Spain will apparently continue to receive payouts, though we’re not sure how long that will continue.
This shutdown isn’t unexpected; the creator fund was only intended to be a three-year program, and in those three years, its fatal flaw has become more and more pronounced. TikTok launched it as a static pool of money—$1 billion. $200 million of that was earmarked for U.S. creators, which means that over the last three years, TikTok has had around $550,000 per day to divvy up between all U.S. creators combined.
So, as more stateside creators made more high-quality content and were approved for the fund, the amount they made...
- 11/7/2023
- by James Hale
- Tubefilter.com
As the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes rage on, digital native creators are recognizing the need for more organized labor in the online video space. The Creators Guild of America (Cga), a nonprofit organization backed by YouTube legend Justine Ezarik (a.k.a. iJustine), is looking to that need.
The Cga officially launched on August 24. It resembles a labor union, but it’s actually a “professional service organization” that provides a litany of benefits to a varied roster of digital media pros. The Cga does not engage in collective bargaining on behalf of its members, but some of its services — such as creator advocacy and networking opportunities — are decidedly union-esque.
Those benefits are not limited to creators. On its website, the Cga provides a list of creatives who are eligible for guild membership, including videographers, designers, marketers, and editors. By joining up with the org, those professionals can ensure that they...
The Cga officially launched on August 24. It resembles a labor union, but it’s actually a “professional service organization” that provides a litany of benefits to a varied roster of digital media pros. The Cga does not engage in collective bargaining on behalf of its members, but some of its services — such as creator advocacy and networking opportunities — are decidedly union-esque.
Those benefits are not limited to creators. On its website, the Cga provides a list of creatives who are eligible for guild membership, including videographers, designers, marketers, and editors. By joining up with the org, those professionals can ensure that they...
- 8/25/2023
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
YouTuber Grace Helbig has been diagnosed with breast cancer. In a seven-minute-long video shared to the nearly three million subscribers on her channel, Helbig expressed optimism about her medical team’s proposed treatment plans. In the video, she said she received her official diagnosis more than a month ago, but only just decided how to share the news with the online audience she’s been sharing content with for more than 15 years.
“It’s called triple-positive breast cancer and from every doctor or medical professional or person that has any knowledge about cancer,...
“It’s called triple-positive breast cancer and from every doctor or medical professional or person that has any knowledge about cancer,...
- 7/3/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
YouTube star Grace Helbig revealed in an emotional video that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
The 37-year-old personality shared in the eight-minute video, posted on her YouTube and Instagram pages, that she received the diagnosis — triple-positive breast cancer — “about a month ago.” She called the news “shocking” and “surreal.”
“It doesn’t sound real, but it’s real,” said Helbig, who has more than 2.6 million subscribers to her YouTube channel. “I’ve had a decent amount of time to process and start the process, so I’m finally ready to share with you.”
She went on to say her breast cancer is “super treatable” and “highly beatable,” citing her doctors and experts familiar with the diagnosis. “We’re going for cure, not remission here, which is exciting, encouraging, helpful, good,” Helbig continued, adding that her doctors believe it is stage 2A but cautioned they “are not entirely sure just yet.
The 37-year-old personality shared in the eight-minute video, posted on her YouTube and Instagram pages, that she received the diagnosis — triple-positive breast cancer — “about a month ago.” She called the news “shocking” and “surreal.”
“It doesn’t sound real, but it’s real,” said Helbig, who has more than 2.6 million subscribers to her YouTube channel. “I’ve had a decent amount of time to process and start the process, so I’m finally ready to share with you.”
She went on to say her breast cancer is “super treatable” and “highly beatable,” citing her doctors and experts familiar with the diagnosis. “We’re going for cure, not remission here, which is exciting, encouraging, helpful, good,” Helbig continued, adding that her doctors believe it is stage 2A but cautioned they “are not entirely sure just yet.
- 7/3/2023
- by Emerson Pearson
- ET Canada
YouTube Star Grace Helbig is opening up about her breast cancer diagnosis.
In a nearly eight-minute video shared to her YouTube and Instagram pages on Monday, Helbig detailed learning about her diagnosis a month ago.
“I’ve had a decent amount of time to process and start the process, and so I’m finally ready to share with you,” the 37-year-old said in the video, adding that she was “very nervous” about opening up about everything.
She went on to reveal to her 2.6 million subscribers that she was diagnosed with “triple positive breast cancer” which she said medical professionals have described as “super treatable” and “highly beatable.” Helbig said that the treatment plan will involve six rounds of chemotherapy, surgery and hormonal therapy.
“We’re going for cure, not remission here, which is exciting, encouraging, helpful, good,” she said.
She recalled having an annual gynecologist appointment a few months ago...
In a nearly eight-minute video shared to her YouTube and Instagram pages on Monday, Helbig detailed learning about her diagnosis a month ago.
“I’ve had a decent amount of time to process and start the process, and so I’m finally ready to share with you,” the 37-year-old said in the video, adding that she was “very nervous” about opening up about everything.
She went on to reveal to her 2.6 million subscribers that she was diagnosed with “triple positive breast cancer” which she said medical professionals have described as “super treatable” and “highly beatable.” Helbig said that the treatment plan will involve six rounds of chemotherapy, surgery and hormonal therapy.
“We’re going for cure, not remission here, which is exciting, encouraging, helpful, good,” she said.
She recalled having an annual gynecologist appointment a few months ago...
- 7/3/2023
- by Lexy Perez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Popular YouTube content creator Grace Helbig announced that she has breast cancer in a video on Monday. In her video, she said she received the cancer diagnosis about a month ago.
Helbig said she was diagnosed with triple-positive breast cancer, which she called “super treatable and highly beatable.” She was diagnosed after noticing a small lump on her breast. She said in her video that she was unsure how to bring it up to her doctor because she was afraid of looking uneducated about her own body. But now, she urges everyone to go get checked.
“Get those lumps checked,” she said. “And don’t be afraid to ask the doctor what you think might be a stupid question.”
In addition to her YouTube channel, the 37-year-old internet personality and comedian co-hosts and co-created the podcast “This Might Get Weird” alongside Mamrie Hart. In 2015, Helbig hosted her own comedy talk show on E!
Helbig said she was diagnosed with triple-positive breast cancer, which she called “super treatable and highly beatable.” She was diagnosed after noticing a small lump on her breast. She said in her video that she was unsure how to bring it up to her doctor because she was afraid of looking uneducated about her own body. But now, she urges everyone to go get checked.
“Get those lumps checked,” she said. “And don’t be afraid to ask the doctor what you think might be a stupid question.”
In addition to her YouTube channel, the 37-year-old internet personality and comedian co-hosts and co-created the podcast “This Might Get Weird” alongside Mamrie Hart. In 2015, Helbig hosted her own comedy talk show on E!
- 7/3/2023
- by Sophia Scorziello
- Variety Film + TV
Jeff Bridges provided an update about his health in a new interview, telling AARP Magazine that the tumor associated with his lymphoma has decreased in size and is now just “the size of a marble.”
Bridges, who announced in 2019 that he was battling the disease, last updated fans in 2022, when he said, just before the first season of his critically acclaimed FX series “The Old Man” was released, that he is in remission. But around the same time, he also revealed that he’d caught Covid-19 while treating his lymphoma, and in his interview with AARP, he admits that it hit him particularly hard.
“A lot of getting better was a matter of setting really small goals. At first they’d say, ‘How long can you stand?’ For a while, my record was 45 seconds before I’d collapse,” Bridges told AARP. “And then they were saying: ‘Oh, look, you’re standing for a minute!
Bridges, who announced in 2019 that he was battling the disease, last updated fans in 2022, when he said, just before the first season of his critically acclaimed FX series “The Old Man” was released, that he is in remission. But around the same time, he also revealed that he’d caught Covid-19 while treating his lymphoma, and in his interview with AARP, he admits that it hit him particularly hard.
“A lot of getting better was a matter of setting really small goals. At first they’d say, ‘How long can you stand?’ For a while, my record was 45 seconds before I’d collapse,” Bridges told AARP. “And then they were saying: ‘Oh, look, you’re standing for a minute!
- 5/24/2023
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Veteran YouTube personality Hank Green told his three million subscribers that he has Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Green has been around since YouTube’s early days, active since 2007. He also hosts podcasts with his brother John Green, author of ‘The Fault in Our Stars’, reports ‘Deadline’.
“So there have been a bunch of times over the last few weeks where this has become more and more real. This is the big one,” Green said at the top. I noticed that my lymph nodes were big. I talked to my doctor. She said, ‘It’s probably nothing’.”
“We’ll send you in for an ultrasound.’ I got an ultrasound, and the tech in the ultrasound room was like, ‘I’m going to go get a doctor.’ That’s not what you want to have happened,” he continued.
A biopsy delivered grim news.
“When you’re in the American health care system, you...
Green has been around since YouTube’s early days, active since 2007. He also hosts podcasts with his brother John Green, author of ‘The Fault in Our Stars’, reports ‘Deadline’.
“So there have been a bunch of times over the last few weeks where this has become more and more real. This is the big one,” Green said at the top. I noticed that my lymph nodes were big. I talked to my doctor. She said, ‘It’s probably nothing’.”
“We’ll send you in for an ultrasound.’ I got an ultrasound, and the tech in the ultrasound room was like, ‘I’m going to go get a doctor.’ That’s not what you want to have happened,” he continued.
A biopsy delivered grim news.
“When you’re in the American health care system, you...
- 5/20/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
In a startling video released on Friday, veteran YouTube personality Hank Green told his three million subscribers that he has Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Green has been around since YouTube’s early days, active since 2007. He also hosts podcasts with his brother John Green, author of “The Fault in Our Stars.”
“So there have been a bunch of times over the last few weeks where this has become more and more real. This is the big one,” Green said at the top.
“I noticed that my lymph nodes were big. I talked to my doctor. She said, ‘It’s probably nothing. We’ll send you in for an ultrasound.’ I got an ultrasound, and the tech in the ultrasound room was like, ‘I’m going to go get a doctor.’ That’s not what you want to have happened,” he continued.
A biopsy delivered grim news.
“When you’re in the American health care system,...
Green has been around since YouTube’s early days, active since 2007. He also hosts podcasts with his brother John Green, author of “The Fault in Our Stars.”
“So there have been a bunch of times over the last few weeks where this has become more and more real. This is the big one,” Green said at the top.
“I noticed that my lymph nodes were big. I talked to my doctor. She said, ‘It’s probably nothing. We’ll send you in for an ultrasound.’ I got an ultrasound, and the tech in the ultrasound room was like, ‘I’m going to go get a doctor.’ That’s not what you want to have happened,” he continued.
A biopsy delivered grim news.
“When you’re in the American health care system,...
- 5/20/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Hank Green, a popular YouTuber and co-founder of the digital creator convention VidCon, revealed that he has been diagnosed with cancer.
In a nearly 14-minute video shared on YouTube Friday, Green said that he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of cancer that affects the lymphatic system – a part of the body’s immune system.
The digital creator and vlogger, who has more than 7.5 million followers on TikTok, also said that it’s “one of the most treatable cancers.” Green noted that he will be starting chemotherapy treatment soon, which is expected to last around four months.
“It responds very well to treatment. The goal was cure. The procedure to get there is fairly well known, if unpleasant,” he explained. “It seems likely that we caught mine early. I’m still waiting on a scan to sort of confirm that.”
Green founded VidCon with his brother of John Green,...
In a nearly 14-minute video shared on YouTube Friday, Green said that he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of cancer that affects the lymphatic system – a part of the body’s immune system.
The digital creator and vlogger, who has more than 7.5 million followers on TikTok, also said that it’s “one of the most treatable cancers.” Green noted that he will be starting chemotherapy treatment soon, which is expected to last around four months.
“It responds very well to treatment. The goal was cure. The procedure to get there is fairly well known, if unpleasant,” he explained. “It seems likely that we caught mine early. I’m still waiting on a scan to sort of confirm that.”
Green founded VidCon with his brother of John Green,...
- 5/19/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jim Brown, among the NFL’s greatest players at any position who went on to star in Hollywood Films like “The Dirty Dozen” and “Any Given Sunday,” has died, his wife Monique Brown said Friday on Instagram. He was 87.
Brown’s singular dominance in the NFL of the late 1950s and 1960s was unmatched. Brown made the Pro Bowl in every season from 1957-1965, was a three-time Mvp, and won a championship with the Cleveland Browns in 1964. Of his nine seasons, he led the league in rushing yards for eight, and held most of the league’s major rushing records upon his retirement.
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Brown was born in St. Simons Island, Georgia, the son of a pro boxer and a homemaker. He excelled at every sport he tried, from football and baseball to lacrosse and track. His average of 38 points per game,...
Brown’s singular dominance in the NFL of the late 1950s and 1960s was unmatched. Brown made the Pro Bowl in every season from 1957-1965, was a three-time Mvp, and won a championship with the Cleveland Browns in 1964. Of his nine seasons, he led the league in rushing yards for eight, and held most of the league’s major rushing records upon his retirement.
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Brown was born in St. Simons Island, Georgia, the son of a pro boxer and a homemaker. He excelled at every sport he tried, from football and baseball to lacrosse and track. His average of 38 points per game,...
- 5/19/2023
- by Josh Dickey
- The Wrap
Hate. It’s one of the easiest things to receive when you put yourself (or your work) on the internet. But for Corinne Savage —stage name Corook— and Olivia Barton, two Nashville-based indie musicians and partners, an afternoon of tears and a simple ditty about wishing to fit in turned into a viral hit— and an online movement about being proud of the things that make you unique.
The duo are the creatives responsible for one of the most popular songs on TikTok at the moment: ‘If I Were A Fish.
The duo are the creatives responsible for one of the most popular songs on TikTok at the moment: ‘If I Were A Fish.
- 4/21/2023
- by CT Jones
- Rollingstone.com
Sean Kim, the former head of product for TikTok’s U.S. operations, said the company’s $2 billion creator fund was not launched with the altruistic goal of helping creators monetize on the platform. Instead, according to the executive, TikTok created the fund as a “reactive measure” against competition like YouTube and Snap and as a way to keep creators engaged on the platform.
“Platforms don’t really care if you are successful at monetization. I’ll be completely honest,” Kim, who now leads the creator business platform Kajabi as president and chief product officer, said during a wide-ranging panel at SXSW over the weekend. “The reason why is because their metrics and north-star metrics are 100 percent focused on retention, [daily active users], publish rates, active days. Monetization of creators is not even on there. It’s like way, way, way down here. It’s like a little afterthought.”
“When we launched the TikTok creator fund,...
“Platforms don’t really care if you are successful at monetization. I’ll be completely honest,” Kim, who now leads the creator business platform Kajabi as president and chief product officer, said during a wide-ranging panel at SXSW over the weekend. “The reason why is because their metrics and north-star metrics are 100 percent focused on retention, [daily active users], publish rates, active days. Monetization of creators is not even on there. It’s like way, way, way down here. It’s like a little afterthought.”
“When we launched the TikTok creator fund,...
- 3/16/2023
- by J. Clara Chan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
YouTube is taking back top billing at VidCon. It will serve as the title sponsor for VidCon’s main event, which will return to the Anaheim Convention Center on June 21, 2023.
2023 will be YouTube’s eighth year as the title sponsor of VidCon’s flagship gathering. The platform previously held that distinction between 2013 and 2019. In 2022, after a three-year hiatus, VidCon returned to Anaheim with TikTok as its title sponsor. The video app was also slated as the sponsor of VidCon 2021 before that edition of the convention was canceled due to Covid-19.
Though YouTube was not the title sponsor of VidCon in 2022, it still had a strong presence at the event. At the YouTube Shorts Drive-Thru, guests picked up snacks inspired by influencers and giveaways from MrBeast‘s Feastables brand. That activation was spearheaded by the YouTube Marketing team in order to promote YouTube’s TikTok-esque format.
This year, YouTube will attempt...
2023 will be YouTube’s eighth year as the title sponsor of VidCon’s flagship gathering. The platform previously held that distinction between 2013 and 2019. In 2022, after a three-year hiatus, VidCon returned to Anaheim with TikTok as its title sponsor. The video app was also slated as the sponsor of VidCon 2021 before that edition of the convention was canceled due to Covid-19.
Though YouTube was not the title sponsor of VidCon in 2022, it still had a strong presence at the event. At the YouTube Shorts Drive-Thru, guests picked up snacks inspired by influencers and giveaways from MrBeast‘s Feastables brand. That activation was spearheaded by the YouTube Marketing team in order to promote YouTube’s TikTok-esque format.
This year, YouTube will attempt...
- 1/18/2023
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
YouTube, a year after it ceded the title sponsorship to TikTok for VidCon 2022, is returning to claim the top post at this year’s convention.
The Google-owned video giant has typically had an outsized presence at the annual convention for digital creators, having taken the title sponsor spot for seven years in a row beginning in 2013. When VidCon returned for its first in-person event after pandemic-related cancelations and delays, TikTok had exploded in popularity and emerged to take over the sponsorship post.
The changing of the guard, so to speak, did not go unnoticed: For a convention typically dominated by YouTube, 2022’s convention returned with an emphasis on short-form content, the format popularized by TikTok. The main stage keynote was led by top TikTok creators and TikTok COO Vanessa Pappas, thanks to the platform’s title sponsorship post, and — perhaps most noticeably — a large photo-ready TikTok statue hovered over...
The Google-owned video giant has typically had an outsized presence at the annual convention for digital creators, having taken the title sponsor spot for seven years in a row beginning in 2013. When VidCon returned for its first in-person event after pandemic-related cancelations and delays, TikTok had exploded in popularity and emerged to take over the sponsorship post.
The changing of the guard, so to speak, did not go unnoticed: For a convention typically dominated by YouTube, 2022’s convention returned with an emphasis on short-form content, the format popularized by TikTok. The main stage keynote was led by top TikTok creators and TikTok COO Vanessa Pappas, thanks to the platform’s title sponsorship post, and — perhaps most noticeably — a large photo-ready TikTok statue hovered over...
- 1/18/2023
- by J. Clara Chan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s a new day, which means there’s a new war of words breaking out on Twitter.
The platform’s mercurial new owner, Elon Musk, has made dozens of wild promises during his first two weeks at the helm. For one of his latest swings, he took aim at YouTube and its revenue-sharing policy.
Musk claims that Twitter can beat YouTube’s split by offering creators more than 55 of the ad revenue they generate. If the Chief Twit can deliver on that promise, it would be an enticing deal for many — but that’s a huge if. YouTube stars like Hank Green and Ethan Klein have criticized Musk for his erratic behavior. In Klein’s case, mockery of Musk earned the h3h3productions host a Twitter ban.
In a tweet, Musk said that Twitter will introduce “creator monetization for all forms of content.” The Tesla and SpaceX CEO...
The platform’s mercurial new owner, Elon Musk, has made dozens of wild promises during his first two weeks at the helm. For one of his latest swings, he took aim at YouTube and its revenue-sharing policy.
Musk claims that Twitter can beat YouTube’s split by offering creators more than 55 of the ad revenue they generate. If the Chief Twit can deliver on that promise, it would be an enticing deal for many — but that’s a huge if. YouTube stars like Hank Green and Ethan Klein have criticized Musk for his erratic behavior. In Klein’s case, mockery of Musk earned the h3h3productions host a Twitter ban.
In a tweet, Musk said that Twitter will introduce “creator monetization for all forms of content.” The Tesla and SpaceX CEO...
- 11/7/2022
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Hank and John Green‘s Awesome Socks Club is back in business.
Well, to be clear, it was never out of business. It was just closed to new customers because it was worried about balancing supply with demand, Hank explained today in a series of tweets.
Hank and older brother John—both Og YouTubers and the co-founders of VidCon, Dftba Records, etcetera—started Awesome Socks Club in November 2020. It’s a subscription service that costs 13.75 per month, and in exchange for that 13.75, you get one pair of socks designed by an independent artist.
From that, we created the Awesome Socks Club, a monthly subscription that sends you a pair of socks designed by a different independent artist every month, with 100 of after tax profit going to charity. https://t.co/BoiRFkR4ZK pic.twitter.com/ZxR9XQ6Lsa
— Hank Green (@hankgreen) October 31, 2022
As Hank puts it, the ideas behind the business were “1. Socks are necessary.
Well, to be clear, it was never out of business. It was just closed to new customers because it was worried about balancing supply with demand, Hank explained today in a series of tweets.
Hank and older brother John—both Og YouTubers and the co-founders of VidCon, Dftba Records, etcetera—started Awesome Socks Club in November 2020. It’s a subscription service that costs 13.75 per month, and in exchange for that 13.75, you get one pair of socks designed by an independent artist.
From that, we created the Awesome Socks Club, a monthly subscription that sends you a pair of socks designed by a different independent artist every month, with 100 of after tax profit going to charity. https://t.co/BoiRFkR4ZK pic.twitter.com/ZxR9XQ6Lsa
— Hank Green (@hankgreen) October 31, 2022
As Hank puts it, the ideas behind the business were “1. Socks are necessary.
- 10/31/2022
- by James Hale
- Tubefilter.com
There are some new features coming to Twitter’s feed. The social media service is launching a layout that will let viewers swipe through vertical videos. In addition, some Twitter users have discovered that they can see how many views their tweets have received.
The TikTok-style array won’t replace the Twitter feed you’re used to, so you can put the pitchforks down (for now). Instead, Twitter will serve up a stream of vertical content for viewers who tap on a video to expand it. Returning to the regular Twitter feed will be as simple as X-ing out of the full-screen mode. This update “will be available in the coming days” for English-language Twitter users on iOS.
“We want to make it easy for everyone to use our service in the way that best fits their needs,” reads an introductory blog post. “Videos (including fun movie teasers) are an important part of that.
The TikTok-style array won’t replace the Twitter feed you’re used to, so you can put the pitchforks down (for now). Instead, Twitter will serve up a stream of vertical content for viewers who tap on a video to expand it. Returning to the regular Twitter feed will be as simple as X-ing out of the full-screen mode. This update “will be available in the coming days” for English-language Twitter users on iOS.
“We want to make it easy for everyone to use our service in the way that best fits their needs,” reads an introductory blog post. “Videos (including fun movie teasers) are an important part of that.
- 9/30/2022
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
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As creators increasingly diversify their presence across all major social platforms, companies like YouTube and Twitch are rewriting the rules around revenue sharing and rethinking just how generous they should be with their content partners.
On Sept. 20, YouTube, led by Susan Wojcicki, unveiled a series of creator-driven announcements, including a plan to bring its “secret sauce,” its revenue-sharing model, to its shortform product, Shorts. But there’s a catch: While longer-form YouTube videos pay out 55 percent of their ad revenue to creators and 45 percent to YouTube, the shortform version flips that, with only 45 percent of total revenue going to creators (the rest covers costs of music licensing). Creators’ payouts will be determined by their contribution to the total Shorts views every 30 days, which means that as more users upload Shorts, it could become more difficult for a user to take up a larger percentage of total viewership,...
As creators increasingly diversify their presence across all major social platforms, companies like YouTube and Twitch are rewriting the rules around revenue sharing and rethinking just how generous they should be with their content partners.
On Sept. 20, YouTube, led by Susan Wojcicki, unveiled a series of creator-driven announcements, including a plan to bring its “secret sauce,” its revenue-sharing model, to its shortform product, Shorts. But there’s a catch: While longer-form YouTube videos pay out 55 percent of their ad revenue to creators and 45 percent to YouTube, the shortform version flips that, with only 45 percent of total revenue going to creators (the rest covers costs of music licensing). Creators’ payouts will be determined by their contribution to the total Shorts views every 30 days, which means that as more users upload Shorts, it could become more difficult for a user to take up a larger percentage of total viewership,...
- 9/28/2022
- by Alex Weprin and J. Clara Chan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ned Fulmer is no longer a member of The Try Guys. The embattled personality announced his departure from the group after admitting to an extramarital affair.
Keen-eyed Try Guys fans noticed that Fulmer had been absent from several of the group’s latest videos. In some clips, it appeared as if Fulmer had been hastily cut out, even though he had been present at associated filming sessions.
Rumors soon swirled. Had Fulmer been booted from the group after having an affair? According to the man himself, yes. After The Try Guys tweeted that Fulmer “is no longer working” with his three former co-stars, he took to Twitter himself to admit his infidelity. “Family should have always been my priority, but I lost focus and had a consensual workplace relationship,” Fulmer said. He apologized for the pain he caused to his wife, colleagues, and fans.
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— Ned Fulmer...
Keen-eyed Try Guys fans noticed that Fulmer had been absent from several of the group’s latest videos. In some clips, it appeared as if Fulmer had been hastily cut out, even though he had been present at associated filming sessions.
Rumors soon swirled. Had Fulmer been booted from the group after having an affair? According to the man himself, yes. After The Try Guys tweeted that Fulmer “is no longer working” with his three former co-stars, he took to Twitter himself to admit his infidelity. “Family should have always been my priority, but I lost focus and had a consensual workplace relationship,” Fulmer said. He apologized for the pain he caused to his wife, colleagues, and fans.
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— Ned Fulmer...
- 9/27/2022
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
As part of a live-streaming event called Made On YouTube, the biggest online video platform in the world made multiple announcements. In 2023, ads will begin running in between videos on YouTube Shorts. To compensate creators for the ad revenue they generate, YouTube will adjust its Partner Program to make monetization easier to enable on short-form channels.
The new ad format will bring Shorts monetization in line with YouTube’s other revenue streams.
This year, the theme of YouTube’s creator relations has been “multiformat.” The platform has repeatedly encouraged its community to post a mix of long-form videos, short-form clips, and live streams. Adding reliable monetization to Shorts will give creators a reason to adopt that approach.
“From a business perspective, the key benefit of Shorts for me is that they help me pull people into my community, whereas for long-form, it brings in a lot more revenue,” short-form star...
The new ad format will bring Shorts monetization in line with YouTube’s other revenue streams.
This year, the theme of YouTube’s creator relations has been “multiformat.” The platform has repeatedly encouraged its community to post a mix of long-form videos, short-form clips, and live streams. Adding reliable monetization to Shorts will give creators a reason to adopt that approach.
“From a business perspective, the key benefit of Shorts for me is that they help me pull people into my community, whereas for long-form, it brings in a lot more revenue,” short-form star...
- 9/20/2022
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
We’re officially in the era of the swipe. And Hank Green isn’t digging it. Green was scheduled to give the Creator Track keynote at this year’s VidCon, but since he caught Covid days before the event, he put his nine-minute speech up on YouTube instead. The keynote revolves around one graphic: a triangle of power with […]
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- 6/27/2022
- by James Hale
- Tubefilter.com
Robert De Niro took a moment to slam what he sees as pervasive political falsehood as he accepted the Cinéma Verité Award at CinemaCon’s closing event.
“Cinema audiences are returning to your theaters in droves. I wish verité was having a renaissance to. But this is a tough time. We have big untruths, like Ukraine doesn’t exist except as part of Russia, or Trump won the 2020 elections,” he said, taking a swipe at U.S. House Minority Leader for backtracking on recorded comments. “I heard you, Kevin McCarthy. You said it.”
The Big Screen Achievement awards closed out the annual confab, which celebrated the return of movies and moviegoers after a Covid drought and previewed what’s coming.
“I’m not sure we need movie theaters any more,” said De Niro to hoots and laughter from cinema executives. “I mean, who needs big screens? I’m just f*cking with you.
“Cinema audiences are returning to your theaters in droves. I wish verité was having a renaissance to. But this is a tough time. We have big untruths, like Ukraine doesn’t exist except as part of Russia, or Trump won the 2020 elections,” he said, taking a swipe at U.S. House Minority Leader for backtracking on recorded comments. “I heard you, Kevin McCarthy. You said it.”
The Big Screen Achievement awards closed out the annual confab, which celebrated the return of movies and moviegoers after a Covid drought and previewed what’s coming.
“I’m not sure we need movie theaters any more,” said De Niro to hoots and laughter from cinema executives. “I mean, who needs big screens? I’m just f*cking with you.
- 4/29/2022
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
AMC Theatres has promoted Dan Ellis from SVP, Development and International to EVP, Chief Operations & Development Officer. In addition, the No 1 exhibitor has hired Eliot Hamlisch as EVP and Chief Marketing Officer, after an extensive national search.
Given Ellis’ new role, international duties, which previously reported to Ellis will shift instead to be supervised by AMC EVP & CFO Sean Goodman.
Ellis succeeds John McDonald, who is retiring as the head of U.S. Operations after a 47-year movie theatre career, all with AMC.
Hamlisch takes over marketing leadership from Stephen Colanero, who is retiring after 12 years as the CMO at AMC.
The retirements of Colanero and McDonald have been long in the making. Each executive stayed committed to the circuit during the Covid impacted years of 2020 and 2021.
Hamlisch joins AMC from Wyndham Hotels & Resorts where he served as EVP, Loyalty and Revenue Optimization. Prior to Wyndham, Hamlisch worked for Starwood Hotels & Resorts,...
Given Ellis’ new role, international duties, which previously reported to Ellis will shift instead to be supervised by AMC EVP & CFO Sean Goodman.
Ellis succeeds John McDonald, who is retiring as the head of U.S. Operations after a 47-year movie theatre career, all with AMC.
Hamlisch takes over marketing leadership from Stephen Colanero, who is retiring after 12 years as the CMO at AMC.
The retirements of Colanero and McDonald have been long in the making. Each executive stayed committed to the circuit during the Covid impacted years of 2020 and 2021.
Hamlisch joins AMC from Wyndham Hotels & Resorts where he served as EVP, Loyalty and Revenue Optimization. Prior to Wyndham, Hamlisch worked for Starwood Hotels & Resorts,...
- 2/28/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
YouTube icons John and Hank Green are celebrating the 15th anniversary of their Project 4 Awesome charity venture.
P4A sees the Green brothers coming together with fellow creators to raise money for charity in action-packed streams, where stars like Flula Borg and Anna Akana engage in stunts and challenges – such as performing sock puppet theater or drinking bean smoothies – to incentivize donations.
This year’s 48-hour stream will take place from Feb. 25 to 27, benefiting longtime allies Partners In Health and Save The Children, as well as other organizations chosen by the community. The event will be powered by creator-focused fundraising platform Tiltify, and will live on the Green brothers’ VlogBrothers YouTube channel, which is home to 3.4 million subscribers and 3 million monthly views.
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P4A sees the Green brothers coming together with fellow creators to raise money for charity in action-packed streams, where stars like Flula Borg and Anna Akana engage in stunts and challenges – such as performing sock puppet theater or drinking bean smoothies – to incentivize donations.
This year’s 48-hour stream will take place from Feb. 25 to 27, benefiting longtime allies Partners In Health and Save The Children, as well as other organizations chosen by the community. The event will be powered by creator-focused fundraising platform Tiltify, and will live on the Green brothers’ VlogBrothers YouTube channel, which is home to 3.4 million subscribers and 3 million monthly views.
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- 2/24/2022
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
Two weeks ago, Hank Green laid out why he’s got significant reservations about TikTok’s $200 million-per-year Creator Fund—and why he thinks other creators should be leery, too. You can see our full rundown of his comments here, but a quick recap is thus: TikTok’s Creator Fund is a static pool of $200 million/year, or roughly […]
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- 2/8/2022
- by James Hale
- Tubefilter.com
In 2020, TikTok established a creator fund that distributes $200 million annually to creators based in the U.S. That’s an impressive-sounding figure…until, according to Hank Green and his latest upload on YouTube, it seems like “when TikTok becomes more successful, TikTokers become less successful.” Hank Green has been making videos on YouTube since 2007. He’s […]
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- 1/24/2022
- by James Hale
- Tubefilter.com
The U.S. edition of VidCon, the ViacomCBS-owned event for “the world’s leading digital creators, platform innovators, and their fans” has been canceled for 2021.
“We were so confident that we’d be able to put on the VidCon you know and love this October and could not wait to reconnect with all of you Irl,” said VidCon General Manager Jim Louderback in a statement. “Unfortunately, due to the recent increases in Covid-19 cases and evolving health and safety mandates, we have come to the difficult but right decision to cancel VidCon this October. We just can’t risk the health and safety of our attendees, creators, speakers, sponsors, and staff — and we want to ensure we provide Everyone with the very best VidCon experience. We really, really can’t wait to see you in June 2022!”
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“We were so confident that we’d be able to put on the VidCon you know and love this October and could not wait to reconnect with all of you Irl,” said VidCon General Manager Jim Louderback in a statement. “Unfortunately, due to the recent increases in Covid-19 cases and evolving health and safety mandates, we have come to the difficult but right decision to cancel VidCon this October. We just can’t risk the health and safety of our attendees, creators, speakers, sponsors, and staff — and we want to ensure we provide Everyone with the very best VidCon experience. We really, really can’t wait to see you in June 2022!”
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- 8/20/2021
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
The world will be watching as Ilona Maher and the U.S. women's rugby team compete in the Tokyo Olympics this week, beginning on Wednesday night. But nearly half a million fans are already very familiar with the 24-year-old Vermont native, who has become a verified TikTok celebrity by giving a humble behind-the-scenes look at the Olympics. She's everything her generation looks for in a gold-tier influencer: a bucket-hat wearing body positivity activist who solicits eye drop advice from "best friend" and vlogger Hank Green. Ilona, who describes her self-deprecating TikToks as "funny and unfiltered," also posts "thirst traps" of...
- 7/29/2021
- E! Online
VidCon, a global meeting place of online video and digital creators, announced Tuesday its annual U.S. event will return live to the Anaheim Convention Center Oct. 21–24, 2021, one of the first fan/trade events to announce an in-person show.
Tickets go on sale this summer, with digital options also available to experience the event on demand. The announcement follows the launch of virtual VidCon Now, a new iteration of the ten-year-old event with programming that has attracted 1.2 million unique attendees since it began last summer as a year-round virtual experience. The virtual access complements the live show’s roster of international events in Mexico City, Abu Dhabi, Singapore, São Paulo, Australia, and London.
VidCon also announced its first slate of Featured Creators from TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Roblox and other platforms confirmed to attend the event at the Anaheim Convention Center. They include: Spencer X, Antonio Garza, Brent Rivera, Molly Burke,...
Tickets go on sale this summer, with digital options also available to experience the event on demand. The announcement follows the launch of virtual VidCon Now, a new iteration of the ten-year-old event with programming that has attracted 1.2 million unique attendees since it began last summer as a year-round virtual experience. The virtual access complements the live show’s roster of international events in Mexico City, Abu Dhabi, Singapore, São Paulo, Australia, and London.
VidCon also announced its first slate of Featured Creators from TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Roblox and other platforms confirmed to attend the event at the Anaheim Convention Center. They include: Spencer X, Antonio Garza, Brent Rivera, Molly Burke,...
- 3/23/2021
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
After Stacey Abrams worked hard to secure three election victories in recent months, her admirers have been racking their brains trying to think of the perfect thank you gift for the political activist. Her leadership helped register new and mainly Black voters in Georgia, which turned the state blue in November and contributed to the election of President Joe Biden. Then, in the state's Senate runoff race in January, the Democratic candidates Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff won, leading to Democratic control of the Senate. On Jan. 5, vlogger Hank Green was among those to shower Abrams with praise. "What does Stacey Abrams want for her birthday? Let's get it for her," he tweeted,...
- 3/8/2021
- E! Online
YouTube icons and celebrated authors John and Hank Green have launched today their annual-ish, 14-year-old charity stream, which is dubbed Project For Awesome (P4A).
This year’s event will benefit Partners in Health, Save The Children, and other organizations as selected by the Green brothers’ online community. Over the course of the next 48 hours, the guys will welcome special guests like Flula Borg, Raven The Science Maven, Anna Akana, Patrick Rothfuss, and Taylor Behnke. The event will also features sock puppet theater performances, dancing, interactive moments with both brothers, and more -- with different perks being unveiled over the weekend to drive donations.
The stream is being powered by creator-focused fundraising platform Tiltify -- the first time that P4A has partnered with the popular service. Though the event will conclude on Sunday at 11:59 am Et, donations will be collected through Dec. 16 right here. At press time, $247,000 has been raised of a $300,000 goal.
This year’s event will benefit Partners in Health, Save The Children, and other organizations as selected by the Green brothers’ online community. Over the course of the next 48 hours, the guys will welcome special guests like Flula Borg, Raven The Science Maven, Anna Akana, Patrick Rothfuss, and Taylor Behnke. The event will also features sock puppet theater performances, dancing, interactive moments with both brothers, and more -- with different perks being unveiled over the weekend to drive donations.
The stream is being powered by creator-focused fundraising platform Tiltify -- the first time that P4A has partnered with the popular service. Though the event will conclude on Sunday at 11:59 am Et, donations will be collected through Dec. 16 right here. At press time, $247,000 has been raised of a $300,000 goal.
- 2/12/2021
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
In an unprecedented move, Warner Bros. announced Thursday that all 17 films on its 2021 slate will launch on HBO Max the same day they hit theaters — a model that was previously announced for the release of “Wonder Woman 1984.” In a statement, WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar doubled down on the fact that this was a necessary response to the Covid-19 pandemic, saying, “We see an opportunity to do something firmly focused on the fans, which is to provide choice. Whether that choice is to enjoy a great new movie out at the cinema, to open up HBO Max, or to do both.”
Naturally, the news was met with a flurry of reactions ranging from shock to anger. Some, like Vulture critic Jen Chaney, worried about the impact the news could have on theaters. She tweeted, “I have been extremely reluctant to make any nail in the coffin pronouncements about the future of movie theaters.
Naturally, the news was met with a flurry of reactions ranging from shock to anger. Some, like Vulture critic Jen Chaney, worried about the impact the news could have on theaters. She tweeted, “I have been extremely reluctant to make any nail in the coffin pronouncements about the future of movie theaters.
- 12/3/2020
- by Andrea Towers
- The Wrap
VidCon, a decade-old, fan-centric convention for online video creators, plans to hold an in-person edition of its annual event in Anaheim, CA, in the summer of 2021.
For the first time, VidCon will offer digital ticketing options, offering live streaming of fan-focused sessions and on-demand access to industry and creator workshops, panels and keynotes. California, of course, has some distance to travel in terms of Covid-19 in order for large gatherings to be held safely and legally. In 2019, the 10th annual edition at the Anaheim Convention Center was attended by 75,000 people and featured 120 exhibitors.
Along with the Southern California news, the ViacomCBS-owned VidCon introduced a rebrand and also said its virtual platform, VidCon Now, will become a year-round part of the company’s offerings.
VidCon was founded by YouTube creators John and Hank Green (known online as the Vlogbrothers) and was acquired by Viacom in 2018. In addition to his online video work,...
For the first time, VidCon will offer digital ticketing options, offering live streaming of fan-focused sessions and on-demand access to industry and creator workshops, panels and keynotes. California, of course, has some distance to travel in terms of Covid-19 in order for large gatherings to be held safely and legally. In 2019, the 10th annual edition at the Anaheim Convention Center was attended by 75,000 people and featured 120 exhibitors.
Along with the Southern California news, the ViacomCBS-owned VidCon introduced a rebrand and also said its virtual platform, VidCon Now, will become a year-round part of the company’s offerings.
VidCon was founded by YouTube creators John and Hank Green (known online as the Vlogbrothers) and was acquired by Viacom in 2018. In addition to his online video work,...
- 10/20/2020
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
VidCon’s annual Anaheim convention, which had been scheduled to take place this week, was canceled because of Covid-19.
In place of the in-person confab, VidCon is launching a weekly programming series — accessible for free — that will include virtual concerts and performances, panel discussions, Q&As, online “meet and greets,” and other interactive events.
The VidCon Now series kicks off on Saturday, June 20, to be followed by new programming each week Tuesday through Saturday throughout the summer, the ViacomCBS-owned company said.
The first two weeks of the virtual convention, sponsored by YouTube, will feature VidCon co-founders John and Hank Green, former Twitter executive Bruce Daisley, Ben Network CEO Ricky Ray Butler, and creators including Emma Chamberlain, Brent Rivera, Calle & Poché, Nathan Davis Jr., James Charles, Eugene Lee Yang and Jasmine Gonzalez.
Other digital creators participating in VidCon Now are slated to include Gigi Gorgeous, Jacksepticeye, DreaKnowsBest, Ambers Closet, Miles McKenna and Vanessa Brasfield.
In place of the in-person confab, VidCon is launching a weekly programming series — accessible for free — that will include virtual concerts and performances, panel discussions, Q&As, online “meet and greets,” and other interactive events.
The VidCon Now series kicks off on Saturday, June 20, to be followed by new programming each week Tuesday through Saturday throughout the summer, the ViacomCBS-owned company said.
The first two weeks of the virtual convention, sponsored by YouTube, will feature VidCon co-founders John and Hank Green, former Twitter executive Bruce Daisley, Ben Network CEO Ricky Ray Butler, and creators including Emma Chamberlain, Brent Rivera, Calle & Poché, Nathan Davis Jr., James Charles, Eugene Lee Yang and Jasmine Gonzalez.
Other digital creators participating in VidCon Now are slated to include Gigi Gorgeous, Jacksepticeye, DreaKnowsBest, Ambers Closet, Miles McKenna and Vanessa Brasfield.
- 6/15/2020
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Last night, noted YouTube creator and industry thought leader Hank Green put out the call for fellow creators to publicly share their CPMs -- a typically-closely-held figure that refers to the dollar amount marketers pay per 1,000 clicks of an ad. The key dollar figure varies from creator to creator, but provides a key window into their YouTube monetization prospects.
Given his longstanding call for greater transparency around the influencer economy in the past -- in a bid to help creators advocate for their fair share amid unfair treatment by advertisers and platforms -- Green presumably made the ask on Twitter in a bid to help creators paint a better picture for one another about how they are faring through the coronavirus pandemic. And indeed, creators responded to his call in droves, with top stars like beauty guru James Charles (18 million subscribers) and Minecraft creator Jordan ‘Captain Sparklez’ Maron (10.7 million subscribers...
Given his longstanding call for greater transparency around the influencer economy in the past -- in a bid to help creators advocate for their fair share amid unfair treatment by advertisers and platforms -- Green presumably made the ask on Twitter in a bid to help creators paint a better picture for one another about how they are faring through the coronavirus pandemic. And indeed, creators responded to his call in droves, with top stars like beauty guru James Charles (18 million subscribers) and Minecraft creator Jordan ‘Captain Sparklez’ Maron (10.7 million subscribers...
- 4/16/2020
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
Kayti Burt Feb 26, 2020
With Emma and Sanditon making waves (seaside resort pun!), we're listing up the best screen adaptations of Jane Austen's work.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that every Jane Austen novel must be adapted an infinite amount of times and we will be grateful for all of them.
There have been a lot of adaptations of Jane Austen's six major novels and some of her other works, including the recently-released Emma starring Anya Taylor-Joy. These are the ones we recommend watching.
Best Pride and Prejudice Adaptations
Easily the most adapted of Jane Austen's works, Pride and Prejudice is a foundational work in the broader romantic comedy genre and in so much of our mainstream storytelling. People tend to have opinions about which of the P&p adaptations are the best. (Who is the best Elizabeth? Who is the best Darcy? Which is the most faithful? Does it matter?...
With Emma and Sanditon making waves (seaside resort pun!), we're listing up the best screen adaptations of Jane Austen's work.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that every Jane Austen novel must be adapted an infinite amount of times and we will be grateful for all of them.
There have been a lot of adaptations of Jane Austen's six major novels and some of her other works, including the recently-released Emma starring Anya Taylor-Joy. These are the ones we recommend watching.
Best Pride and Prejudice Adaptations
Easily the most adapted of Jane Austen's works, Pride and Prejudice is a foundational work in the broader romantic comedy genre and in so much of our mainstream storytelling. People tend to have opinions about which of the P&p adaptations are the best. (Who is the best Elizabeth? Who is the best Darcy? Which is the most faithful? Does it matter?...
- 2/21/2020
- Den of Geek
Hank Green’s authorial journey has seemingly just begun.
The YouTube luminary, who released his debut novel -- An Absolutely Remarkable Thing -- in Sept. 2018, is set to release a follow-up tome titled A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor on July 7, 2020. Green unveiled the book’s cover on his social channels today, as well as a preorder in the U.S. and the U.K. at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound, and Waterstones.
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing followed a 23-year-old named April May, who stumbled upon a giant, mysterious sculpture amid the appearance of similar structures in dozens of cities across the globe. The first book followed April’s navigation of online fame, as a chronicler of the statues on her YouTube channel. In Foolish, the statues have disappeared as mysteriously as they arrived. And, according to a jacket description, the novel will follow the fallout amid April’s friend group, while...
The YouTube luminary, who released his debut novel -- An Absolutely Remarkable Thing -- in Sept. 2018, is set to release a follow-up tome titled A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor on July 7, 2020. Green unveiled the book’s cover on his social channels today, as well as a preorder in the U.S. and the U.K. at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound, and Waterstones.
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing followed a 23-year-old named April May, who stumbled upon a giant, mysterious sculpture amid the appearance of similar structures in dozens of cities across the globe. The first book followed April’s navigation of online fame, as a chronicler of the statues on her YouTube channel. In Foolish, the statues have disappeared as mysteriously as they arrived. And, according to a jacket description, the novel will follow the fallout amid April’s friend group, while...
- 12/18/2019
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
VidCon has tapped an AwesomenessTV vet to serve as its vice president of programming -- a newly-created role.
As a synergistic move, given that both VidCon and Awesomeness are owned by Viacom, Hansen will henceforth oversee conference programming for all three attendee tiers at VidCon, including fans, creators, and industry players. Hansen, one of the founding executives of AwesomenessTV, will report directly to VidCon general manager Jim Louderback, and be based out of Viacom’s Hollywood offices.
Hansen will also manage the VidCon programming team staff that is located in Missoula, Mt -- the hometown of VidCon founders John and Hank Green.
Prior to joining VidCon, Hansen held numerous roles at AwesomenessTV, including head of the branded entertainment department, and head of live events and experiential. Between his stints at Awesomeness, Hansen joined Fullscreen for roughly one year beginning in 2015 (where he helped orchestrate the company's HelloLab partnership with AT&T...
As a synergistic move, given that both VidCon and Awesomeness are owned by Viacom, Hansen will henceforth oversee conference programming for all three attendee tiers at VidCon, including fans, creators, and industry players. Hansen, one of the founding executives of AwesomenessTV, will report directly to VidCon general manager Jim Louderback, and be based out of Viacom’s Hollywood offices.
Hansen will also manage the VidCon programming team staff that is located in Missoula, Mt -- the hometown of VidCon founders John and Hank Green.
Prior to joining VidCon, Hansen held numerous roles at AwesomenessTV, including head of the branded entertainment department, and head of live events and experiential. Between his stints at Awesomeness, Hansen joined Fullscreen for roughly one year beginning in 2015 (where he helped orchestrate the company's HelloLab partnership with AT&T...
- 10/21/2019
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
Did you make it to VidCon last week? I hope so. I always tell people in entertainment, marketing and advertising that they should go at least once, to understand the customers they'll be talking to for the rest of their careers.
This year's show was another total sensory overload. As co-founder Hank Green might put it, the show fully utilizes the vast Anaheim Convention Center and spills over into neighboring hotels and beyond.
It was, generally speaking, pretty great, if pretty overwhelming. My only concern, as VidCon gets bigger, more tightly controlled and more intensely siloed, is whether it will still provide that same visceral understanding of the influencer industry's intensely connected fans. Basically, can the premier event for Irl connecting of the amorphous mass of digital stars, support businesses, multiplying platforms and fracturing fandoms continue to be its best connector as it grows and changes?
When I tell Hollywood...
This year's show was another total sensory overload. As co-founder Hank Green might put it, the show fully utilizes the vast Anaheim Convention Center and spills over into neighboring hotels and beyond.
It was, generally speaking, pretty great, if pretty overwhelming. My only concern, as VidCon gets bigger, more tightly controlled and more intensely siloed, is whether it will still provide that same visceral understanding of the influencer industry's intensely connected fans. Basically, can the premier event for Irl connecting of the amorphous mass of digital stars, support businesses, multiplying platforms and fracturing fandoms continue to be its best connector as it grows and changes?
When I tell Hollywood...
- 7/19/2019
- by David Bloom
- Tubefilter.com
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