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Disney owned Maker Studios is to undergo some significant changes, reports claims. The Wall Street Journal says that around 80 staff are to lose to their jobs. Furthermore, over 55,000 YouTubers currently signed with the company are to be dropped, with Maker ceasing its promotion of the content and the …
Read More »PewDiePie apologises for offensive video, responds to Wall Street Journal coverage
YouTube superstar Felix ‘PewDiePie’ Kjellberg has published a video in which he apologies for remarks people found offensive. In the post (below), the personality admitted that a previous video one which saw him pay two men to hold a sign saying ‘Death to All Jews’ above their heads, went too …
Read More »YouTube cancels Scare PewDiePie premium show
After being dropped by his network Maker Studios, PewDiePie has run into trouble with YouTube itself. That’s according to Variety, which reports that the video platform has cancelled the second series of the star’s – real name Felix Kjellberg – premium $10-a-month reality show, Scare PewDiePie. This was hosted and …
Read More »YouTuber NepentheZ pleads guilty to FIFA gambling accusations
FIFA YouTuber Craig ‘NepentheZ’ Douglas and business partner Dylan Rugby have pleaded guilty to charges of gambling they previously rejected, the BBC reported yesterday. After the BBC broke the news, Douglas took some time to explain the situation on Twitter (see below), saying he’ll upload a video in due course …
Read More »Why YouTubers need management
YouTubers are now an indivisible part of the games industry. What started as a hobby for kids in their bedroom has evolved into a massively important – and influential – part of our industry. Now, YouTubers need to be more professional than ever. That’s why a new type of company …
Read More »‘Running a YouTube channel is a business’, says Hype Management’s Henry Clay
With the number of YouTubers on the rise, influencers should aim to be more professional if they wish to be successful in their field. That’s according to Henry Clay, founder and director at YouTube talent management agency Hype Management. Talking to MCV, he discussed what could be done to prevent …
Read More »ESL Pro League to be streamed on YouTube
ESL has confirmed rumours that the ESL Pro League Season 5 and 6 will be streamed exclusively on YouTube. The deal was rumoured earlier in the week, and has now been confirmed. This means that the english language stream of the tournament will not be available on Twitch at all. …
Read More »ESL Pro League to be streamed exclusively on YouTube according to report
The next season of the ESL Pro League CS:GO competition will be streamed exclusively on YouTube according to a report. Slingshot eSports cites sources with a knowledge of the deal, who say that the deal between YouTube and the World eSports Association (WESA) will see season five of the Pro …
Read More »YouTube VR now supports PlayStation VR
Owners of PS4’s BR headset are now able to stream and enjoy the service’s 360 degree videos. YouTube version 1.09, which seems to be slowly rolling out, allows users to select between ‘normal’ or ‘PSVR’ versions of the app at launch. Once updated the peripheral becomes compatible with the range …
Read More »YouTube dismisses subscriber count concerns
Video host YouTube has basically said that the growing number of reports of malfunctions with its subscriber systems are, basically, wrong. For several weeks now both users and some of the biggest name content creators have complained about both unrequested subscription cancellations and random drops in subscriber counts. A new …
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