YouTube held its annual Brandcast event last week as part of the Digital Content NewFronts, giving the online video industry an exclusive peek into what’s trending, and making big waves on the platform. There were a ton of product announcements, critical data, and quotable quotations to share, so after bringing you up…

Four remaining teams flew from Indonesia to China to take on the 11th leg of The Amazing Race. Tyler & Korey were the first to rip the clue early morning telling them to fly to Shenzhen, China. They would then find the next clue in the departure hall of the Shenzhen airport. On the way to the travel agency, Tyler expla…

Astronauts Wanted, the digital studio that’s a joint venture between Judy McGrath and Sony Music Entertainment, announced a new slate of eight original projects in development with top digital influencers and creators. The company has signed development deals for content from YouTube creators Kian Lawley and JC Caylen,…

Fox Digital Studio announces a new feature-length teen comedy called MONO. The film is directed by Jarrett Lee Conaway and written by Ronan MacRory and Bryan Madole. On July 8, MONO will premiere across all major digital platforms starring several social media influencers who bring a combined 25 million social media fo…

Neste, the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel, and spoken word artist Prince Ea, have launched a unique project calling on people to ‘pre-order their future’ by putting forward ideas for inventions from renewable materials. The ‘Pre-Order the Future’ project will specifically consider submissions related to e…

On April 29, CBS aired The Amazing Race’s 10th episode of the 28th season. Five teams were left fighting in Indonesia. Teams had a Detour option of Haul or Harvest. Haul meant that teams had to carry four 50 coconuts and four (live) chickens across an unsteady bridge – from the Nusa Ceningan side to the Nusa Lembongan…

In 2011, then 17-year-old Cameron Dallas tweeted “I want to be a Calvin Klein model.” In 2016, that dream was realized. During the interim four years, the Vine star went from SoCal high schooler to international heartthrob (both he and model Lucky Blue Smith drew a mob of fans at Milan Fashion Week), gaining 8.1 milli…

The remaining teams traveled to Indonesia for the ninth leg of The Amazing Race, shown on Friday, April 22. Once teams landed in Bali, Indonesia, they were sent to the Tanah Lot for their first clue in the country. It told them to search for their next clue the following morning, along with a traditional Balinese offer…

The Dolan Twins unveiled their upcoming 4OU Tour with the first round of North American summer tour dates. The Teen Pop Icons announced the 4OU Tour through a special video release to fans via their official YouTube channel. The Dolan Twins 4OU Tour will treat fans to the twins’ signature brand of comedy plus live musi…

Back in January, YouTuber Ingrid Nilsen met with President Obama and asked about the ‘Tampon Tax’ taking place in 40 states. Of the 50 states making up the United States, Minnesota, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland do not tax tampons. There is no sales tax in Oregon, Montana, New Hampshire, Delaware…