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How Is YouTube Promoting Comedy Week? Highlighting Stars, Being Funny

YouTube's Comedy Week looks like it might be really funny. But they're not relying on merely spreading the word: they've got videos chock full of stars promoting the event. From The Lonely Island to Sarah Silverman to Epic Meal Time to even Arnold Schwarzenegger.

YouTube Stars to Take Part in Social Star Awards

Starcount, a social media measuring guru, is holding an event called the Social Star Awards on May 23. They enlisted the services of Portal A to create a video for the event starring Harlye Morenstein and the GoDaddy lucky kiss nerd, Jesse Heiman. The event is being held in Singapore.

How Epic Meal Time's Channel Succeeds: Harley Morenstein Gives Insight [Web Series School]

Earlier this year Epic Meal Time expanded their channel programming with a new competitive cooking show, Epic Chef.  The show has been a massive success with fans and taken the Epic Meal Time brand to new heights.  The new series has garnered nearly 6 million views ...

Online Video Viewers Mostly Steady While Viewing Dips in October

comScore released the Video Metrix late last week but I didn't have time to get it as I was deep in post production on something. From looking at the numbers a lot of people were online watching video last month but it didn't translate into ...

Revision3 Signs Fine Bros, Continues to Snap Up Top YouTube Talent

Revision3 has done it again: they've signed the Fine Bros., a channel that boasts over 1.7 million subscribers and over 370 million total video views.  They are best known for the "Kids React To..." series, which includes "Teens React To..." and "Elders React To..."  They ...

YouTube Debuts Partner Rewards: Golden Play Button & Prizes Up for Grabs

As promised during the recent VidCon, YouTube has announced the Partner Rewards program.  Partners with 1 million subscribers will be receiving a nifty trophy: a plaque with a golden play button on it so it can be hung for all to see.  Also, they get ...

How Does YouTube's New Video Creation Marketplace Work? Our Interview with YouTube

Last week at VidCon, YouTube introduced Video Creation Marketplace, which allows brands to pick established YouTube stars and use them to create or star in ad campaigns.  It will open up later in the summer.  It's a platform by which certain YouTube partners can be ...