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A 21-year-old tradition is giving tech companies a chance to roll out new layers of protection for users under the age of 18. For Safer Internet Day, new teen-focused safeguards arrived on platforms like YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram.

Safer Internet Day began in 2004 as part of the European Union’s SafeBorders project. Two decades later, the annual February 11 observance has taken on a new meaning: Major tech platforms use it as a megaphone to advertise their efforts to protect the mental health of children and teens.

Last February, YouTube used Safer Internet Day to announce a supervised browsing experience that lets parents keep tabs on their children’s internet activity. A year later, YouTube has announced a partnership with The Jed Foundation to commission videos for teens about mental health. The creators behind those videos include some familiar names from the YouTube community, including Tim Chantarangsu, Cassandra Bankson, Ashley Yi, and Dylan Lemay.

Welcome to YouTube Millionaires, where we profile channels that have recently crossed the one million subscriber mark. There are channels crossing this threshold every week, and each creator has a story to tell about YouTube success. Read previous installments here.

Jeffrey Bui has big ideas.

“I’m always a visionary person,” he says, and that’s how he comes up with the concepts that have helped drive his channel from 200,000 subscribers to nearly 2 million in just four months.

But, he says, going from vision to execution can be tough–and that’s where his team comes in. And, he stresses, he’s always, always had a team. Even in his old career, he had a team. Back before he did content, he was a business operations manager at a sales company. There, his team was 20 people strong, but despite his success, he kept finding himself thinking, “Wow, why am I here?...

You can catch all the episodes of “Deliciousness” season one and two when you buy or rent it on Amazon Instant Video, Google Play, iTunes, or Vudu.

By the way, stick with us in this article while we introduce you to all that you need to know about this deliciously enticing show.

What is “Deliciousness” About?

With foodies, it’s always not just an obsession for good foods, there is also the love for reading cookbooks and watching cooking shows to learn new recipes — and of course, watching food fails for the fun of it and for the knowledge value it has.

The promo for “Deliciousness” reads, “The only thing people love more than delicious food is delicious food fails.” The official description further reads, “From food blunders to restaurant fails to kids in the kitchen and more, ‘Deliciousness’ celebrates our greatest indulgences — food and drink.”

Clearly, “Deliciousness” is about food failures.

YouTube has canceled “Escape the Night” after four seasons, ending its longest-running original series, Variety has confirmed. The semi-scripted murder-mystery series was hosted by Joey Graceffa, who presided over the retro mega-collab in which a famous YouTuber got killed off in each episode.

But Graceffa isn’t letting “Escape the Night” fade to black.

In a video posted Tuesday, he said Season 5 of the show was not happening “this year” but he left the door open for the series to return (which would be under different auspices now that YouTube has dropped it). “I don’t know when there will be a Season 5,” Graceffa said, saying it was unable to go forward because Covid-19 production shutdowns.

Graceffa didn’t say that “Escape the Night” was canceled. However, a source tells Variety that YouTube declined to pick up “Etn” Season 5.

In lieu of a new season, Graceffa teased a new interactive...

The summer may feel infinitely far away, but VidCon is planting the seed for holiday gifting with the release of single-day Community tickets for the second time this year. The tickets, priced at $40 a pop, enable attendees Saturday admission, without access to any meet-and-greet lotteries. VidCon is also selling four-day passes at four levels: chaperone ($90), Community ($100), Creator ($150), and Industry ($600).

At the same time, the flagship YouTuber convention unveiled yet another fleet of Featured Creators who are set to attend the 11th annual VidCon U.S. this year. Featured Creators are invited to and lodged at the event for free in exchange for populating VidCon's myriad panels, fan meet-ups, and other activations.

The latest round include: comedic and music mastermind Jon Cozart, YouTube vet Timothy DeLaGhetto, TikTok stars Andre Swilley, Alana Rufael (who goes by the online moniker ThunThun Skittles), and Brittany Broski, Instagrammer Miah Griffith, Rob Czar and Corinne Leigh of the Diy channel ThreadBanger,...

The YouTube hit murder mystery competition web series Escape The Night is coming back for a fourth season, making it the longest-running YouTube Original series. The new season will include 10 half-hour episodes with the first two debuting on YouTube Premium July 11.

The first episode will also premiere simultaneously July 11 at VidCon during a panel with series star Joey Graceffa. As an added bonus the episode will also be available for free all around the world.

In addition to Graceffa, the new season will feature new cast member Bretman Rock, along with returning fan favorites Colleen Ballinger, Alex Wassabi, Justine Ezarik, DeStorm Power, Timothy DeLaGhetto, Gabbie Hanna, Tana Mongeau and Rosanna Pansino — with other surprise guest stars will join them along the way.

In the new season of Escape the Night, Graceffa ventures into purgatory to rescue his friends, who have fallen in past eras, from the clutches of the Collector.

Escape The Night -- the longest-running original in YouTube history -- has just announced the star-studded cast set to headline its four season.

The upcoming season of the murder-mystery reality series will be an all-star season -- meaning that past cast members who failed to win will set to return for a second chance at survival. In Escape The Night, premiering July 11, YouTube creators take on different personas from a bygone era, and then compete in various challenges in order to remain the last one standing as various supernatural threats loom. The show often features quirky and comedic creators, given that it calls for a great deal of improvisation.

Joining Graceffa -- who serves as host of the show -- this season are: Rosanna Pansino (who will portray ‘The Socialite’), Alex Wassabi ('The Aviator'), Timothy DeLaGhetto ('The Con Man'), DeStorm Power ('The Enforcer'), Justine Ezarik ('The...

Two new original adventure comedies are coming to Cartoon Network’s programming: “Mao Mao, Heroes of Pure Heart” and “Tig N’ Seek.”

Cartoon Network viewers will get their feline fix with these new shows. Parker Simmons’ “Mao Mao, Heroes of Pure Heart” features a samurai cat named Sheriff Mao Mao as he fights crime with his anthropomorphic friends. “Tig N’ Seek” follows an 8-year-old sleuth who solves mysteries throughout Wee Gee city with his gadget savvy partner Gweeseeks — who is none other than a cat.

“Mao Mao, Heroes of Pure Heart” will debut Monday, July 1 at 6:10 p.m. and “Tig N’ Seek” is expected to come out in 2020.

Cartoon Network has also announced the return of two shows. Best friends Oscar and Hedgehog will return to the monster-filled fantasy “Summer Camp Island” on Sunday, June 23 at noon. George Gendi’s buddy comedy “Apple & Onion” will also return with...

Cartoon Network is adding two new original adventure comedies to its programming lineup: Parker Simmons’ Mao Mao, Heroes of Pure Heart and Tig N’ Seek, the network announced today.

Mao Mao, Heroes of Pure Heart will follow Sheriff Mao Mao, the explosive loner and famous hero, Badgerclops, the lovable oaf, and Adorabat, the adorable sidekick, who work together to bring justice and peace to the people of the valley.

Leading into the premiere, eight new episodes will become available on Friday, June 28. The series will make its official debut Monday, July 1 (6:10Pm Et/Pt) on Cartoon Network, with new episodes continuing to premiere Mondays through summer. Mao Mao, Heroes of Pure Heart is produced by Cartoon Network Studios and Titmouse.

Tig N’ Seek centers on 8-year-old Tiggy and his gadget-building cat, Gweeseek, as they search for the lost items of Wee Gee City. With Tiggy’s cheerful attitude and Gweeseek’s exceptional inventing capabilities,...

Thrillist, the Group Nine Media-owned digital media brand dedicated to food and travel, has tendered its first-ever IP acquisition of YouTube star Timothy DeLaGhetto’s one-year-old Send Foodz series.

The purchase, for which Thrillist declined to disclose financial terms, illuminates the way in which the company intends to double down on YouTube this year. All 15 existing episodes of Send Foodz, which is hosted by YouTube vet DeLaGhetto and fellow comedian David So, will be ported over to Thrillist’s digital channels. And season two of Send Foodz will debut this Thursday on Thrillist’s YouTube channel, which counts 267,000 subscribers. New episodes will roll out every other week, and the show will subsequently arrive on other Thrillist platforms in the future.

In Send Foodz, DeLaGhetto and So -- who count a combined 5.3 million subscribers -- travel across the U.S. to give viewers an inside look at different food festivals,...

If you're single, out of gift ideas, or just plain hungry this Valentine's Day, you don't need roses -- you need lemon pepper. That's the philosophy espoused by Wingstop, which turned to a trio of social media influences in order to promote the toll-free hotline it established this February 14th.

By calling into Wingstop's hotline at 1-844-wing-luv, both lovestruck and lonely individuals can glean chicken-fried wisdom from one of America's top wing chains. One big piece of advice is as follows: Buy a lot of wings. To show the romantic potential of its cuisine, Wingstop teamed up with ad agency Barkley, which employs online video notable Austin Null as its director of influencers and partnerships, for a social media-based campaign.

The partnership resulted in three Instagram videos, one each from Timothy DeLaGhetto, Spice Adams, and Sasha Merci. The clips share a general theme: Order wings for your loved one,...

Blackpills, the edgy French digital media upstart, has unveiled its latest influencer-driven project -- The Social Network: La.

Premiering on Monday on the Blackpills app, the unscripted limited series follows comedy powerhouse DeStorm Power, singer-songwriter Liane V, YouTube star Swoozie, Wild ‘N Out cast member Timothy DeLaGhetto, and Wuz Good -- an Instagram star who frequently collaborates with Kevin Hart and King Bach. Billed by Blackpills as The Real World-meets-The Rich Kids Of Instagram, the series will provide an irreverent behind-the-scenes glimpse at the work politics and daily drama that the above influencers encounter given that they all live in the same Hollywood apartment building.

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Kevin Hart's Laugh Out Loud streaming video service formed in partnership with Lionsgate is set to launch on August 3 with a slate of original scripted and unscripted comedy series, stand-up specials, licensed programming and live broadcasts. The service will feature content created, produced by and starring digital comedy talent including GloZell, King Bach, Emmanuel Hudson, DC Young Fly, Draya Michelle, David So, Timothy DeLaGhetto and Anjelah Johnson (MADtv, viral…...

The fifth annual Buffer Festival, a digital film festival and industry-wide convention, will welcome roughly 100 YouTube creators -- including Jon Cozart, Timothy DeLaGhetto, and Andrea Russett -- to Toronto from September 28 through October 1.

Held at the Elgin And Winter Garden Theater Center, the Festival expects 7,000 guests this year. In addition to hundreds of exclusive video premieres from acclaimed YouTube creators, the four-day event will also comprise an Industry Day for executives and a Creator Day for aspiring creators, with workshops, panel discussions, and case studies. Buffer Festival was founded by Canadian creators Corey Vidal, Saskia Vanell, and Corrado Coia in 2013.

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Fullscreen is making several programming additions to its burgeoning Svod service, including a 25-minute film featuring the hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd, a talk series headlined by popular YouTuber Timothy DeLaGhetto called Goin Raw, and a video version of comedian Joe Santagato’s popular weekly podcast, The Basement Yard.

First up, Fullscreen will partner with Rae Stremmurd’s label, Interscope Records, as well as producer Mike Will Made-It and director Dave Myers on Sremmbreak, in which the two brothers seek out the ultimate spring break experience. The 25-minute special is available today on Fullscreen, which is priced at $5.99 per month.

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Sony Music Entertainment and Joel McHale's Free Period Productions have premiered a new series on Verizon’s go90 mobile video service entitled Crashed. The 10-episode series features appearances from top influencers including Meg DeAngelis, Joey Graceffa, Ricky Dillon, and Timothy DeLaGhetto.

Crashed, which debuted earlier this month, documents unsuspecting fans who are nominated by friends to have their favorite celebrities show up on an “otherwise normal day and turn it into an unforgettable experience.” In addition to the aforementioned YouTube stars, other crashers are set to include musicians Tinashe, All Time Low, and Ashanti as well as Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas. Check out a clip from Dillon's episode right here:

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Fullscreen has picked up H8TERS, a loosely scripted comedy series starring former O2L members, co-authors, and YouTube duo Kian Lawley and Jc Caylen. H8TERS was developed by digital studio Astronauts Wanted, which announced the series last May as part of a slate featuring other YouTube stars like Timothy DeLaGhetto, Kingsley, and Alexa Losey.

In the 10-episode series, which is shooting right now and is set to premiere early this year, Lawley and Caylen will play heightened versions of themselves -- as well as two of their biggest haters, Frank and Zweeb, who are determined to ruin the careers of the successful YouTube heartthrobs. Lawley and Caylen will also play many of the other surrounding characters on H8TERS as well.

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YouTube’s ‘Holy Trinity’ -- Hannah Hart, Mamrie Hart, and Grace Helbig -- will arrive on Fullscreen with their second feature film, streaming exclusively on the subscription platform stateside. Dirty 30, the follow-up to 2014’s Camp Takota -- which was one of the first feature films to be headlined by digital creators -- will premiere on Fullscreen tomorrow.

The Lionsgate movie, which debuted digitally and in select theaters last September, is about three friends who throw a 30th birthday that ultimately devolves into chaos. Rounding out the cast are fellow YouTube luminaries Anna Akana, Flula Borg, Drew Monson, Rhett & Link, Timothy DeLaGhetto, Chester See, Josh Leyva, and Mikey Murphy. Check out a trailer for right here:

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A bloody good trailer has dropped for the new horror comedy series from Blumhouse Television, 12 Deadly Days. The series will debut on YouTube Red on December 12th. Also: a new exclusive clip from Wives With Knives, acquisition details for Slasher.com, Wizard World's financial partnership with Bristol Investment Fund, Superstition details, and El Rey Network's new focus on "Strivers."

12 Deadly Days Trailer & Release Details: Press Release: "(Los Angeles, CA) -- December 6, 2016 -- YouTube and Emmy Award-winning Blumhouse Television today announced that they have partnered on a new half-hour horror-comedy series called “Deadly Days”. Over the course of a dozen interconnected tales, the residents of Saturn, CA find themselves terrorized by everything from killer carolers and lovelorn vampires to cursed fruitcakes and haunted Christmas trees. The series will debut exclusively on YouTube Red on December 12, 2016.

Blumhouse Television is serving as the studio on the series created by executive producers Chris Cullari...

By Seth Metoyer,

MoreHorror.com

More holiday horror for you who can't get enough. Nothing says the holidays like felons turned into reindeer while on the run and killer carolers on the loose. From the masters of horror at Blumhouse, a holiday anthology series like you’ve never seen before. It’s going to be a ho-ho-horrific time on YouTube Red this season.

12 Deadly Days, a holiday-themed horror-comedy series, will debut exclusively on YouTube Red in partnership with Blumhouse Television on 12/12/16. The series features 12 twisted tales, starring top YouTube creators and some of horror’s most seasoned actors.

Check out the official trailer below the press release.

From The Press Release

YouTube and Emmy Award-winning Blumhouse Television today announced that they have partnered on a new half hour horror-comedy series called “12 Deadly Days.” Over the course of a dozen interconnected tales, the residents of Saturn, CA find themselves terrorized by...

Maker Studios is planning to be very busy during the fall and winter seasons. The digital media company, known for working with its network of online video content creators, has announced a 15-show programming slate, as well as the relaunch of its gaming destination Polaris and its comedy hub The Station.

11 of the new programs will live on Polaris, which launched in 2013 as an evolution of Maker’s Game Station brand, while four more will arrive on The Station, which was previously known as Nacho Punch. As expected, several of these new shows will be led by some of the biggest stars within Maker’s network. As an example, Timothy DeLaGhetto and Ricky Shucks (pictured above) will inhabit a time-travelling food truck in Thai Machine. Other creators will their own series in Maker’s upcoming initiative include The Gregory Brothers, Kali Muscle, and LuzuGames.

It’s not just Maker’s highest-profile partners,...

Today at Mipcom, Susanne Daniels, Global Head of Content for YouTube, announced the Escape the Night TV show has been renewed for a second season on YouTube Red. Joey Graceffa stars in the reality adventures series and produces with Brian Graden Media.Season two will feature 10 top YouTube stars. The first season cast of Escape the Night included: GloZell Green, Justine Ezarik (iJustine), Lele Pons, Shane Dawson, Eva Gutowski (MyLifeAsEva), Andrea Brooks (AndreasChoice), Timothy DeLaGhetto, Matt Haag (Nadeshot), Oli White (TheOliWhiteTV), and Sierra Furtado (SierraMarieMakeup).Read More…...

YouTube star Lisa Schwartz, who has branched out with premium content projects in the past, premiered today an original series on the recently-relaunched ABC Digital app. Titled This Isn’t Working, Schwartz plays an aspiring actress in the show who takes on an endless stream of embarrassing part-time jobs to make ends meet.

Schwartz, who launched her Lisbug channel in 2007 and now counts roughly two million subscribers, wrote the five, 10-minute-long episodes alongside writer/actor Sean Kearney. The two also executive produced This Isn’t Working with Maker Studios and Retrofit Films. Fellow YouTube stars Timothy DeLaGhetto and Anna Akana also make guest appearances.

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Two of the most popular YouTube stars in the world are two months away from splashing into the film world. On September 26th, the film Laid In America, which stars Caspar Lee and Olajide “Ksi” Olatunji, will premiere in the UK. It will make its stateside debut the following day.

Laid in America, which we first heard about more than a year ago, follows its two stars as they descend upon Yankee shores and get into all sorts of trouble. The film is being billed as a raunchy teen comedy, and its plot, which can be summed up as “two guys try to lose their virginity on the night before they leave the United States,” is reminiscent of the enduring 1999 film American Pie.

Like many of the other so-called “influencer films” that star digital media personalities in feature-length productions, Laid in America will feature a supporting cast filled with Lee and Ksi’s colleagues.

Ryan Higa’s YouTube channel is now ten years old, and in order to properly celebrate that milestone, his staff put together an anniversary surprise. The employees of Higa’s production company reached out to his buddies in the YouTube and cobbled together a montage of congratulatory messages to celebrate his first decade of online video excellence.

The video, which went live on July 20 on Higa’s secondary channel, runs for six minutes and includes salutations from more than a dozen of the 26-year-old creator’s friends and collaborators. The wellwishers include several other members of YouTube’s ten-year club, such as Wong Fu Productions, Timothy DeLaGhetto, and Michael Buckley, as well as some more recent standouts like Bethany Mota and Lilly Singh. In their messages, these creators reflected on the good times they’ve shared with Higa and looking forward to many more successful videos in the future.

Across his ten years on YouTube,...

YouTube’s 'Holy Trinity' announced this evening at VidCon that Dirty 30, the highly-anticipated follow-up to their debut film Camp Takota, will be released digitally and in select theaters on September 23. Four days later, a DVD of the film -- starring online luminaries Hannah Hart, Mamrie Hart, and Grace Helbig -- will also be available exclusively at Target.

The film is available for preorder right now on iTunes and Amazon, and will arrive tomorrow on Google, FandangoNow, and CinemaNow. The film will also be available for preorder on Vudu in coming weeks.

Dirty 30, penned by Mamrie Hart, tells the story of three lifelong friends whose lives are in a rut. But things quickly spiral out of control during a 30th birthday party. The film is sprinkled with cameos from a who's-who of fellow YouTube stars, including Anna Akana, Flula Borg, Drew Monson, Rhett & Link, Timothy DeLaGhetto, Chester See, Josh Leyva,...

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Below, watch YouTube Red's new Escape the Night TV show premiere for free. Escape the Night is hosted by YouTube star Joey Graceffa. In it, 10 guests are invited from the modern world to attend a dinner at his newly acquired mansion estate, which has been locked in the 1920s; when "America was roaring...roaring with madness." YouTube Red promises: This is a dinner party to die for; no one is safe.

The Escape the Night TV series cast includes YouTubers and digitals stars: GloZell Green, Justing Ezarik (iJustine), Lele Pons, Shane Dawson, Eva Gutowski (MyLifeAsEva), Andrea Brooks (AndreasChoice), Timothy DeLaGhetto, Matt Haag (Nadeshot), Oli White (TheOliWhiteTV), and Sierra Furtado (SierraMarieMakeup).

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It's the dinner party to die for. Below, watch a preview for the Escape the Night TV show, premiering on YouTube Red, Wednesday, June 22, 2016. In this "reality adventure" series, host Joey Graceffa invites 10 modern-day guests to attend a dinner party at his newly acquired mansion and a murder mystery they will never forget. YouTube teases they will form alliances to survive, adding, "...little do they know that most won't make it out alive."

It seems the estate has been "locked in the 1920's when America was roaring -- roaring with madness." YouTube says no one is safe. The Escape the Night ensemble cast includes YouTubers and digitals stars: GloZell Green, Justing Ezarik (iJustine), Lele Pons, Shane Dawson, Eva Gutowski (MyLifeAsEva), Andrea Brooks (AndreasChoice), Timothy DeLaGhetto, Matt Haag (Nadeshot), Oli White (TheOliWhiteTV), and Sierra Furtado (SierraMarieMakeup).Read More…...

The next original series to arrive on premium subscription service YouTube Red will ask its stars to Escape the Night. The upcoming murder-mystery, led by YouTube star Joey Graceffa, will feature a cast of digital video standouts who will gather together for a dinner party that turns into a murderous affair.

Much like the board game Clue and the cult comedy film it spawned, Escape the Night will be a period piece set in a old mansion. The mansion’s owner, played by Graceffa, invites 10 guests over for dinner. After a severed head is discovered on a serving platter, the party turns into a whodunit, with each guest transformed into a suspect.

A new trailer posted to the official YouTube Red channel gives potential viewers a taste of the intrigue to come. The guests, played by GloZell, iJustine, Lele Pons, Shane Dawson, Eva Gutowski, Andrea Brooks, Timothy DeLaGhetto, Matt Haag, Oli White, and Sierra Furtado, are all decked out in their best Roaring Twenties garb.

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Digital studio Astronauts Wanted has unveiled a shiny new development slate comprising eight series starring established and emerging social influencers, including Kian Lawley and Jc Caylen, Timothy DeLaGhetto, Kingsley, Alexa Losey, and Hannah Witton.

"This really interesting new generation of creators and top talent reflect the spirit and creativity of their fans, which is right where we want to be,” stated Judy McGrath, president of Astronauts Wanted -- and the former chairperson/CEO of MTV Networks, who created the company as a joint venture with Sony Music Entertainment. While Astronauts Wanted is behind projects like Hey USA and A Trip To Unicorn Island, its new slate represents the company’s first foray into categories like food, fashion, and sketch comedy.

Lawley and Caylen, for instance, will play themselves as well as all of the surrounding characters in the loosely scripted H8ters, about two videogame store employees who despise the...

Terrence Jenkins, Cassie Ventura, Paula Patton, Donald Faison, Lauren London, Dascha Polanco, French Montana, Brandy Norwood, Robin Givens, Casper Smart, Draya Michele, Kali Hawk, Chantel Jeffries, Timothy Delaghetto and Joe Pantoliano make up the cast of the Queen Latifah/Flavor Unit-produced rom-com, "The Perfect Match." Bille Woodruff directed the film from a script written by Gary Hardwick and Brandon Broussard, based on a screenplay by Dana Verde. Lionsgate and Codeblack Films have set a March 11, 2016 release date for the film which follows Charlie (Terrence J), a playboy who's convinced that relationships are dead even though his sister (Paula...

Terrence Jenkins, Cassie Ventura, Paula Patton, Donald Faison, Lauren London, Dascha Polanco, French Montana, Brandy Norwood, Robin Givens, Casper Smart, Draya Michele, Kali Hawk, Chantel Jeffries, Timothy Delaghetto and Joe Pantoliano make up the cast of the Queen Latifah/Flavor Unit-produced rom-com, "The Perfect Match." Bille Woodruff directed the film from a script written by Gary Hardwick and Brandon Broussard, based on a screenplay by Dana Verde. Lionsgate/Codeblack Films have set a March 11, 2016 release date for the film which follows Charlie (Terrence J), a playboy who's convinced that relationships are dead even though his sister (Paula...

Terrence Jenkins, Cassie Ventura, Paula Patton, Donald Faison, Lauren London, Dascha Polanco, French Montana, Brandy Norwood, Robin Givens, Casper Smart, Draya Michele, Kali Hawk, Chantel Jeffries, Timothy Delaghetto and Joe Pantoliano make up the cast of the Queen Latifah/Flavor Unit-produced rom-com, "The Perfect Match." Bille Woodruff directed the film from a script written by Gary Hardwick and Brandon Broussard, based on a screenplay by Dana Verde. Lionsgate/Codeblack Films have set a March 11, 2016 release date for the film which follows Charlie (Terrence J), a playboy who's convinced that relationships are dead even though his sister (Paula...

The upcoming feature film Dirty Thirty from Lionsgate already stars YouTube celebrities Grace Helbig, Hannah Hart, and Mamrie Hart. Now, these three Camp Takota actresses have some new co-stars joining the production. Fellow YouTube stars Anna Akana, Flula Borg, and Chester See are among many of the new digital-hailing cast members announced for Dirty Thirty.

Written by Mamrie Hart and actress Molly Prather, Dirty Thirty tells the story of three women at a 30th birthday party that goes horribly wrong. Akana joins the film as Ashley, the arch-nemesis of Helbig, Hart, and Hart’s characters. Borg and See will play party attendees, alongside Josh Levya (also known as YoMuscleBoii), CollegeHumor’s Adam Lustick, Katherine Hughes (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl), and YouTuber Mikey Murphy.

Also joining the cast of Dirty Thirty is vlogger Drew Monson (aka mytoecold), who will play Hannah Hart’s co-worker Rufus. Kelen Coleman (The McCarthys...

One of the key elements to success on digital platforms like YouTube is engagement with audiences. Without a strong connection to fans, creators can't expect to efficiently grow their reach, message, or even quality of content. And no one knows that better than Maker Studios' Chief Audience Officer Chris Williams.

At Maker, Williams' job is to grow the network's audience across the globe through strategies like partnerships and network development. With over 55,000 creators, Maker routinely pulls in ten billion video views per month. While Williams can claim some responsibility for helping Maker achieve those numbers, a lot of the credit can also go to Maker talent partners who work tirelessly to create content worthy of their fans' support, trust, and continued attention.

Along with several members of this Maker talent (including Bart Baker and Timothy DeLaGhetto), Williams will host a panel called "Your Audience Is Listening... And Talking" at...

The trend of feature films led by YouTube stars is not strictly an American phenomenon. British YouTube star Olajide Olatunji, known online as Ksi, and South African vlogger Caspar Lee will star in Laid In America, an upcoming feature film whose cast is filled with YouTube stars.

As TheVideoInk, Laid In America began filming last month and promises exactly what it says in the title. Ksi and Lee will play a pair of friends who cross the pond in an attempt to score with Stateside women. The supporting cast is full of YouTube stars: Timothy DeLaGhetto, Josh Leyva, and Josh Golden will all make appearances.

Laid in America is helmed by a notable YouTube channel as well. Bad Weather Films, a sketch comedy hub, is directing the film and co-producing it alongside Max Gottlieb.

Ksi and Caspar are frequent collaborators who are also two of the biggest stars on YouTube.

American Desis is the fresh, funny, and vulnerable new podcast from actor Arjun Gupta and comedian Akaash Singh. Employing banter and a chemistry that is sure to make you smile, Akaash and Arjun explore what it means to be South Asian in America today through interviews and discussions. The interview guests range from young professional South Asians in diverse and new age fields, to established veterans of the traditional paths. From members of the severely underrepresented South Asian gay community, to an elder Grandma from India struggling to adjust to new surroundings. Some notable guests on the American Desi Podcast are, Gotham Chopra, DJ Rekha, Dr. Varun Soni, D’ Loco Kid, and Actor Omi Vaidya.

Akaash Singh is a stand up comedian based in NYC, with his comedy deeply rooted in the experiences he had as an Indian who grew up in Texas. After working his way up through the New York City comedy circuit,...

Talent agencies have their eyes on digital stars, and the latest creator to benefit from this trend is Adande Thorne. The 26-year-old YouTube content creator, who posts videos under the username Swoozie, has signed with Creative Artists Agency (CAA), according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Swoozie, who has more than 2.7 million subscribers on his YouTube channel, is best known for his animation-fueled vlogs, in which he explores topics like school, love, and sex. He is also an accomplished gamer who appeared on SyFy's Wcg Ultimate Gamer, a reality show that ran between 2009 and 2010.

When YouTube stars sign with Hollywood talent agencies, it usually signals interest in traditional media projects. That seems to be part of part of Swoozie's plan, too; as THR notes, he is one of the content creators who will appear in Bob Thunder: Digital Assassin, an upcoming feature film.

Other creators who have recently signed with CAA include Kian Lawley,...

Earlier this year, we covered fitness powerhouse Beachbody's "YouTube test group," where a set of top online video creators - including Jack Douglass, Bart Baker, Olga Kay, and Shira Lazar - collectively dropped over 100 pounds and 85 inches by way of Tony Horton's P90 program. The before and after photos seemed too good to be true—commenters cried 'air brush' and 'spray tan.' So when we caught wind of a new class of YouTubers for Beachbody's 21 Day Fix Extreme program with trainer Autumn Calabrese, we had to get an inside look at the process to make sure it was legit.

The new group underwent back-to-back twenty-one day programs and featured Jennifer Veal, SourceFed stars Lee Newton and Steve Zaragoza, Timothy DeLaGhetto, Rick Carter, Shane Dawson, and yours truly. Now the last time I covered a story as an embedded journalist, I did a ridealong with the Good Cops, and things went horribly wrong.

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is on a YouTube talent acquisition kick. Only a week after adding YouTube star Timothy DeLaGhetto, the Hollywood talent agency has signed digital celebrities Kian Lawley and Jc Caylen.

CAA will help develop both digital and traditional opportunities for Caylen and Lawley (the latter is already starring in the upcoming film The Chosen and has previously participated in Hollywood marketing stunts). These opportunities will encompass deals like film and television, endorsements, TV commercials, in-person appearances, publishing, and more. According to Variety, Andrew Graham of AwesomenessTV’s Big Frame will still be responsible for managing the digital duo.

Lawley and Caylen were previous members of the YouTube supergroup Our2ndLife, which officially disbanded its channel in December 2014 (popular member Connor Franta had already left for personal reasons). Now, Lawley and Caylen jointly run the YouTube channel they launched in January 2015 called KianAndJc. Since then, the two digital...

Timothy DeLaGhetto has joined the ranks of past digital stars who have teamed up with a Hollywood talent agency. Variety reports the YouTube star famous for his rapping and comedy videos has signed with Creative Artists Agency (CAA).

Also known as Traphik to his online fans, DeLaGhetto is currently part of the Maker Studios talent network, but the deal with CAA will expand his career outside the digital realm. Variety reports CAA will help DeLaGhetto obtain entertainment opportunities such as film and television roles, commercial endorsements, publishing, personal appearances, and more.

DeLaGhetto not only vlogs and creates music for his YouTube endeavors, but he’s also no stranger to the traditional TV realm. The comedian and rapper appeared on several seasons of MTV2’s stand-up comedy Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘N Out, and joined the cast of the network’s Guy Code reality show. DeLaGhetto also received national media attention...

When Rhett and Link used a rap battle format to encourage their fans not to text and drive, they showed how public safety campaigns can utilize the YouTube community as a vital tool for delivering messages to young viewers. With that in mind, feast your eyes upon "Left Swipe Dat," a ridiculous new music video that features Becky G, Fifth Harmony, eight popular YouTube and Vine stars, and an anti-smoking message at its heart.

"Left Swipe Dat" is the latest release from Truth, the anti-tobacco campaign that specifically targets young smokers. The music video appeals to its young audience by restating a simple fact: On average, Tinder users prefer non-smokers. Want to get your matches to "swipe right" on the dating app? Take the cigarette out of your mouth.

Truth conveys this information in perhaps the most bonkers way possible. Harley Morenstein eats a huge mountain of food while delivering a topical verse.

The fifth season of Guy Code begins on January 14th on MTV2, and one of the reality show's new stars is a guy has established a solid career for himself both online and off. Timothy DeLaGhetto, who has more than 2.6 million subscribers on YouTube, will spill some male secrets by joining the Guy Code cast.

On Guy Code, cast members--including comedians like Pete Davidson and personalities like Charlamagne Tha God--share the protocol for social interactions among men. The series has become a big hit for MTV2, and DeLaGhetto (real name Tim Chantarangsu) will fit in well, as some of his most popular videos talk about the differences between men and women.

DeLaGhetto has already established himself as a familiar face on MTV2. He is also a cast member on Wild N Out, where he has spent the last two seasons dissing Nick Cannon and his cadre of celebrity guests.

Maker Studios is bringing some comedy to the online video masses with its newest original series. CrashPad, hosted by YouTube’s parody king Bart Baker, will debut its premiere episode on December 5, 2014. CrashPad boasts an unusual format, concocted from the idea that the series should be accessible via different mediums. The 12-episode series will be part talk show, part game show, and part video clip show, with commentary on the most talked-about videos which Maker will source from Jukin Media’s large collection of clips. CrashPad will be co-produced by Maker and Drama 3/4, and feature guest appearances from digital stars (and some of Baker's fellow Maker talent) such as Iman “AlphaCat” Crosson, Ed Bassmaster, Amy Pham, Sam Macaroni, Timothy DeLaGhetto, Shane Dawson, Lisa Schwartz, DeStorm, King Bach, and Jesse Wellens of Prank vs. Prank. Maker will distribute CrashPad on its own site as well as on YouTube and Music Choice’s platforms.

At the beginning of 2014, YouTube and DreamWorks began an experiment in news programming by announcing YouTube Nation, a daily web series that spotlighted a combination of trending and under-the-radar videos from its titular site. Now, YouTube's partnership with DreamWorks is set to expire, and the two companies have decided not to renew YouTube Nation. As a result, the December 5th episode of the show will be its last. YouTube Nation was conceived as a means through which YouTube could offer support to its creative community. Each episode was featured on the YouTube Spotlight page, which gave the series exposure to more than 22 million subscribers. This exposure allowed YouTube Nation to rack up many subscribers of its own: One million in its first four months and more than two million overall. As the channel grew, it expanded beyond its basic news format. For instance, a recent episode featured Timothy DeLaGhetto as...

One of the biggest events in the online video industry, Playlist Live Tri-State, is just around the corner. The three-day gathering takes place November 21st through November 23rd at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey. The event will bring together online video fans, creators, and industry workers from the northeastern states and will include meet-ups, dancing, networking, daily panels, and so much more. If you’re attending Playlist Live and were hoping to see some of your favorite YouTubers, you could well be in luck. Many of the online video site’s top creators will be attending Playlist Live. Here’s a quick round-up of several YouTube personalities, beauty vloggers, comedians, and musicians set to appear at the event: Alisha Marie Bart Baker Brittani Louise Taylor Charles Trippy Connor Franta EleventhGorgeous Golden Hannah Hart Jacksfilms Jenna Marbles Jennxpenn Lucas & Jenny Makeupbymandy24 Olga Kay Prank vs Prank Rebecca Black...

Get ready to discuss more than just politics. Mashable just announced its new series called Monumental, which finds famous YouTubers and entertainment personalities debating which four items in a given category should be “immortalized” onto a digital picture of Mount Rushmore. The series is hosted by Elliott Morgan of ex-SourceFed fame. Each episode starts with eight different contenders fighting for a spot on digital Rushmore within a chosen category. Two guest panelists eliminate the first few options with Morgan, and then the panelists each have 10 seconds to argue why their choices should be in the final tally. The entire group chooses the fourth item together. The show will feature such panelists as Lee Newton, Kermit the Frog, Joe Bereta, and Timothy DeLaGhetto. Shane Dawson and Roman Atwood make an appearance to debate the top 4 viral videos of all time in the first episode, now live on Mashable’s YouTube channel.

Epic Rap Battles of History just completed its third season, but co-creator EpicLLOYD (Aka Lloyd Ahlquist) is finding a way to stay busy. On August 1st and 2nd, he will host Off The Top, a pair of unique improv shows that will take place at the YouTube Creator Spaces in La, London, and Tokyo. Off The Top, which will be live-streamed on Ahlquist's YouTube channel, will feature improvised rap battles and a game called "pain-prov", but the most unique and exciting element of the show will be a series of improv games that will begin with suggestions from the Internet and span three continents. As with Comedy Central's new web series Social Scene, fans will be able to suggest scene ideas through Twitter and other social media platforms. Once Ahlquist and his team of La-based comedians receive suggestions, they will act out a scene in front of a live audience at YouTube Space La.

YouTube star Timothy DeLaGhetto is now "the best son ever." The rapper and comedian, whose real name is Tim Chantarangsu and is also a regular on Nick Cannon's improv comedy show Wild 'N Out, says he followed through on his promise from when he first entered he entertainment industry. Photos Top Grads of YouTube U "Ever since I was a little kid, I made a promise to my dad and my mom," he told his 2.5 million YouTube subscribers in a video uploaded Monday. "I promise you, I'm gonna pay off the house, and finally, this is the day I got my funds

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Grab the Kleenex. No, seriously. YouTube star Timothy DeLaGhetto is currently up for the Best Son Award (and probably the frontrunner) after he gifted his parents with the surprise of a lifetime. The rapper and funnyman showed a more intimate and heart-warming side when he shared a video of himself fulfilling a promise he made with his parents long ago. "My family and my parents are a big part of who I am as a person and why I do what I do," Tim says in the video. "I get my sense of humor from them and I'm just so grateful that they've raised me with so much love and so much open minds and one of the main reasons I go so hard at this entertainment grind...is so they don't have to work so hard,...