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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…

Vidcon, the fan-centric online video convention held each summer in Anaheim, is close to a deal to be acquired by Viacom, a person familiar with the matter has confirmed to Deadline. Buying into the show would offer the media company, home to young-skewing networks like Nickelodeon and MTV, access to a haven for…

VidCon, the vast fan gathering that’s becoming the Comic-Con of the online-video world for Hollywood, will feature execs from some of YouTube’s new legion of competitors, including Vessel, GoPro and Twitter. The conference, again at the Anaheim Convention Center, will run from July 23 to July 25, and on the fan side…

So now we know. After getting roasted by some competing studio heads (if not on Wall Street) earlier this year when he said movies are “not a growth business,” DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg traveled south to Anaheim today to talk about online video, a business he does see growing into the next big…