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EXCLUSIVE: Chef, restauranteur and media personality Sohla El-Waylly, whose exit from Condé Nast title Bon Appétit helped spark a reckoning of the work culture at the company and in the media business, is headlining her own series, Stump Sohla. The show will launch Thursday on the Binging with Babish network, which…

YouTube has rolled out Shorts, a new offering focused on mobile videos lasting no longer than 15 seconds. The explosive growth of TikTok over the past year has gotten the tech world’s full attention. Instagram just launched Reels, a rival offering, in the U.S. TikTok, whose U.S. operations are due to be overseen by…

Korean pop group BTS has broken the YouTube record for the most-viewed premiere video. The service reports 3 million-4 million fans tuned in live on Friday to see the new music video, the group’s first single in English, “Dynamite.” It is the most in the first 24 hours, topping fellow Korean pop group Blackpink, who…

YouTube has unveiled a trio of UK originals that will aim to provide profiles on three British talents through the lens of observational documentaries. Together We Rise: The Uncompromised Story Of GRM Daily is a four-part documentary on grime and rap YouTube channel, GRM Daily, through the eyes of founder Posty. It…

EXCLUSIVE: now Already owning several titles, hip-hop star and actor Common can add health guru to that list as the multi-hyphenate has set a new health and wellness series, Com&Well, on his YouTube channel. The six-episode series will be hosted by Common and premiere Tuesday. Filmed in his home using Skype, Zoom and…

EXCLUSIVE: Quibi’s struggles since launching in April did not stem from a lack of promotion. As it looks for a rebound after a pause for reassessment, new third-party research provided to Deadline shows the startup is starting to blow the trumpets again, only in a different key. Looking to break through in a crowded st…

Nearly 40 years after dropping his famed song “In The Air Tonight,” Phil Collins is climbing up music charts again thanks to a viral YouTube video. The song scaled up to the iTunes Top Songs chart last week, landing at No. 3, behind Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B’s “WAP” and Darius Rucker’s “Beers and Summer.” The…

Twin brothers who have a wildly popular series of prank videos on TikTok and YouTube have been charged with false imprisonment and “swatting,” the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday. Alan and Alex Stokes, both 23 of Irvine, CA, each has been charged with one felony count of false imprisonment…

Facebook said Friday it will launching a new feature in partnership with top labels to bring official music videos to U.S. users, zeroing in on a space dominated by YouTube. Partners including Sony Music, Universal Music, Warner Music, Merlin, BMG, Kobalt and indie labels and publishers will contribute content to a…

UPDATED with comments from CEO/CFO conference call:  As YouTube advertising firmed nearly 6% to $3.8 billion in the second quarter, Wall Street also tried to get sense of YouTube TV, which isn’t broken out in the earnings reports of Google parent Alphabet. When one analyst asked CEO Sundar Pichai if YouTube TV would…

YouTube said Thursday that it will exclusively broadcast the 10th annual Streamy Awards on December 13. This year’s ceremony will also line up with YouTube’s 15th anniversary. The awards, produced in collaboration with Tubefilter, dick clark productions and YouTube, seek to honor online video creators across…

Are you ready to test the science of magic in the Harry Potter films? YouTube Originals has ordered a second season of Could You Survive the Movies? — its docuseries that picked up a Daytime Emmy over the weekend. Hosted by YouTuber Jake Roper, the series from Ample Entertainment explores the magic and science behind…