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Hot Five: Ninja leaves Twitch, Bytedance confirms smartphone plans and Saffron Barker announced for Strictly

Hot Five: Ninja leaves Twitch, Bytedance confirms smartphone plans and Saffron Barker announced for Strictly

To help you keep on top of a busy news cycle and the latest hot topics in influencer marketing, each week we round up the five biggest stories on InfluencerUpdate.biz.

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Ninja is leaving Twitch to stream exclusively on Mixer

Global streaming sensation Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins announced that he has left Twitch to begin streaming exclusively on Microsoft’s Mixer.

TikTok owner Bytedance confirms plans to develop a smartphone

Tech behemoth Bytedance has confirmed reports that it is moving into the smartphone space.

Refunds issued for live stream of Jake Paul and Tana Mongeau's wedding

Jake Paul and Tana Mongeau are offering refunds for those who were disappointed with the quality of their wedding live stream.

Influencers invited to Parliament to discuss body image and social media

Content creators from across the UK went to the Houses of Parliament to discuss body image last week.

YouTuber Saffron Barker confirmed for Strictly Come Dancing 2019

YouTube vlogger Saffron Barker has confirmed her appearance on Strictly Come Dancing 2019. She is the fourth confirmed contestant for the upcoming series of the show.


Editor

Danielle Partis is editor of PocketGamer.biz and former editor of InfluencerUpdate.biz. She was named Journalist of the Year at the MCV Women in Games Awards 2019, as well as in the MCV 30 under 30 2020. Prior to Steel Media, she wrote about music and games at Team Rock.