Live.me launches new 17-second video app Cheez

Promises virtual gifting system for its creators to make money from their clips

• apps
• Live.me
• Cheez

Rocketfuel hopes for lift-off with influencer marketing in Malaysia

Startup has 125 stars signed up already, from TV personalities to YouTubers

• influencer marketing
• rocketfuel

Twitch saw 67% growth in concurrent streamers in Q3 – report

Streamlabs report suggests that YouTube Gaming saw its total fall in the same period

• Mixer
• YouTube
• Facebook
• market data
• Twitch
• Streamlabs

YouTube tweaks its system for classifying videos for monetisation

Says 30% less videos will be flagged for limited or no ads, boosting influencer revenues

• YouTube

YouTube Star Dan Bull leading the charge in $15,000 charity fundraiser

YouTube rapper and creator Dan Bull has partnered with mobile developer NetEase, to take part in an upcoming charity battle.

Twitch adds new features for its livestreaming video stars

Post-stream stats, premieres, easier raids and subscription gifting among other tools

• Twitch

YouTube stars Rhett and Link launch campaign for Wix.com

Comedy duo strike influencer-marketing partnership to promote website-building service

• YouTube
• Rhett and Link
• Wix.com

VidCon Europe conference to return to Amsterdam in March 2018

Euro offshoot from popular US event promises a brand new format and dedicated 'creator track'

• VidCon
• VidCon Europe
• events

Riot Games reveals plans to start working on a second game

Founders say they're looking forward 'to finally put the 's' in Riot Games' with non League of Legends title

• eSports
• League of Legends
• Riot Games

Startup Mavin wants to use blockchain tech to reward influencers

And it's also invented a new category: 'nano influencers'

• blockchain
• cryptocurrency
• funding
• startups
• Mavin

Smosh launches Operation Open World sponsored series with Ubisoft

Videos see YouTube gaming crew head off to Egypt in support of Assassin's Creed Origins

• YouTube
• Smosh
• Ubisoft
• Assassin's Creed

TapInfluence launches benchmarking tool for influencer marketing campaigns

Digging back into eight years worth of metrics for campaigns run by 2,000+ brands

• TapInfluence
• data

Influencer marketing agency Gushcloud raises $3m

Making a BigBang with investment from K-Pop music giant YG Group

• funding
• Gushcloud
• South Korea
• YG Group

Unity Influence raises $1m for small-business influencer marketing

Californian startup wants to connect smaller companies with micro-influencers

• funding
• startups
• Unity Influence

indaHash to launch new cryptocurrency for influencers

Startup will launch a ‘pre-ICO’ to raise funds in November

• cryptocurrency
• IndaHash
• ICO