ViacomCBS has come out on top in a fierce bidding war to acquire John Krasinski’s YouTube web series Some Good News. The media conglomerate will produce future episodes of the show for its streaming service, CBS All Access, and some of its TV networks, The Hollywood Reporter. Krasinski (who rose to fame as Jim Halpert in The Office and has since gone on to star in projects like horror film A Quiet Place and Amazon‘s political thriller Jack Ryan) launched the series in March with the express goal of amplifying uplifting news amid the rising tide of COVID-19 stories. It was relatively...…ViacomCBS has come out on top in a fierce bidding war to acquire John Krasinski’s YouTube web series Some Good News. The media conglomerate will produce future episodes of the show for its streaming service, CBS All Access, and some of its TV networks, The Hollywood Reporter. Krasinski (who rose to fame as Jim Halpert in The Office and has since gone on to star in projects like horror film A Quiet Place and Amazon‘s political thriller Jack Ryan) launched the series in March with the express goal of amplifying uplifting news amid the rising tide of COVID-19 stories. It was relatively...WW…

Night Media, the talent management company that represents major YouTubers like MrBeast (55 million subscribers), ZHC (19.7M), Preston (15.6M), Matt Stonie (13.7M), Unspeakable (10.8M), Azzyland (13.3M), Typical Gamer (11.4M) and Carter Sharer (7.6M), has launched a $20 million venture fund backed by its roster of creators. The fund will “lean into early-stage investments in gaming, consumer, and the creator economy,” Night Media says. Night Media founder and CEO Reed Duchscher TechCrunch the fund is writing initial checks of up to $300,000 for consumer-facing startups, and is...…Night Media, the talent management company that represents major YouTubers like MrBeast (55 million subscribers), ZHC (19.7M), Preston (15.6M), Matt Stonie (13.7M), Unspeakable (10.8M), Azzyland (13.3M), Typical Gamer (11.4M) and Carter Sharer (7.6M), has launched a $20 million venture fund backed by its roster of creators. The fund will “lean into early-stage investments in gaming, consumer, and the creator economy,” Night Media says. Night Media founder and CEO Reed Duchscher TechCrunch the fund is writing initial checks of up to $300,000 for consumer-facing startups, and is...WW…