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A month before its scheduled return to the Amalie Arena in Tampa, the Creator Clash has found itself engulfed in YouTube drama. Representatives for the influencer boxing showdown announced a move to Los Angeles and a postponement of its third go-around days after Creator Clash Co-Founder Ian ‘iDubbbz’ Jomha announced that he would step away from the event.

Creator Clash 3 is now slated to take place at the Hollywood Palladium in L.A. on October 25. A new lineup of creator fighters is expected to be announced in July.

The original Creator Clash, which took place in 2022, showcased the intense training and dedication that is required for a proper influencer boxing spectacle. The event was a success, reaching a sold-out live crowd and a 100,000-strong pay-per-view audience while raising money for charity along the way. A 2023 sequel brought more creators into the fun, but issues like content piracy made Creator Clash...

For the third time, high-profile creators are gathering in Tampa, Florida to punch one another.

On June 28, more than a dozen celebrity fighters will participate in Creator Clash 3, an influencer boxing event that will take place at Amalie Arena. The summertime tilt will continue a series that showcases the athletic prowess of creators while raising money for charitable causes.

This time around, the Creator Clash will benefit Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C). Through a series of fundraising initiatives powered by Tiltify, the event will raise donations to support cancer research and treatment.

The charity drive is also backed by the participating creators, who will bring attention to the event by injecting personality and hype into the proceedings. The Creator Clash 3 roster will include some returnees from previous fights. They’ll be joined by some new faces, such as artist Ali Spagnola and YouTube legend Freddie Wong. A headlining...

The YouTube channel Epic Meal Time was an unlikely viral phenomenon that took the internet by storm in the early 2010s. Its brilliant yet deceptively simple premise of creating outrageously unhealthy fast food concoctions resonated immensely with a certain subset of viewers. Episodes like the staggeringly caloric “Fast Food Lasagna” and “Turbacon Epic Thanksgiving” special would build anticipation by meticulously assembling and teasing the final caloric monstrosity, while also tapping into ephemeral cultural trends of the time like the obsession with bacon and the exaggerated macho bro persona embodied by host Harley Morenstein.

This novel format combined shocking excess, culinary debauchery, frat boy humor, and a liberal dose of alcohol into a perfect storm of viral wildfire, generating massive word-of-mouth buzz that rapidly propelled Epic Meal Time from a low-budget cooking channel to one of the biggest presences on the entire YouTube platform within its first few years. At its peak,...

Michelle Khare and Andrea Botez are ready to rumble.

They—along with more than 20 other creators—will duke it out during Creator Clash 2, the sequel to last year’s much-watched influencer boxing event.

Botez, who’s 20, is a chess pro and full-time creator with more than a million subscribers on YouTube and a million followers on Twitch. She’s won the U8 Girls Canadian Youth Chess Championship, the Susan Polgar National Open, and in 2015 was named women’s chess champion by the British Columbia Chess Federation.

Khare, who’s 30, has 3.5 million subscribers on YouTube and is known for her “challenge accepted” approach to content, where she’s tried everything from Marine bootcamp to runway modeling to training like an astronaut and joining the U.S.’s No. 1 cheer team.

The two will compete in the super featherweight class at Creator Clash 2, which will take place at the Amalie Arena in...

Foo Fighters, The Smile, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, and Shania Twain are among the acts set to play Rbc Ottawa Bluesfest this summer.

The annual music festival goes down over nine nights (July 6th-9th and July 12th-16th) at LeBreton Flats Park in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

The 2023 lineup also promises Mumford & Sons, Weezer, Death Cab For Cutie, Thundercat, BadBadNotGood, The War on Drugs, Fleet Foxes, Tegan and Sara, Ludacris, Charlotte Cardin, Ajr, Orville Peck, Alvvays, Sudan Archives, Pup, Tank & The Bangas, Julia Jacklin, White Reaper, and Koffee. Check out complete full day-by-day lineup below.

Full Festival and VIP Club passes, as well as single-day tickets to Rbc Bluesfest 2023 go on sale beginning Thursday, February 23rd via the festival’s website.

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11 months after it ushered in a new era of influencer boxing, the Creator Clash is coming back for a second round. The creator-on-creator face-off will return to the Amalie Arena in Tampa on April 15, 2023.

The organizer of the Creator Clash will return to compete in its main event. Last year, commentary creator iDubbbz (real name Ian Jomha) debuted in the ring and lost on points to Doctor Mike. For Creator Clash 2, iDubbbz will take on another opponent with boxing experience: Alex Wassabi. The vlogger was set to fight Ksi last year but withdrew before the bout took place.

Creator Clash 2 will offer entertainment far beyond its main card. Some participants from the first Creator Clash — including YodelingHaley, Arin Hanson, and Nathan ‘Dad’ Barnatt — will take on new challengers as part of the undercard. There will also be some bouts featuring new Creator Clash participants. I’ll have an eye on...

The killer moose movie Moose Jaws has been brewing in the mind of Kevin Smith for several years now. The project, which has always been described as simply “Jaws with a moose“, was meant to wrap up Smith’s True North Trilogy, which began with Tusk and continued with Yoga Hosers… but for some reason, it has proven to be more difficult to get Moose Jaws into production than its predecessors. The Moose Jaws problem may have been solved, as during a recent convention appearance Smith gave a positive update on the long-awaited horror film.

Speaking at GalaxyCon in Columbus, Ohio, Smith revealed that Moose Jaws is expected to be one of the next five movies he makes and will be a continuation of the working relationship he has established with Lionsgate. As he explained, “(Moose Jaws) is a movie I’ve been threatening to make for a long time,...

Longstanding digital network Studio71 has launched a new division called Studio71 Podcasts, which will distribute audio series hosted by social influencers targeting millennials listeners.

Studio71 first took note of the podcasting space last year, and began producing its own shows last March. Its roster currently comprises 11 shows hosted by bold-faced creators such as Christine Sydelko and Harley Morenstein, Digiday reports. And Sydelko’s show, Don’t Mess With Christine Sydelko, has been a veritable success, clinching an average of 75,000 listens per episode -- plus an additional 250,000 views on YouTube, where a video version of the show is also uploaded in its entirety.

By year’s end, Studio71 expects to double its current slate, per Digiday, to roughly 20 series that are releasing 80 to 100 episodes airing per month.

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Studio71 wants to mine podcasts for more ad dollars by extending the reach of its stable of YouTube content creators into a new medium.

Over the past two months, the digital-media company has launched 11 podcasts with creator partners. Those include “Fanboi with Harley Morenstein,” featuring Morenstein (pictured above), the host and creator of Epic Meal Time. Morenstein’s podcast launched last week and hit the top five podcasts on iTunes for the Games and Hobbies category. Other include “Kayln’s Coffee Talk,” “Don’t Mess with Christine Sydelko,” and “Sh*t They Don’t Tell You” with Nikki Limo and Steve Greene.

The opportunity for Studio71 is to take digital influencers and deliver ad-supported audio-content for millennial and Gen Z audiences (18-34), said CEO Reza Izad. Podcast audiences historically have skewed older than that younger demo.

“When we saw this large, fast-growing audio business growing in front of us we...

Epic Meal Time, one of the earliest viral food channels on YouTube that rocketed to renown thanks to clips that showcased the preparation of wildly caloric burgers and kooky concoctions like candy pizza, is now looking to feed the masses.

Epic Meal Time co-creator Harley Morenstein has launched a line of foods at Walmart stores nationwide dubbed Super Snack Time -- capitalizing on the eight-year-old channel’s propensity for indulgent and eclectic treats. The first product launch, dubbed Pizza In A Bag, is a pepperoni jerky that's available in three flavors: pepperoni, supreme, and buffalo. Each pepperoni is individually seasoned and sliced, according to a release, and the 2-oz. pizza-shaped bags will be sold for $4 apiece exclusively at Walmart checkout lanes.

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Good Mythical Morning, one of the most popular and long-running talk shows in YouTube history, has surpassed a thrilling milestone: 1,300 total episodes. The show launched in 2012 and is currently in its 13th season.

And beloved hosts Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal celebrated the accomplishment in signature fashion -- with a special episode packed to the brim with influencer guests, birthday cakes made of ill-suited ingredients, and an attempt to blow out 1,300 candles (see below). For the occasion, McLaughlin and Neal were joined by Ace Of Cakes star Duff Goldman, Hot Ones host Sean Evans, Binging With Babish creator Andrew Rea, Epic Meal Time’s Harley Morenstein, and the team behind Sorted Food. The guys also released a limited-edition celebratory T-shirt, which will only be available for 24 hours.

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On today's Collider Jedi Council, Kristian Harloff, Ken Napzok and Harley Morenstein from Epic Mealtime discuss the following: Star Wars Movie News Disney and Lucasfilm released an official synopsis for Solo: A Star Wars Story that highlights the first meeting between Han and Chewbacca, and teases an encounter with Lando Calrissian. In an interview with IGN, Phoebe Waller-Bridge commented on Ron Howard stepping in to direct Solo: A Star Wars Story. She stated that the "handover there was done with such warmth and generosity from everybody ... he's going to make a beautiful film out of it.” A …...

Harley Morenstein is steering the Famous Food Truck into town. The man known as the co-founder of the Epic Meal Time YouTube channel is the star of the latest special from Scripps Lifestyle Studios' Genius Kitchen brand, in which he puts together some breakfast sandwiches alongside social media star Hayes Grier.

The Famous Food Truck of the special's title doesn't seem to refer to a world-renowned mobile restaurant, but rather to a roving kitchen that happens to have famous people inside it. Morenstein's signature touches, including his love of bacon and his tendency to bleep out curse words with wacky sound effects, are all present here, and his bold attitude drives the special, no pun intended. That said, the vibe is very easygoing, with Morenstein, Grier, and chef Lindsay Ames presiding over a loose, fun-loving culinary atmosphere.

A brief clip from Famous Food Truck is available on the Genius Kitchen...

Genius Kitchen, the just-launched digital food brand from Scripps Networks Interactive, has unveiled its first slate of shows to accompany its debut flagship series, Gk Now, which is hosted by digital stars Akilah Hughes and Mike Lockyer.

More than 10 new shows arrive today on Genius Kitchen, which targets millennials and also houses content from Scripps’ legacy brands, including the Travel Channel (such as Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations) and the Food Network. New shows will be headlined by the likes of YouTube star Harley Morenstein (of Epic Meal Time fame), Australian chef Dan Churchill, meat-obsessed comedian Courtney Rada, and renowned British culinary expert Nigella Lawson.

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Stars: Lily-Rose Depp, Harley Quinn Smith, Johnny Depp. Justin Long, Austin Butler, Adam Brody, Ralph Garman, Tony Hale, Natasha Lyonne, Haley Joel Osment, Vanessa Paradis, Tyler Posey, Génesis Rodríguez, Jennifer Schwalbach, Sasheer Zamata | Written and Directed by Kevin Smith

So, Kevin Smith… A man whose work I’ve really enjoyed over the years (Clerks 2 and Dogma being my personal highlights, though I used to live for Mallrats), took a, let’s say, interesting path with his recent directorial efforts Red State and Tusk. Exploring the horror genre rather than the comedy/drama he became known for, Smith looks to have a new-found passion for filmmaking, seemingly no longer going through the motions with his View Askewniverse – though he has just announced another Jay and Silent Bob flick!

Instead Smith announced the development of a “True North” trilogy: strange genre tales set in Canada, a country that – like Smith – I have an affinity for.

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Superman Lives, The Green Hornet and sadly now Clerks III: here’s a rundown of the Kevin Smith films we’ll probably never see...

Kevin Smith has always had to fight to get his films off the ground: he started his filmmaking career by maxing out multiple credit cards to self-finance Clerks, and more recently, legend has it, it was only Johnny Depp’s decision to come on board as a wacky supporting character that allowed Smith to secure financing for his walrus-centric horror flick Tusk.

Smith has, across his career, been offered several barmy jobs (he rejected a chance to pen Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian back in the 90s) and he’s also signed up for a lot of projects that never got past the script phase.

The latter camp of could’ve-beens is what we’re talking about today, following that news that Clerks III...

Another startup has added its name to the long list of apps within the burgeoning mobile live streaming market. It’s called Kastr, its three co-founders include YouTube star Kurt Hugo Schneider, and it’s now available in beta.

Many live streaming apps sell themselves by noting the exclusive features they bring into the crowded mobile-live field, but in the end, content is still king. More than anything else, Kastr is touting its strong lineup of launch partners, several of whom are popular YouTube stars. Beyond Schneider, viewers who download Kastr can watch regularly-scheduled broadcasts from creators like Jack & Jack and Kirstie Maldonado of Pentatonix. In addition, Kastr’s seed round was led The ProSiebenSat.1 Group, a German media company that also owns digital network Studio71. Several of the YouTube stars who have showed up on Kastr, including Roi Wassabi of Guava Juice and Harley Morenstein of Epic Meal Time,...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau celebrated Rosh Hashanah with “Epic Meal Time” host Harley Morenstein and family in Ottawa. The”Epic Meal Time” host invited Trudeau to join his family for Rosh Hashanah. Trudeau celebrated the Jewish holiday at Morenstein’s brother’s house and participated in traditional celebrations. Related: Pm Justin Trudeau Announces $100,000 Charity Donation To Mark Royal […]...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had Rosh Hashanah dinner with someone who knows a thing or two about eating ... the dude from "Epic Meal Time"! Harley Morenstein and Trudeau are fellow Canadians and family friends. As the Jewish half of the duo, it fell on Harley to teach the Pm all "aboot" the holiday. We're told Trudeau joined the party at Harley's brother's house in Ottawa ... and dug into apples and honey, Challah bread ... the whole nine.

Harley Morenstein has been missing one special ingredient all along: Gigi Gorgeous! The amateur chef and professional food blogger - whose YouTube channel Epic Meal Time has over 7 million subscribers - revealed to People that he is itching to collaborate with his good friend, Gigi Gorgeous. "I would love to collab with Gigi Gorgeous because I'm friends with her in real life, but somehow I gotta trick her into coming onto Epic Meal Time because it would just be funny to have her there in all of her gorgeous clothing and feed her tons of disgusting food," Morenstein said backstage...

Harley Morenstein has been missing one special ingredient all along: Gigi Gorgeous! The amateur chef and professional food blogger - whose YouTube channel Epic Meal Time has over 7 million subscribers - revealed to People that he is itching to collaborate with his good friend, Gigi Gorgeous. "I would love to collab with Gigi Gorgeous because I'm friends with her in real life, but somehow I gotta trick her into coming onto Epic Meal Time because it would just be funny to have her there in all of her gorgeous clothing and feed her tons of disgusting food," Morenstein said backstage...

New Form Digital is bringing a heavy beat to Go90. The former company, known for its digital productions led by social media stars, has announced Pulse, an “Edm musical” that will arrive on the Verizon-owned mobile video platform.

The star of Pulse will be Kate Findlay, best known for appearing on the AMC/Netflix drama The Killing. In her latest role, Findlay will portray Hannah Cooper, who takes in Berlin’s dance scene alongside her fellow American expats. In keeping with New Form’s mission to promote digital-native content creators, Pulse’s cast will include a pair of guest stars known for their online video work: Meg DeAngelis and Harley Morenstein.

Pulse is an interesting project for New Form because it was not incubated through the studio’s pilot process. Instead, it is being brought straight to Go90, where it will join other New Form productions like The Fourth Door and RePlay.

New Form Digital announced today the start of production and casting for the original musical series Pulse. Actress and Canadian native Katie Findlay How to Get Away with Murder, The Killing has been cast as Hannah Cooper, the main character in the series. Other cast includes Craig Stickland, Calum Worthy, Melissa O'Neil and Alexandre Landry, with Meg DeAngelis and Harley Morenstein guest starring.

Two 15-year-old yoga enthusiasts in Manitoba who work at a convenience store after school join forces with a legendary man-hunter to battle an ancient evil and fight for their lives in the long-awaited first trailer for Yoga Hosers! This exciting sneak peek has arrived courtesy of Smodcast Pictures and Gulf Films. The horror comedy is the second in Kevin Smith's True North trilogy, which kicked off with 2014's Tusk and will be continued in Moose Jaws, which doesn't have a date set yet.

After investigating the abduction of a podcaster searching for a human walrus, Johnny Depp returns as bumbling private detective Guy Lapionte. He joins forces with two hard rockin' teenage girls played by his own daughter Lily-Rose Depp and director Kevin Smith's daughter Harley Quinn Smith. The pair hold down jobs at a Canadian convince store as two 'clerks' conveniently named Colleen. They become wrapped up...

Just one day after director Kevin Smith won a PG-13 rating for his new film Yoga Hosers, without having to face the MPAA's appeals board, the film has been picked up for distribution. Newly-launched company Invincible Pictures has signed on to distribute Yoga Hosers as its first feature film, setting a July 29 release date. While it isn't known how wide a release the film is getting, the movie will be going up against Universal's Jason Bourne and Stx Entertainment's Bad Moms. Before the movie hits theaters, the director will actually take the movie on a nationwide tour.

Variety reports that the first seven dates of this Yoga Hosers tour have been announced, with additional dates set to be added in the near future. The tour kicks off on June 1 in New Orleans at the Joy Theater, followed by a June 2 stop at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall in Ponte Vedra,...

It’s no secret whatsoever that I’m a pretty big Kevin Smith fan, which is something I’ve said more than once on this site. Perhaps to some degree that’s why I’m so delighted by his recent foray into horror/genre work, but I’d also make the argument that Smith is exercising new muscles of late, and that’s indisputably exciting. Today, the anthology horror project Holidays is transitioning from its run at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival this month to a limited theatrical release, with Smith helming one of the segments. It’s one of the better ones in the flick too, so it’s a great excuse for me to pay tribute to a favorite in Smith once again. The movie is, as previously mentioned, an anthology horror tale, with different filmmakers taking different holidays and giving them a scary or just twisted spin. For example,...

Harley Morenstein is buddies with director Kevin Smith, and that friendship is opening up several big screen opportunities for the Epic Meal Time host. Morenstein is the star of a segment directed by Smith within the anthology horror film Holidays, which is now available from iTunes and other video on-demand platforms.

Holidays consists of eight segments, each of which is set during a yearly American celebration. The segments are all led by different directors, who each put their own gory spin on their holiday of choice. Smith, who rose to prominence after directing Clerks in 1994, is the most prominent director involved in the production, and his segment takes place during the scariest holiday of all: Halloween. Beyond Morenstein, the segment also stars Smith’s daughter, Harley Quinn Smith.

Smith’s decision to cast Morenstein in his Holidays segment continues a partnership that has spanned several years and multiple platforms. Smith...

We haven't heard much about director Kevin Smith's new movie Yoga Hosers lately, since production wrapped back in June. The director debuted the first trailer at Comic Con, but it still hasn't been officially released yet, and the movie doesn't have a release date in place at this time. Yesterday, the director took to his Instagram page to provide an interesting update about the second installment of his True North Trilogy, which has been slapped with an R rating by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). The reason behind the rating, however, will certainly surprise you, as you can see in his lengthy statement below, which also reveals he's planning a summer release for the movie.

The #MPAA gave my kids movie @YogaHosers an R rating for a cartoony drawing of testicles on a book cover. So now, for the 4th time in my 22 year career, we will...

Growing up, I was a sucker for gimmicks. Blame my Mom. Every time a new M&M flavor (did you know they make Coconut and Cherry?) or Oreo remix hit the shelves, our house was the first on the block to sample it. I like to think it’s this upbringing that now influences my taste in horror films, like my adoration of holiday themes (Krampus! Gremlins!) and anthology collections. Or how about an entire horror anthology themed around major holidays, aptly titled – you guessed it – Holidays! It was going to take an act of Satan to keep me away from this one…

Let me start by confirming that yes, Holidays works. It’s an admitted mixed-bag of highs and lows (more highs), but that’s to be expected with eight *very* different segments. Some will love Kevin Smith’s Halloween whorishness, while others will start with their typical anti-Smith...

Darren and Harley Morenstein, the creators of YouTube’s most infamous cooking show, Epic Meal Time, have landed a development deal with the CBC, Canada’s national public radio and television broadcaster, to bring an original series to the small screen.

The scripted show, entitled Elebrity, explores the notion of overnight digital stardom, and will follow the trajectory of Herschel Bock, an eternal slacker who attempts to navigate his newfound fame. Elebrity is a creation of the Morenstein brothers’ production company, NextTime Productions, which was founded in 2011.

Elebrity was selected by the CBC through a program entitled the Jumping Screens Comedy Workshop -- a five-month training lab aimed to help three Canadian digital creative teams migrate their talents to other screens. The Workshop is a collaboration between the Canadian Film Centre (Cfc), a charitable organization that invests in the next generation of Canadian content creators, and the CBC. Toronto-based production...

Kevin Smith’s Yoga Hosers premieres at The Sundance Film Festival this week, and in preparation for that, the writer and director has released the first clip. It introduces you to the two main characters, Colleen McKenzie and Colleen Collette, who are played by Smith's daughter Harley Quinn Smith and Johnny Depp's daughter Lily-Rose Depp. They are a couple of sophomores working behind the counter of a Manitoba convenience store, Eh-2-Zed, and the high school hottie walks in and invites them to a senior party. As you'll see, it kind of has a Clerks vibe to it.

The story centers on "two teenage yoga nuts who have an after-school job at a Manitoba convenience store called Eh-2-Zed. When an ancient evil rises from beneath Canada’s crust and threatens their big invitation to a 12th-grade party, the Colleens join forces with a legendary man hunter from Montreal...

Welcome to Miami! / ¡Bienvenido a Miami! Tubefilter and YouNow are teaming up to host the poolside VIP Bar on the Tropez Lawn at Natpe Miami's 2016 Opening Night Party next Tuesday at the historic Fontainebleau Resort in Miami Beach, the city where—in the immortal words of Will Smith— "everyday like a mardi gras / everybody party all / day no work—all play, ok...."

Natpe Miami, one of the most important international television markets and conferences held in the U.S., has increasingly included digital entertainment within its "content first" focus. This year's annual event, taking place at Miami Beach's Fontainebleau Resort and neighboring Eden Roc January 19-21, will feature over a dozen digital influencers including Logan Paul, King Bach, JennxPenn, Mamrie Hart, Bart Baker, DJ Skee, sWooZie, Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks, Harley Morenstein, as well as latino creators Bully, Kimberly Dos Ramos, and Caeli.

The Natpe Opening Night Party,...

Kevin Smith's Canuck-set Yoga Hosers is being billed the second part of his "True North Trilogy", the first of which was body horror comedy, Tusk. The film stars Johnny Depp's daughter Lily-Rose Depp alongside Smith’s daughter Harley Quinn Smith who work at a Mainitoba convenient store, go to high school and have to fight the rise of some very Canadian demons (which you can see in the video below).

The film also stars Michael Parks, Justin Long, Génesis Rodríguez, Haley Joel Osment, Ralph Garman, Harley Morenstein, Tony Hale, Natasha Lyonne, Austin Butler, Ada [Continued ...]...

The 2015 Streamy Awards will go live from the Hollywood Palladium on Thursday, September 17th, and for the first time ever, the online video industry’s most significant award ceremony will be broadcast on TV. For viewers with cable, the Streamys will air on VH1 beginning at 10 Pm Est on the 17th.

Let’s face it, though: This is a show about the Internet. And as a result, many of its viewers will be cord-cutters who lack cable subscriptions. If you fall into that category, not to worry; the Streamys will also be available online. Specifically, a live stream of the event will be available on the VH1 YouTube channel. It’s also embedded right here:

Who can you expect to see during this broadcast? Well, if you spend a lot of time on YouTube, you’ll recognize many of the presenters, with notable names from film, TV, and music making...

Josh Elkin’s upcoming show will likely satisfy fans who boast a sweet tooth. The Epic Meal Time star will host the Cooking Channel baking competition show Sugar Showdown, set for release on October 1, 2015.

Produced by Architect Films, Sugar Showdown pits three bakers against each other for the chance to win $10,000 and the title of best dessert chef around. The bakers will first compete to see who can create the best sweet treat incorporating a mystery ingredient like balsamic vinegar or beets. Then, a rotating panel of judges will choose which two bakers should move on to the final round, where the culinary experts will be tested based on their ability to develop a dessert around a given theme like aliens or beach parties. Elkin will host all thirteen episodes of Sugar Showdown.

"Following the popularity of [another Cooking Channel show] Donut Showdown viewers wanted more sweet competition with even more variety,” said Michael Smith,...

Google Play has a new branded series sure to appeal to the online gaming crowd. The app and digital entertainment store teamed with San Francisco-based production studio Portal A to launch the competition web series Google Play: Game On, featuring some of online video’s most popular gaming talent.

Google Play: Game On pits various YouTube and digital stars against each other in a battle to see who is the best at mobile games by playing select Google Play titles, like Goat Simulator, Terraria, and Beach Buggy Racing. In traditional tournament-style fashion, the contestants compete in front of a live audience at various venues across the U.S. Game On’s first eight episodes, hosted by Wassabi Productions and filmed at TubeFilter’s annual VidCon Pre-Party, featured contestants Amymarie Gaertner, GloZell, CrazyRussianHacker, Brandon Bowen, Brodie Smith, OMGitFirefoxx, RunJDrun, and FireRockerzStudios.

Portal A and Google Play just wrapped up filming for...

Stars: Jesse Metcalfe, Rob Riggle, Meghan Ory, Keegan Connor Tracy, Virginia Madsen, Aleks Paunovic, Dennis Haysbert, Gary Jones, Carrie Genzel, Reese Alexander, Harley Morenstein, Julia Benson, Peter Benson, Darren Dolynski, Patrick Sabongui | Written by Tim Carter | Directed by Zach Lipovsky

Rob Riggle as Frank West? That was all that I needed to know to be sold on seeing Dead Rising: Watchtower. Never mind the fact its based on one of the best zombie games of the last console generation – though we all know Left4Dead was The multiplayer zombie game – with a tongue in cheek story that played on the tropes of the genre, especially those found in the films of George A. Romero (after all, the first game was set in a mall!)

Dead Rising: Watchtower follows Chase Carter (Metcalfe), a reporter trying to make it big – but the pursuit of his career-defining story leads him into the heart of a zombie-infested warzone.

Collective Digital Studio has a new series that will appeal to YouTube's foodie crowd. The multi-channel network debuted the food game show series Win it for the Bar on the newly-launched Beer ‘N Stuff channel on June 29, 2015.

In Win it for the Bar, random bar and pub customers must correctly answer a set of food-inspired questions for a chance to win the entire establishment a round of free eats. The show host poses as the bartender, and then asks one bar patron, who unknowingly sat down in the hot seat, the culinary trivia questions. If the patron answers all questions correctly, everyone wins food; if a question is missed, the patron must buy someone a beer.

The first episode of Win it for the Bar features host and undercover bartender Harley Morenstein, a fitting role considering his food-focused job in Epic Meal Time. YouTube stars who will appear on future...

The man known as the Sauce Boss will soon make a major mark on the big screen. Harley Morenstein, who rose to prominence as the ringleader of the Epic Meal Time YouTube channel, will have a leading role in Moose Jaws, an upcoming horror film from director Kevin Smith.

Morenstein recently announced his starring role in Moose Jaws through a Facebook post he authored on his personal account. “Couldn't really mention this before, but since it's now on IMDb I guess it's public knowledge,” he wrote. “This is an extremely surreal experience and I'm so excited I have this opportunity. Shout out to all my friends on Facebook that shared the first Emt videos. That opened this door for me. Shout out to my Emt colleagues for keeping the ship sailing even when I'm not at the helm!”

Moose Jaws will be the third act of Smith’s “Canadian Horror Trilogy,...

One of the YouTube community’s most enduring comedic duos are ready for their closeup, and a new trailer shows us how they will look. ________ has released the trailer for Smosh: The Movie, which features the two stars of the titular YouTube channel in their big screen debut.

In real life, Smosh stars Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla are two of YouTube’s most popular personalities. Their channel has more than 20 million subscribers and has served as a home for their loud, brash comedy videos for nearly a decade. In the movie, though, Ian and Anthony don’t appear to be big stars at all. Instead, they’re just two dudes who must venture into YouTube in order to remove an embarrassing video of Padilla from the Internet. Along the way, they encounter several of YouTube’s biggest stars, including Jenna Marbles, Grace Helbig, and Harley Morenstein.

Smosh: The Movie,...

During the 2014 Buffer Festival in Toronto, the Canadian Film Centre announced the Jumping Screens Comedy Workshop, a program through which it will work with broadcaster CBC to develop TV and web series from Canadian content creators. Now, the Cfc and CBC have announced three of the four participants in the inaugural workshop: Epic Meal Time producer NextTime Productions, vlogger Latoya Howard, and musical parodist Mikey Bustos.

NextTime, run by Epic Meal Time sauce boss Harley Morenstein and his brother Darren, has already jumped from the Internet to TV thanks to Epic Meal Empire, a show that debuted on the Fyi channel. A press release from Cfc states that NextTime has another series with Fyi in the works, and the Jumping Screens Workshop will provide the Morenstein boys with addition resources. Smart.

The other two creators within the Jumping Screens program may not be as well known, but they are both...

Epic Meal Time recently tried its hand at a new Mexican-inspired food item. The YouTube supergroup, which is a part of the Collective Digital Studio network, partnered with Taco Bell Canada to make a massive quesarito in celebration of the product’s official launch in Canadian Taco Bell restaurants.

In a the quesarito “tutorial” video, the Epic Meal Time guys tell viewers they’ll be making a quesarito, which is a burrito inside of a quesadilla (or, as the Epic team describes it, “something awesome inside of something awesome”). Harley Morenstein, who hails from Canada, explains how his team will need to make a giant tortilla, which is supposedly the Spanish word for “tiny circular bath mat,” and fill it with staple ingredients from Mexican culture like rice, beef, and chipotle sauce. The result is a whopping quesarito with 38,810 calories and 2,460 grams of fat.

“The Epic Meal Time crew and...

As with many other presentations that have taken place over the past week, Collective Digital Studio’s pitch at the 2015 Newfronts was full of content announcements. Several of Cds’ creative partners--including Rhett & Link, Improv Everywhere founder Charlie Todd, and Epic Meal Time sauce boss Harley Morenstein--took the stage at New York’s Sva Theater to discuss projects they will produce alongside their partner network.

Rhett & Link, who create videos on their titular YouTube hub and their Good Mythical Morning channel, served as the event’s hosts, and they also announced Rethink, a series in which they will take “arbitrary formalities” and each give them “a treatment [to] see whose idea is better.” As an example, Rhett suggested a rethought version of the pinata, in which a papier-mache animal is filled with Kool Aid and kids throw spears at it.

Other new projects include Fake Company, Inc., in which Improv Everywhere...

For the first time, Collective Digital Studio (Cds) is expanding outside of the United States. The YouTube multi-channel network, which just added several YouTube stars like GloZell to its roster of talent, has opened a new office in Toronto, Canada, and tapped Jordan Bortolotti as the location’s Executive Vice President.

Cds, which just added the indie music publication and YouTube channel Pitchfork to its network, has good reason to move into Canada, as the country is the network’s third largest territory measured by video views. At the Toronto offices, Bortolotti will be in charge of all operations, including recruiting new digital talent and growing relationships with brands who want to create content with Cds partners.

“Canada is one of Cds’ largest global markets, and we have an extremely successful track record working with Canada’s top creators including Harley Morenstein and Lilly Singh,” said Reza Izad, Chief Executive Officer at Cds,...

Harley Morenstein rose to digital fame by making over-the-top, meat-based culinary creations in Epic Meal Time, and his signature beard has become one of his defining traits. So when the YouTube star finally decided to shave, it came as little surprise that he went above and beyond with a grand removal celebration, thanks to a partnership with razor company Schick.

Morenstein, who boasts over 140,000 subscribers on his individual YouTube channel, posted a video of the shaving called “Happy Harley’s Beard Retirement.” In the clip, the Canadian YouTuber says while his beard became part of his brand, “it’s time for Brand Harley to become Brand New.” Morenstein also explains he doesn’t think of his shave in terms of getting rid of his beard, but “more like the world is getting a face.”

In an interview with New Media Rockstars (Nmr), Morenstein noted one of the reasons he shaved...

On July 23rd, the biggest and brightest online video stars will arrive in Anaheim for VidCon, a three-day celebration of the YouTube community. The same day, two of that community's biggest stars will make their big-screen debut. Smosh: The Movie, a feature film co-produced by AwesomenessTV and Defy Media and starring Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla, will have its worldwide debut at VidCon on July 23rd.

Smosh: The Movie will feature the two stars of the titular YouTube channel as they experience "a high-concept Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure for 2015," according to a press release. As Ian and Anthony journey into the "YouTube portal" in an attempt to delete an embarrassing video, they will encounter YouTube stars like Jenna Marbles, Harley Morenstein, and Grace Helbig, as well as other personalities like "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Michael Ian Black.

The film will have a theatrical release before it arrives online,...

AwesomenessTV and Defy Media have announced that Smosh: The Movie, starring YouTube sensations Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla, will have its world premiere at the Vidcon convention in Anaheim, California on July 23. Alex Winter (Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure) directed the comedy feature, which centers on Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla's characters trying to erase an embarrassing video of Padilla before his high school crush can see it. The movie features a number of YouTube stars such as Grace Helbig, Harley Morenstein, Mark Edward Fischbach, Jenna Marbles and Dominic 'D-Trix' Sandoval in supporting roles, alongside Steve Austin, Michael Ian Black, Peter Breitmayer, Jillian Nelson and Brittany Ross. Here's what Defy Media CEO, Matt Diamond had to say in a statement.

"With so many loyal fans expected at this year's VidCon event, where we will also celebrate Smosh's ten year anniversary, we couldn't think of a better place to debut the movie.

The “Darude -- Sandstorm” button prank isn’t the only April Fools' Day project YouTube participated in yesterday. Google’s online video site partnered with Chevrolet and online comedy network Jash to live stream a day full of surprises for the #BestDayEver marketing campaign on April 1, 2015.

Broadcast out of YouTube Space La, the #BestDayEver live stream was hosted by comedian Jon Dore and musical comedy duo Garfunkel and Oates. Throughout the day, the trio introduced various surprises live streamed from different parts of the country, including appearances from digital stars like Tyler Oakley, Rooster Teeth, and Harley Morenstein of Epic Meal Time. Traditional celebrities and athletes, such as Kelly Clarkson, Olivia Wilde, and the soccer team Manchester United, also showed up for their own dedicated segments meant to make people's days brighter.

The initiative was part of Chevrolet’s goal to raise awareness for the car manufacturer’s advances in technology and product design.

I’ll confess that the Dead Rising franchise is near and dear to my heart, ever since I logged countless hours running around the Willamette Parkview Mall with a katana and a “protective” horse-head mask. Boasting insane contraptions, hordes of ferocious zombies, and psychopathic boss battles, the original game features enough cinematic fodder to string together its own wacky animated feature, but the thought of a live-action Dead Rising movie still packed an exciting punch. Thus, Dead Rising: Watchtower was born.

Unlike the games, Watchtower follows the exploits of a young internet journalist named Chase Carter (Jesse Metcalfe). Frank West (Rob Riggle) is a part of the chaos, but he watches as a zombie quarantine goes horribly awry form the safety of a television news room. Chase is the one who finds himself caught in the action, as a new Zombrex-proof virus strain traps the infected inside an East Mission...

Last week we were treated to two new Dead Rising: Watchtower clips. The first featured Jesse Metcalfe as he weathers the beginning of a zombie apocalypse. The second clip had Rob Riggle as zombie expert Frank West extolling advice to anyone left alive. Now, Crackle and Legendary have unleashed the full-length trailer for this video game adaptation, and it promises to bring buckets of blood and quite a few laughs.

Dead Rising: Watchtower drops viewers right into the middle of a large-scale zombie outbreak. When a mandatory government vaccine fails to stop the infection from spreading, four survivors must band together and evade infection while also pursuing the root of the epidemic. All signs point to a vast government conspiracy. Politics, public paranoia, and media coverage play an important role in ending the mayhem, but it may already be too late!

Watch the terror unfold as Legendary debuts this sick...