YouTube on Monday named Tara Walpert Levy as its new vice president of Americas, a key role at the Google-owned video platform overseeing global content verticals including influencers, shopping, gaming and news. Walpert Levy, who has worked for Google since 2014, will start her new role on Nov. 29. "That's really what I'm hoping to do in this new role at YouTube." With many Hollywood productions shut down or postponed, entertainers also turned to YouTube to distribute their content. YouTube has more than 2 million creators in its YouTube Partner Program and has paid more than $30 billion to creators, artists and media companies in the last three years, Walpert Levy said.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 02, 2021 18:52 UTC